Brazosport Regional Health System

Description

Welcome to Brazosport Regional Health System
Brazosport Regional Health System is a nonprofit comprehensive healthcare organization located in Lake Jackson TX The 175bed hospital provides care for surrounding counties and houses the only Level III Trauma Center in Brazoria County As a nationally accredited hospital Brazosport Regional ensures premium care 24 hours a day 7 days a week to meet our communities ever changing health care needs

Brazosport Regionals vision is to be one of the premier community based healthcare service organizations in the nation and the entire healthcare team

Mission
Healthcare with Excellence and Compassion

Vision
To be one of the Premier Community Based Healthcare Service Organizations in the Nation

Values
Service

Stewardship

Integrity

Respect

History

The history of Brazosport Regional Health System started in 1942 when World War II fueled the economy and population growth throughout the Brazosport area The city felt Freeport Hospital could not sustain the escalating populations so Dow Magnesium Hospital was built in 1947 In conjunction with the Dow Magnesium Corporation the 42bed hospital consisted of three physicians an operating room emergency room and a kitchen and dining room for the staff In 1947 Dow purchased the hospital from the government and in 1961 they donated it to the community and it became The Community Hospital of Brazosport

The Community Hospital of Brazosport employed 29 RNs 6 LVNs and 21 nurses aides Members of their medical staff included 25 active physicians 17 courtesy physicians and 10 consulting physicians In 1955 the hospital expanded their patient capacity to 78 beds However the hospital was too small for the growing community and a need for a larger hospital arose In 1958 the auxiliary was established and volunteers provided service to the hospital Around that time two hospitals in Freeport merged to become the Community Hospital of Brazosport in 1962 In 1966 the new fourstory 60000 square foot facility was built in Freeport Texas The 22 million hospital increased bed capacity to 127 and offered an increased number of services

The 127bed hospital had a full fledged offering of services The first floor included the business and administrative offices lobby gift shop and cafeteria Gynecological and neonatal services as well as 5 labor beds 2 delivery rooms nursery and postpartum beds were available on the second floor Surgery was located on the third floor and it consisted of 3 operating rooms 5 recovery beds 6 beds for special postsurgical care and 28 postsurgery beds The fourth floor served as a medical floor and included a 6 bed intensive care unit

For almost twenty years the hospital remained near the Gulf of Mexico in Freeport TX However officials felt the hospital needed to be relocated because of design and structural deficiencies As a result Dow again gave another generous donation of 55 million and 25 acres of land In 1981 officials broke ground in Lake Jackson for construction of the new facility and in October 1984 the hospital opened as Brazosport Memorial Hospital BMH for a total cost of 30 million

In the same year Brazosport Health Foundation was established The nonprofit organization is there to help improve hospital facilities increase and diversify medical services defray costs for patients with financial hardships and provide outstanding patient care Their mission is to support the hospital and its groundbreaking work in the Lake Jackson community With the support of the hospital system and the communityatlarge the Foundation will continue to thrive and support the health and medical initiatives of the greater Lake Jackson community for many years to come

In 1993 the cancer center was added to the hospital after a significant contribution from the Health Foundation and Auxiliary The Brazosport Regional Cancer Center offered and still offers preventative diagnostic and therapeutic strategies The facility has 6 private rooms a radiation area a private lab and an infusion suite with 5 chairs The cancer center now has 2 chemotherapy doctors and 1 radiation oncologist

In the years proceeding many new units arrived In 1994 the Inpatient Rehabilitation Care opened on the 5th floor Opening in 1995 the womens health center was placed in the Annex Building where only mammographies were administered In 1996 transitional care Joint Ventured Outpatient Rehabilitation Center and the Southern Brazoria County Pediatric Clinic was opened

The hospital had yet another opportunity to expand because of the growing population For that reason BMH completed a 65 million renovation project and from 1998 to 2000 the hospital introduced the Wound Healing Center Cardiac Rehabilitation Center minor care in the ER Same Day Surgery and an Endoscopy area The renovation also added the outside laboratory a new pharmacy and materials services the business and financial services building a new environmental services department a new physical therapy area and 3 new classrooms

In 2004 through capital campaigns the Health Foundation contributed 18 million and auxiliary pledged 125000 to BMH to break ground on another major expansion January of 2006 BMH constructed and opened the 11 million 26000 square foot addition that created a modern space for the Dow Womens Center and a new diagnostic imaging area The Dow Womens Center accommodates a 10bed unit with labor delivery recovery and postpartum all in one suite The new diagnostic imaging section includes state of the art technology including a new CT Scan and MRI machine that allows higher definition faster than before Plus two mammography suites were added as well In August of 2006 the final phase of the construction project was completed with an interventional Cardiac Cath Lab

As the organization continued to grow and BMH offered an increased number of regionally based service lines in mid 2006 the BMH Board of Directors decided to change the organizations name to Brazosport Regional Health System

In 2007 Brazosport Regional opened their first urgent care facility This facility offers basic medical care for cold and flu symptoms minor injuries back pains strains and sprains minor cuts and scrapes allergy attacks and many other minor medical needs

As a 175bed hospital Brazosport Regional Health System provides comprehensive treatment services far surpassing most community hospitals of comparable size Our medical staff consists of 112 boardcertified physicians with a full range of clinical specialties and approximately 700 highlyqualified full and parttime employees For the past three years the fivestar hospital has been led by Chief Executive Officer Dan Buche and governed by a twelve member Board of Trustees and four advisory trustees

Our mission is to be recognized as the healthcare provider of choice and to provide high quality cost effective healthcare for the communities we serve It is our commitment to provide health care with excellence and compassion

August 11th 2007 marked the 65th Year of Service of the Brazosport Regional Health System Brazosport Regional is a notforprofit acute care hospital that has provided the community we serve with high quality healthcare services state of the art technology caring staff and first rate physicians As the organization celebrates our 65th Year of Service we are poised for continued growth and uniquely positioned to meet the everchanging healthcare needs of the communities we serve