Memorial Health System

Programs: Surgerythe surgical department at passavant area hospital is a state of the art combine surgical area that services inpatient and outpatient case volume. The case volume for the surgical department in approximate 6000 cases per year which includes a volume of approximately 2000 upper and lower gastrointestinal scopes. The unit has 7 multispecialty surgical suites and 2 dedicated gi suites. The scope of the surgical procedures provided in the department include general, orthopedic, urology, ear, nose and throat, ophthalmology, and gynecology. Seventy-five percent of the case volume in the surgical department is ambulatory surgical procedures. The department's hours of operation are from 7:00 a. M. To 5:00 p. M. Monday thru friday. The department provides on call coverage after hours on weekdays, weekends and holidays. The on call staff is available to respond to emergency case and begin the case within 30 minutes of the decision to perform the operation. The surgical department is supported by a 23 bed ambulatory surgery suite located adjacent to the surgery department which provides pre admission assessment and pre-operative teaching, phase ii post-operative care, and comprehensive post-operative discharge teaching. Phase i post-operative care is provided in the post anesthesia care unit located within the surgical department.

laboratorythe department of laboratory medicine at passavant hospital is dedicated to the provision of individualized, efficient, and high quality care to all patients. Laboratory processes includes the collection, monitoring, and evaluation of important aspects of care: specimen collection, specimen evaluation (testing), laboratory values reporting and anatomical pathology services. Approximately 500 various test procedures or combinations of test procedures are performed in the clinical laboratory. Any procedure not performed on site is referred to an accredited reference laboratory. During fy 2014, passavant hospital laboratory reported 342,165 tests. Passavant hospital laboratory performs tests in the following fields: blood bank, chemistry, coagulation, cytology, hematology, histopathology, microbiology, serology, and urinalysis. The laboratory director provides consultations regarding the ordering of appropriate tests and the medical significance of the laboratory data reported. The laboratory is equipped with the latest instrumentation and technologies to assist in the analysis of body fluids, cells and tissue. Patients are served on both an inpatient and outpatient basis. Additionally, specimens are delivered or picked up from physician's offices and nursing homes. In fy 2014, there were 102,422 inpatient tests, 215,507 outpatient tests and 24,236 tests from offices and nursing homes. The passavant hospital laboratory also participates in testing specimens for the kidney mobile during their once a year onsite visit. The laboratory tests specimens from the fecal blood screening program for the detection of cancer hosted by the mia ware foundation. Any tests ordered by the physicians staffing the volunteer health clinic were obtained and resulted by the laboratory.

emergency servicesthe emergency department at passavant area hospital consists of 22 beds, providing emergency medical care and treatment 24/7 to patients from surrounding communities. Patient volume for fiscal year 2014 was 27,273 patients. Design of the ed includes triage, two critical care bays, both equipped with imaging, one security room, two procedure rooms, two negative air isolation rooms, ems communication room, and decontamination area. Emergency resuscitative equipment is located in key areas to support the care provided. Patients present with a wide range of symptoms and varying levels of acuity. Patient placement occurs through utilization of the esi level system. Tracking of patients occurs through the edis tracking board. Care providers include both erp's and apn's with nursing care provided by ed rn's, lpn's, and technicians. Care and treatment is provided for a variety of symptoms indicative of medical and / or surgical conditions requiring urgent or emergent intervention including but not limited to: ami, cardiac arrhythmias, chf, acute exacerbation copd, cardio-respiratory arrest, respiratory failure, abdominal pain, acute bowel obstruction, uti, urinary disorders, diabetes, sepsis, infectious diseases, declared trauma, mental health disorders, sore throat, ear infections, dental, eent, orthopedic injuries, etc. Pah's emergency department serves in the following capacities:regional sane center for region 3edap, "emergency department approved for pediatrics"stat heartemergent stroke center (designated january 2015)

passavant provides healthcare services to the residents of morgan, cass, scott and parts of brown, greene, macoupin, and pike counties in west central illinois. The mission of passavant is to provide excellent care with compassion and commitment. In fiscal year 2014, passavant performed 55,242 outpatient procedures and 2,945 inpatient admissions. Additionally, passavant provided $2. 6 million in charity care. Passavant also provided acls paramedic services and support to the outlying bls ambulance providers in the surrounding communities, and provides free health screenings to the vulnerable population, free education programs and insurance consultation at no charge to the community at large.