COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC

COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (CCH) IS A 50 BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL WHICH CURRENTLY EMPLOYS OVER 800 PEOPLE. IT IS A SIGNIFICANT, POSITIVE ECONOMIC FORCE FOR THE COLUMBUS AREA, RETURNING DOLLARS INTO THE ECONOMY THROUGH LOCAL PURCHASES BY THE ORGANIZATION AND SALARIES THAT RETURN TO THE COMMUNITY. IT IS AN ASSET FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES WHERE PATIENTS CAN OBTAIN QUALITY HEALTH CARE WITHOUT THE NEED TO DRIVE OVER 50 MILES FOR CARE. CCH OFFERS A VARIETY OF SERVICES THAT PROVIDE NECESSARY CARE FOR AREA RESIDENTS. BELOW IS A BRIEF SUMMARY OF SERVICES OFFERED BY COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL. - ALL 50 BEDS OF THE HOSPITAL'S ACUTE CARE SERVICES ARE ALSO CERTIFIED AS SWING BEDS. - CCH PROVIDES CERTIFIED, DEDICATED MEDICAL INTERPRETERS TO ASSIST NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING PATIENTS. THE INTERPRETERS ARE AVAILABLE IN-HOUSE OR ON-CALL 24/7 AND SERVE AS A LIAISON BETWEEN THE CARE PROVIDERS AND THE PATIENT. - THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES ICU, MEDICAL SURGICAL, OB AND ORTHOPEDIC SERVICES, ALONG WITH A VARIETY OF COMPLIMENTARY ANCILLARY SERVICES. THESE ANCILLARY SERVICES INCLUDE WOUND CARE, DIABETIC EDUCATION AND CARDIAC REHAB AND ALSO INCLUDE CLINICAL PHARMACY SERVICES. TO ENHANCE PATIENT SAFETY, CCH USES BAR-CODED MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION, SMART PUMPS AND COMPUTERIZED PHYSICIAN ORDER ENTRY. - SO THAT AREA RESIDENTS CAN RECEIVE CARE CLOSE TO HOME, CCH OFFERS REHABILITATIVE SERVICES THAT INCLUDE PHYSICAL THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AS WELL AS SPECIALIZED MULTIDISCIPLINARY THERAPY PROGRAMS SUCH AS THRIVE CANCER REHABILITATION CARE, PARKINSON WELLNESS PROGRAM, ROCK STEADY BOXING, CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT TEAM, COMPLETE DECONGESTIVE LYMPHEDEMA THERAPY CLINIC, A DRIVER'S REHABILITATION PROGRAM, VISUAL AND VESTIBULAR REHAB, AQUATIC THERAPY PROGRAM, AND PELVIC FLOOR DYSFUNCTION (MALE/FEMALE URINARY INCONTINENCE AND PELVIC PAIN) PROGRAM. THE HOSPITAL'S WIGGLES AND GIGGLES THERAPY FOR KIDS OFFERS PEDIATRIC PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH FOR CHILDREN RANGING IN AGE FROM INFANTS TO ADOLESCENTS. IN NOVEMBER 2015, OUTPATIENT THERAPY SERVICES MOVED INTO FIRST FLOOR SPACE WITH GREATER ACCESS FOR PATIENTS AT THE NEW COLUMBUS WELLNESS CENTER AND NOW PATIENTS ARE INTEGRATED AND TRANSITIONED INTO MEDICAL WELLNESS PROGRAMS AFTER DISCHARGE SUCH AS THE PARKINSON'S EXERCISE GROUP, THE LOUD CROWD VOICE EXERCISE GROUP, TBI, & STROKE SUPPORT GROUP, SPINEFIT EXERCISE CLASSES, AI CHI EXERCISE CLASSES, AQUATIC EXERCISE CLASSES, AND TAI CHI FOR BETTER BALANCE CLASSES. - NURSES IN THE HOSPITAL'S SAME DAY SERVICES (SDS) DEPARTMENT PREPARE PATIENTS FOR SURGERY AND CARE FOR PATIENTS IN BOTH THE INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SETTING. THE DEPARTMENT OVERSEES SEVERAL OUTPATIENT PROCEDURES, INCLUDING 90 TO 100 ENDOSCOPY PROCEDURES EACH MONTH. SDS NURSES ALSO ADMINISTER BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS AND CHEMOTHERAPY INFUSIONS. - CCH OFFERS SOME OF THE MOST ADVANCED IMAGING SERVICES INCLUDING MRI, CT, DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY AND ULTRASOUND. RADIOLOGISTS ARE ON CAMPUS AND/OR AVAILABLE 24/7. ALL IMAGES ARE DIGITAL, AND THE DICTATION USED BY RADIOLOGISTS IS VOICE RECOGNIZED AND BECOMES PART OF THE DIGITAL IMAGE. - THE HOSPITAL'S LABORATORY PERFORMS AN AVERAGE OF OVER 13,000 TESTS PER MONTH FOR BOTH INPATIENTS AND OUTPATIENTS. - THE CCH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) EMPLOYS HIGHLY TRAINED EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS AND NURSES, OFFERING 24/7 CARE. OTHER HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS PROVIDING SUPPORT IN THE ED INCLUDE RESPIRATORY CARE, SOCIAL WORK, LABORATORY, MEDICAL INTERPRETERS AND DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING. IN MAY 2006, THE CCH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WAS DESIGNATED AS A LEVEL III TRAUMA CENTER. THE MEDICAL STAFF AND PERSONNEL IN THE TRAUMA CENTER HAVE RECEIVED SPECIALIZED TRAINING TO RESUSCITATE AND STABILIZE TRAUMA PATIENTS. THE TRAUMA PROGRAM PROVIDES SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF TRAUMA CARE AND PARTICIPATES IN INJURY PREVENTION ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. - CCH OPENED WOUND CARE SERVICES IN AUGUST 2008, OFFERING CLINIC HOURS ONE DAY PER WEEK. THE IDENTIFIED SERVICE AREA INCLUDES A 45-MILE RADIUS AROUND COLUMBUS. BY JANUARY 2009, A SECOND DAY WAS ADDED TO SUPPORT THE DEMAND. THE PROGRAM HAS EXCEEDED THE ANTICIPATED DEMAND AND PROVIDES A MUCH NEEDED SERVICE CLOSE TO HOME. THE CLINIC SEES ABOUT 100 PATIENTS PER MONTH FOR WOUND CARE.