Adena Health System

Name :

Adena Health System

Address  :

272 Hospital Road

Town  :

Chillicothe

State  :

Ohio

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

45601

Phone  :

740 779 7500

Web URL  :

Available

Email  :

cbryant@adena.org

Description

Were your neighbors

People frequently ask us quotWhat does the word Adena mean Where does the word come fromquot Adena shares a common ancestor with the word Eden and means quotthe place where you are happiestquot We at Adena Health System believe that a state of health is the happiest place you can be So weve dedicated ourselves to providing our communities with the best healthcare available because were not just treating a disease were caring for our neighbors families friends Our strong community ties push us to provide an exceptional level of care respect and professionalism

After all were not just your doctors your nurses and your therapists Were your neighbors

History

History
When a B amp O passenger train crashed just a few miles west of Chillicothe there were no nearby medical facilities Many of the injured were taken to private homes This spurred Jane Welsh Mary C Manley Alexander Renick SH Mosher and Lucille Hinton into action Under the guidance and urging of Dr G E Robbins these women went to work to solicit bedding furniture and money to start an emergency hospital in a small brick house at 107 North Bridge Street

The community showed overwhelming support and 2500 was raised through community fundraisers like bazaars and baby shows On June 27 1895 the hospital was incorporated and on January 1 1896 the Emergency Hospital was dedicated and opened for use Initially the facility was supported by a list of 1000 citizens who donated one dollar a year and by local churches

Within 15 years the Bridge Street building became inadequate and in 1910 two acres of land were purchased at the site of the old Methodist Cemetery on the corner of Cherry and Chestnut Streets The original construction had a capacity of 25 beds The first addition was completed in 1919 providing 13 more rooms In 1923 a house on the corner of Vine and Chestnut was purchased from the Sosman family for use as a nurses home Until then nurses had been living in the attic of the hospital

With the increase of population another addition was completed in 1932 bringing the total beds to 50 with 10 bassinets

Continued PostWar Growth

In the 1940s when a survey showed that additional services and hospital beds were needed the Board of Trustees by means of a formal fund drive raised 70000 from local citizens and industry With this and federal HillBurton funds a 50bed addition replaced the antiquated section of the building

In June of 1949 the Womens Board founded four guilds with the goal of promoting good public relations giving service to the hospital and fundraising In 1972 the Volunteer Advisory Council was formed to set standards and to coordinate all volunteer work in the hospital To date the Volunteer Advisory Council donates all Sugarloaf Gift Shop proceeds to the hospital and the scholarship fund and the volunteers donate 36000 plus hours to the hospital annually

In 1955 the Ford Foundation donated 52000 to the hospital Crowded conditions and unsatisfactory location of the laboratory and the xray departments prompted the Board of Trustees to employ an architect to develop a longrange program In the summer of 1960 50 beds were completed and various services were relocated

In 1964 the first building circa 1910 was demolished and 50 more beds were added at a cost of 520000 Included in this addition was a physical therapy department Funds for its equipment were donated by the Ross County Society for Crippled Children and Adults

Advancing Our Care into the 21st Century

The continuing growth of Chillicothe Hospital new concepts in medicine and the care of the patients brought on the relocation in an allnew and better hospital On December 31 1973 the Chillicothe Hospital moved into the new Medical Center Hospital with a capacity of 230 beds An additional 15 beds were added in 1983 for psychiatric patients bringing total beds to 245

The 1980s brought about many significant changes in healthcare One of the most significant changes in healthcare to occur in the 1980s was the great demand for outpatient services In 1989 Medical Center Hospital broke ground for a 19 million renovation and expansion project that allowed for expansion for all outpatient services

In order to effectively adapt to those changes the Board of Trustees of Medical Center Hospital chose to cooperate with Mount Carmel Health in 2001 By combining resources with this 816 bed multihospital system the hospital was able to expand patient services and technological capabilities In 2003 the relationship ended and Adena embarked on a major growth strategy