Perry County Memorial Hospital

Name :

Perry County Memorial Hospital

Address  :

8885 State Road 237

Town  :

Tell City

State  :

Indiana

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

47586

Phone  :

8125477011

Web URL  :

Available

Description

The mission of Perry County Memorial Hospital is to provide highquality healthcare and exemplary customer service in the most caring compassionate and effective manner We are dedicated to improving the health and quality of life for the communities we serve while reducing the burden of illness injury and disability There is no need to travel outside of Perry County for the best health services with our expert care

Our goals are
To provide safe highquality compassionate care and service
To maintain a highly qualified and competent medical staff and hospital staff
To provide modern equipment facilities and conveniently located clinics
To serve as a responsible employer and participate in the economic and cultural development of our community

History

In 1945 by the end of World War II a meeting was called to take advantage of the disposal of Hospital Field Units by the War Assets Board and the board decided to convert the Perry County Infirmary into a hospital The old field units equipment would be used in this proposed hospital as well Although many were concerned about the feasibility of opening the plan too far from the center of the Indiana population a group of volunteers eventually explored options for establishing the hospital It was decided that Tell City and Cannelton would be the ideal location for a county hospital and the building site was donated for the proposed hospital by Roy Fenn

The hospital was to be financed roughly by onethird federal Government funding onethird county bonding and onethird donations However its interesting to note that less than 3 of the amount pledged failed to materialize Money obtained from the Federal Government came from the HillBurtonHatch Law and PCMH was the first Indiana hospital to utilize it and the funding made available by it Once commissioners were presented with a petition of about 5000 signatures asking to begin construction of a hospital a comprehensive financial plan was overwhelmingly approved