Desoto Memorial Hospital

Description

At DeSoto Memorial Hospital we understand that healthcare is personal and we only get one chance to make a good first impression Our goal is to provide every member of our community with the highest level of healthcare services and exceed your expectations We have spent over 22 million since May 1st 2006 on the latest in medical technology to enhance and expand the services we offer to our community We are continuously recruiting the most qualified physicians to provide services at our state of the art facility Five new physicians have joined our medical staff in recent months including Dr Gordon Page Dr Vasant Patel Dr Kiersa Durfee Dr Fawn Harrison and Dr Eiad Youseff In order to better serve our community the Board of Directors has authorized the completion of three new surgical suites 10 bed Post Anesthesia Care Unit 16bed Emergency Department and 32 private patient rooms

In an attempt to better meet the needs of our community the Hospital has hired new physicians for the Emergency Room The new ER physician group has become part of the Hospital family and blend with our existing medical staff Here at DeSoto Memorial Hospital our topnotch Emergency Department physicians and staff attempt to have a 2 12 hour turnaround time for patients visiting the ER Dr Steven Mishkind is the medical director of the Emergency Department and is responsible for evaluating and enhancing the services we provide Providing Emergency Care of the highest quality in the shortest possible time is our goal Our Emergency Department team in cooperation with all of our other departments has designed a system to get patients seen quickly and efficiently allowing us to greatly minimize excessively long ER wait times

DMH is growing alongside our community and will continue to provide our community with the newest technology available Some of our onsite laboratory analyzers utilize quotspace shuttlequot technology to analyze blood and urine specimens so that we can better serve our community

Since the Board of Directors have entrusted the day to day operation of the Hospital to me my only direction is to make decisions based on one simple premise quotIf it is good for the Hospital it is the right thing to doquot I take every success and every failure personally and I want to know when we fail to meet your expectations DeSoto Memorial Hospital can and should be your healthcare provider and the primary source of healthcare in our community

Please enjoy our website and use it to become familiar with all of our products and services If we can answer any other questions please contact us directly Remember we are here to serve you our community Come in and see why DeSoto Memorial Hospital will exceed your expectations

Mission Statement
DeSoto Memorial Hospital is committed to the treatment and care of our patients and to the promotion of health and wellness in our community We intend to be the cornerstone of knowledge treatment understanding and compassion in times of need for our community We pledge to acquire and maintain those human and physical resources essential to meet the needs of our community We will confront all ethical technical and moral issues necessary to enhance the quality of life in the community

Values
DeSoto Memorial Hospital has identified its corporate values and we ask each member of our staff to uphold them
These values include

Compassion We treat those we serve and one another with concern kindness and respect

Integrity We are open and honest in all that we do

Excellence We are committed to quality and to adding value in every aspect of our work

Community We acknowledge our vital role in our local communities and seek to understand and serve their needs

Professionalism We strive to uphold and exceed our customers expectations within our realm of expertise without forgetting human compassion conforming to technical or ethical standards by following a line of conduct and qualities

Stewardship We understand the responsibility of utilizing our resources in a prudent manner

We believe that by adhering to these core values that we can provide every patient with the finest level of service

History

DeSoto County has had a healthcare facility since 1913 when Dr JA Simmons opened his small sanitarium just south of Arcadia In July 1920 the sanitarium was sold to a group of local investors and the name was changed to Arcadia General Hospital This facility served the needs of DeSoto County residents as well as neighboring counties for over forty years Although some additions and repairs were done time and wear were taking their toll on the old frame structure In the early 1960s a group of local business people felt that it was time to build a new modern hospital for their growing community

These local business leaders wrote a special legislative act creating the DeSoto County Hospital District which was approved in 1965 by the Florida Legislature and approved by the voters of DeSoto County A local family donated twelve acres of land in Northeast Arcadia that would become the site for DeSoto Memorial Hospital The Legislative Act permitted Florida taxes from racetrack revenues to make the payments for the Bond Issue which paid for onehalf of the building project A Federal HillBurton Grant and a local fund drive made the other onehalf possible DeSoto Memorial Hospital opened its doors on November 11 1968

The next major change occurred in the early 1980s The hospitals Governing Board and administrative directors could see the need for some improvements in the hospitals physical plant From a longrange plan it became clear that an expansion of the hospital and renovation of the original areas would be necessary for the facility to continue to provide adequate health care for its citizens Months of planning and preparation came to a climax on November 6 1983 when groundbreaking ceremonies started the multimillion dollar expansion and renovation Now completed DeSoto Memorial Hospital is among the most modern and efficient small hospitals to be found anywhere It is important to note that members of the community medical staff and hospital employees pledged over one million dollars to this project and many spent hundreds of hours working to ensure the success of the fundraising campaign

On December 20 1985 the Hospital District transferred the assets and management of the hospital to DeSoto Memorial Hospital Inc a notforprofit corporation This conversion was done to improve the hospitals ability to develop outpatient and related medical services in order to better compete in todays changing healthcare environment The seven members of the Board of Directors are appointed for fouryear terms by the corporation membership which is made up of DeSoto County residents

On January 1994 the DeSoto Memorial Hospital Board of Directors entered into a fullservice management agreement with Quorum Health Resources

DeSoto Memorial Hospital has a full threeyear accreditation by Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations is licensed by the State of Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services is a member of the Florida Hospital Association and American Hospital Association