Excela Health

Programs: In 2004, the health care leaders within westmoreland county convened to fashion a regional health care system that embodied high quality, accessibility and advanced technology locally. Today, excela health continues on that course, one in which we believe our success is rooted in safe and efficient patient-centered care driven by value-based behaviors. More to the point, we seek to live our mission of "improving the health and well-being of every life we touch" couched in values now known as the excela way. Evidence of those ideals can be found in the events of fy 2014, with the addition of new concepts, services and technologies while, at the same time, garnering recognition for its efforts from national, regional and local organizations. In all cases, the resulting programs, services and awards benefitted the area's citizenry and demonstrated a focus on quality measures, further enhancing the way we provide care. Perhaps more important was the addition of highly trained physicians, nurses and health care professionals who continuously bring our mission to life while together, management, the board of trustees and medical staff collaborate diligently, and thoughtfully, to provide outstanding care to this region. All in a day's work at excela health as the extraordinary is embraced as routine by the 4,629 employees, 506 physicians, 209 allied health professionals, 20 residents and 979 volunteers and auxilians who are the life's blood of the health system. As a pennsylvania non-profit corporation described under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, excela health was originally incorporated as such effective july 1, 1984, previously known as southwest health system, followed by the name westmoreland latrobe health partners and finally, excela health. Comprised of three hospitals - frick, latrobe and westmoreland - in addition to other health-related subsidiaries, excela health continues to expand as the needs of the community demand. The tradition of providing care in neighborhoods and communities continues so accessibility and convenience are more than just an idea they are an ideal brought to life for the good of all constituents. Across westmoreland county and beyond, excela health outpatient rehabilitation for outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy, quikdraw and quikdraw plus for routine blood work, imaging and diagnostics, and our network of primary care physicians and specialists offer high quality care and serve as examples of what medical care is all about - providing treatment efficiently and effectively with the objective of minimizing and/or resolving the detrimental effects of a given condition so individuals can lead the best life possible. But "conditions" encompass more than the physical; they include the psychosocial/emotional aspects of good health as well. The behavioral health team, with services offered at the latrobe and westmoreland hospital campuses, also reaches into the community to aid those in crisis. Excela health statistics:licensed beds: 650staffed beds: 417employees: 4,258volunteers and auxilians: 979births: 1,632inpatient admissions/observations: 30,717outpatient visits: 666,153emergency department visits: 111,673communities served: 97 zip codes/ westmoreland, fayette, indiana countiesservice area population: 365,169 (in westmoreland county only)in addition to our hospitals, excela health is a sole corporate member of the following organizations that are located in westmoreland and parts of fayette counties and include our not-for profit subsidiaries:- excela health home care and hospice- caregivers of southwestern pa- frick/westmoreland hospital foundation, a charitable foundation-- frick hospital foundation-- westmoreland hospital foundation- latrobe area hospital charitable foundationand our health care-related subsidiaries under the excela health holding company umbrella:- excela health medical group (formerly called the excela health physician practices: encompassing behavioral health, cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, ent, family medicine, gastroenterology, general surgery, internal medicine, neurology, orthopedics and sports medicine and physiatry. - excela health diversified services- medcare equipment company- excela health anesthesia associates- excela health reciprocal risk retention group