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Black River Memorial Hospital
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- Cardiology
- Oncologist
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopedics
- Otolaryngologist
- Podiatry
- Psychiatrist
Other Facilities
- Pathology
- X-Ray
Description
About Us
At Black River Memorial Hospital quotExcellence Alwaysquot is more than a branding sloganits the way we live and work each day
Thats because were proud to serve Jackson County area residents with the health care services they need more often Our patients receive a level of care they might expect to find in a big city but with the compassionate care associated with a small town We are proud to be a part of this wonderful Wisconsin community
Mission
In the spirit of quotExcellence Alwaysquot Black River Memorial Hospitals mission is to
Provide high quality accesible progressive health care
Connect patients with valued health care providers and services
Enhance the health and well being of all people we serve
Remain fiscally viable to reinvest in the communitys future health care
needs
Vision
To be the health care provider and employer of choice
To achieve this Vision those associated with Black River Memorial Hospital embrace these core
Values
Excellence
The distinguishing characteristic of all individual and organizational performance
Community Partners
Seeking collaborative opportunities to enhance maintain and differentiate our services
Leadership
Acknowledged for providing proactive progressive and comprehensive health care
Integrity
The hallmark of all actions
Responsibility
Fiscally sound management of organizational resources
Customer Service
Providing courtesy respect and compassion
History
Black River Memorial Hospital first began in 1964 when a separate corporation was formed from the existing Krohn Clinic and Hospital founded in 1932 by Eugene Krohn MD and his sons Dr Irwin Krohn and Dr Robert Krohn
Funding for Black River Memorial Hospital came from three sources
a grant of federal funds from the Hill Burton Program
a revenue bond from the city of Black River Falls
and donations from over 2000 local citizens
The hospitals strong medical community includes healthcare providers from the Krohn Clinic and the Ho Chunk Health Care Center
The hospital has had a longstanding relationship with the Krohn Clinic and we share a medical staff of family medicine physicians a general surgeon a psychiatrist a podiatrist and family nurse practitioners
The hospitals relationship with the Ho Chunk Health Care Center is more recent and began in 1989 when the Health Care Center opened Together we share a medical staff of family medicine and internal medicine physicians and family nurse practitioners
The hospital has many consulting healthcare providers who provide Ophthalmology Urology Pathology Radiology Orthopedics Cardiology Oncology Surgery Otolaryngology Psychiatry and Podiatry services for our patients
Since Black River Memorial Hospital opened in 1968 health care has gone through significant changes including improved diagnostics advanced technology changing economics shorter hospital stays increased outpatient care increased emergency room visits and a greater emphasis on community outreach programs and services Black River Memorial Hospital has kept up with the changes by adding new services to meet our patients needs Some of those services include urgent care homecare hospice and dialysis But even with the changing healthcare environment our vision has remained the same quotto be the healthcare provider and employer of choice in our service areaquot and that is reflected in all that we do
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