Moore County Hospital District

Details

Name :

Moore County Hospital District

Address  :

224 East 2nd Street

Town  :

Dumas

State  :

Texas

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

79029

Phone  :

806 935 7171

Fax  :

806 935 6458

Web URL  :

Email  :


Description

Mission Statement
The mission of Moore County Hospital District is to improve the health of
people of the District and surrounding rural communities by providing
quality and compassionate care while maintaining the fiscal integrity of the
institution

Our Vision
Our Vision is to be recognized as the primary source of health care services education and quality and information in our service area


History

Our History
quotOur Family Caring for Yoursquot
Located 45 miles north of Amarillo in the heart of the Texas Panhandle Moore County Hospital District MCHD in Dumas has a tradition of sixty years of outstanding healthcare services and strong fiscal health

Under the umbrella of MCHD lies Memorial Hospital a sixtybed acute care hospital and Memorial Nursing and Rehabilitation Center which offers sixty resident beds

Memorial Hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations MCHD is also designated as a quotNurse Friendlyquot facility by the Texas Nurses Association

The ER is designated as a Level IV in trauma service AreaA providing quality care to the trauma patients in the area The EMS Department provides Basic Life Support service with Mobile Intensive Care capabilities 24 hours a day seven days a week

Our Laboratory Department is a fullservice lab using a higtech chemistry analyzer and a talented staff that offers service 24 hours seven days a week

The Radiology Department offers MRI 64Slice CT ultrasound and nuclear medicine services resulting in stateoftheart diagnostics for physicians They utilize the PACS system which provides detailed filmless images

Memorial Home Health has been recognized as one of the top 25 of home health agencies nationally Our outstanding Memorial Hospice offers support to patients who are facing their final days of life

MCHD prides itself on offering medical services normally found only in larger facilities Stateoftheart equipment modern information systems and the finest medical practitioners and support personnel combine to make our hospital district one of the finest anywhere
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