Howard County Comm Hospital

Details

Name :

Howard County Comm Hospital

Address  :

PO Box 406

Town  :

Saint Paul

State  :

Nebraska

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

68873

Phone  :

308 754 4421

Web URL  :

Email  :

Specialization
  • Cardiology
  • ENT
  • General Surgeon
  • Obestetrician/Gynecologist
  • Orthopedics
  • Pulmonology
  • Vascular Surgeon
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 25

Other Facilities

  • CT/MRI

Description

Mission
Howard County Medical Center will provide quality efficient healthcare


History

Howard County Community Hospital has come a long way since opening its doors in 1955 The Hospital was built from the ground up and has had five new additions to date

In 1998 bonds were initially passed for the construction of new Hospital patient rooms a new admissions area and a new Hospital entry Construction started that same year and staff moved into the new building in June of 2000

In October of 2000 Howard County Community Hospital became a 25bed Critical Access Hospital In March of 2001 the Medical Clinic merged with the Hospital and both entities were up and successfully running in May of 2001

As Clinic business and the amount of Providers increased the need for a new Clinic became more evident Construction started on the new Clinic and general reception area in 2005 and was completed in 2008 The first official day it was open for business was February 4 2008

HCCHMC is owned by Howard County and is supported solely from patient revenue and philanthropy HCCHMC employs approximately 160 employees
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