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Causes: Community Health Systems, Health
Mission: The mission of the aultman health system is to "lead our community to improved health. "
Programs: Aultman hospital (ah) is a not-for-profit teaching hospital serving stark and surrounding counties in northeast ohio. The hospital provides 20 care collaboratives that are a set of services that work together to provide comprehensive patient care that is patient centric, incorporates the continuum, manages and measures standardized metrics, and is under the leadership of a physician and executive dyad with the goal of achieving best-in-class status. The care collaboratives include cancer services, heart & vascular services, orthopedic services, ed/trauma services, behavioral health services, surgical services, pediatrics, birth center services, imaging services, post-acute services, nephrology services, occupational medicine services, critical care services, medicine services, palliative and hospice services, laboratory services, pharmacy services, and therapy services. Each year, aultman hospital provides a significant amount of the area's total care for patients having no government or private health care insurance. Aultman serves thousands of patients covered by programs such as medicaid and had a medicaid shortfall of approximately $38 million. Subacute services: aultman provides post-acute services at its aultman woodlawn facility. Aultman woodlawn includes a 60-bed unit for patients requiring skilled nursing care and a 30-bed unit for patients needing rehabilitation. Aultman woodlawn features indoor therapy environments such as a mock kitchen, bedroom, store and gas station - along with an outdoor courtyard featuring a hydroponic garden - to help patients improve their mobility and prepare for discharge. Aultman woodlawn also houses aultman's hospice, palliative care, grief services and home health care programs. Aultman home medical supply is also part of the post-acute care services aultman provides. Aultman provides an array of medical services at community centers located throughout stark and carroll counties. Immediate care services are available for minor injuries and illnesses - seven days a week, every day of the year. Services such as physical and occupational therapy, cardiac rehabilitation, outpatient laboratory services, sports medicine programs and diagnostic testing are also available at the aultman satellite facilities. Aultman hospital's (ah) mission is to lead our community to improved health. Ah has been meeting the health care needs of stark and surrounding counties for 125 years. Ah cares for all patients, regardless of their ability to pay. Ah continuously invests in facilities and technology to improve patient care. Ah provides educational opportunities for students in high school, college, medical school and residency programs. Through outreach efforts including the working on wellness (wow) mobile health-fair unit, ah offers health and wellness education for our community. Ah is one of the lowest-cost health care providers in northeastern ohio, helping local businesses stay financially healthy and maintain good jobs in our community. In recognition of the hospital's low-cost and high-quality philosophy, ah has earned accolades including being ranked as one of the best hospitals for 2016-2017 in ohio by u. S. News and world report, being named stark county's "most preferred hospital" by national research corporation and earning the "magnet" designation for nursing excellence.
aultman north canton medical group (ancmg) provides medical services to citizens of the community in an outpatient setting with diagnostic capabilities enabling patients to be diagnosed and treated effectively, reducing the need to hospitalize the patient for care. This results in health care cost reductions. In addition, charitable services were provided to patients who were indigent, and fee reduction considerations were given to others who were not considered indigent but were experiencing financial hardships. Health education programs open to the community at large were conducted to promote health consciousness with the objective being to improve the overall health status of the public. Ancmg health education library provides current health care information on an array of topics, utilizing continuously updated materials such as books, newsletters, pamphelts, videos and computer resources.
orrville hospital foundation dba aultman orrville hospital (aoh) is a not-for-profit, twenty-five bed critical access hospital that has served orrville and the eastern wayne county community for more than sixty years. Aultman orrville hospital is an acute-care, full-service hospital accredited by the joint commission. As a not-for-profit hospital, aultman orrville hospital provides high-quality health care programs and services that are accessible to all patients, regardless of their ability to pay. Aultman orrville hospital's funds are generally reinvested in facility and equipment improvements, enhancements in patient care, medical training, education, physician recruitment and community outreach. Each year, aultman orrville hospital provides a significant amount of care for patients having no government or private health care insurance and no significant level of income. Aultman orrville hospital also serves patients covered by public programs such as medicaid, and payments from these federally funded programs do not always cover the total cost of service. Since becoming a subsidiary of aultman health foundation, aultman orrville hospital has made improvements in its delivery of care, and the community has greater access to advanced health care services. Aultman orrville hospital combines close to home convenience with cutting edge technology to offer an array of inpatient and outpatient services. Aultman orrville hospital provides care ranging from the family birth center to skilled nursing care on the inpatient transitional care unit. Additional services include diagnostic imaging services, laboratory and outpatient testing, rehabilitation services, surgical and endoscopic procedures, medical and surgical care, and a highly effective and efficient emergency department.