Baptist Medical Center Of Nassau I Nc

Programs: Baptist medical center of nassau, inc. (bmcn) is a highly advanced, extremely well-equipped community hospital located on amelia island, serving nassau coutny and its surrounding area. The hospital provides a full spectrum of inpatient and outpatient services and 24-hour emergency care. The medical staff includes highly trained physicians in 26 different specialities along with a 24/7 hospitalist program. Bmcn is an accredited chest pain center, has earned magnet recognition for excellence in patient care, and offers many advanced services and technologies not typically seen in a community hospital including a 30,000 square foot surgery/procedural center, 64-slice ct, digital mammography, cardiac rehab center and sleep center. In patients are cared for in ultra modernized building, which offers 48 private patient suites including intensive care. Other programs include maternity department, delivering 532 babies during the past fiscal year. Bmcn was one of the first community hospitals in the nation to convert to an electronic medical record system. Baptist nassau is fully intergrated within a five hospital system, baptist health. Inpatient pediatric care is provided by wolfson children's hospital in jacksonville. During the fiscal year, there were 426 employees, 62 beds, 3,819 admissions accounting for 12,510 patient days, and 24,174 emergency room visits. As part of bhs, the region's only community-owned, faith-based healthcare system, bmcn is committed to improving the health of everyone in its community, regardless of their ability to pay. Bmcn's primary focus is addressing unmet health needs, particularly among vulnerable populations who have limited resources and access to health care. Bmcn has gone beyond the delivery of essential health care to improve the lives of individuals and the overall quality of life in our region. Baptist health's community health committee guides the community health efforts. This committee provides strategic direction related to community health activities and ensures focus on key priorities that align with baptist health's mission. A cornerstone of our commitment to the community is caring for the health of vulnerable, uninsured and underserved people among us. One of bmcn's guiding principles of community health is to collaborate with other local organizations to leverage our collective expertise and strength for the health benefits of the community. This collaborative approach helps ensure efficiency and avoids duplication of effort, resulting in enhancement of the lives of area residents at every life stage and income level. Bmcn community health priorities currently include: (1) increasing access to care for medically underserved people, (2) preventing and managing chronic diseases, (3) assisting victims of domestic violence, and (4) helping our children and youth. Bmcn, individually and through its related affiliate, baptist health system, inc.