Jasper — Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center has received the 2014 Women’s Choice Award® ranking among America’s Best Hospitals for Patient Experience in Obstetrics. The distinction is the only award that identifies the country’s best healthcare institutions based on robust criteria that consider female patient satisfaction, clinical excellence, and what women say they want from…
Jasper – Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center’s Ambulance Services department was recently recognized with two awards at the 2013 Indiana Emergency Response Conference (IERC). The first award, EMS Advance Life Support Provider of the Year (non-fire department based), is awarded to the facility that possesses unique qualities that serve to elevate the standard of…
Jasper – According to the National Stroke Association, approximately 795,000 Americans will experience a stroke this year. Strokes are the third-leading cause of death among Americans and the leading cause of serious, long-term adult disability. Almost 87 percent of strokes (or brain attacks) result when arteries are blocked by blood clots or by the gradual…
Jasper – Memorial Hospital is taking steps to eliminate $3.6 million in operating expenses to overcome losses created by sequestration and the ongoing implementation of the Affordable Care Act. In April, Medicare reduced its payment to hospitals by 2 percent as part of sequestration. “This reduction impacts Memorial Hospital approximately $1 million dollars annually” said…
Jasper — In honor of September being cholesterol awareness month, Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center encourages everyone to take the pledge to be one-in-a-million with the Million Hearts® initiative. Million Hearts® is a national initiative to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes in the United States by 2017. Launched by the department of Health…
Jasper — Martha Bickwermert, RN, BSN, CCRN and Darlene Goepfrich, RN, CCRN, RCIS of Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center recently received national recognition for reaching a significant milestone in the nursing profession. Since 1993, they have consistently maintained Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) certification offered through the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) Certification Corporation….
Jasper – Orthopaedic Surgeon and Spine Specialist Brian Blessinger, M.D. was recently appointed to the Medical Staff at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center. A native of Dubois County, Brian Blessinger, M.D. is returning to the area to serve the region with specialized spinal care and general orthopaedics. As a spine specialist, Brian Blessinger, M.D….
Jasper – Effective Monday, August 26, Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center’s MEMORIAL FamilyCARE office will begin seeing patients at their new location, 1025 1st Avenue in Jasper (street before Ruxer Ford Lincoln car dealership on US Hwy 231). MEMORIAL FamilyCARE is a participating member of many PPO insurance plans and accepts Medicaid and Medicare….
Huntingburg — Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center’s Wound Care Center has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for its wound care program by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission’s national state-of-the-art standards for healthcare quality and safety in disease-specific care. With this distinction, it becomes the first center in Indiana to be…
Michael Snyder, M.D. has joined the Active Medical Staff at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center. A native of Jasper, Dr. Snyder is returning home to serve the region in gastroenterology, which specializes in the evaluation and treatment of disorders of the digestive tract. Some of the conditions he treats include colon polyps and cancer,…
