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- EIN 41-0808719
- (218) 365-3271
- 328 W Conan St Ely MN 55731-1145 USA
- www.ebch.org
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Causes: General Hospitals, Health
Mission: To provide hospital and home health care services for the ely community and surrounding area.
Programs: Hospital and other health care services provided for the ely community and surrounding area. Ely-bloomenson community hospital (ebch), recognized by the federal & state of minnesota governments as a critical access hospital, is the only local healthcare center serving ely and surrounding communities bordering the vast acreage of boundary waters canoe area wilderness. Under original federal rules ebch would have been only one out of seven hospitals in minnesota that would have qualified for critical access hospital status. The hospital boasts: in and outpatient hospital nursing service, in-house laboratory, an on-site retail pharmacy, physical and occupational therapy, chemotherapy, a fully-staffed 24-7 radiology department, a professional anesthesia team, a "swing bed" for patients who no longer require acute care hospitalization, a 24-7 emergency room, and a heliport. During the fy2017 ebch performed 319 surgical procedures, 16,424 laboratory tests, 7,140 radiological exams, and had 1,294 home health visits and 3,050 emergency room visits. In addition 249 people were admitted for inpatient care. 877 days of care were provided, 10,321 outpatients were seen, and 14,084 modalities were performed in ot and pt.