Fishermen's Hospital

Description

Our Mission
To provide excellence in health care

To promote patient physician and staff satisfaction and confidence

To ensure patient rights are protected and respected

To improve the quality of medical services consistent with technological and systems development

To seek out the medical needs of the community we serve and to meet those needs in a timely and cost effective manner

To protect our environment in every task we undertake

To provide opportunities to our staff for their personal and professional development

To communicate the positive and effective role played by Fishermens Hospital in our community

To perform our mission at the highest level of ethical expectations

Our Vision
Fishermens Hospital takes pride in its commitment to provide quality dependable healthcare

We strive for excellence in patient care We promote a spirit of cooperation with employees physicians and resources with the understanding that we are committed to being an integral part of the community we serve

Our Values
These values summarize the principles that will continue to guide the leadership and personnel of Fishermens Hospital

Respect for our patients our partners and each other

Honesty as a conviction we hold so that we perform with the highest ethical standards

Competence and efficiency of our personnel and staff that is visible in their professionalism and skills

Caring and concerns for patients and families that rely upon us

Teamwork in decisionmaking and process improvement that creates a true customer focus

Growth and achievement which is based on performance without regard to religion race sex age or handicap

History

The dream of Fishermens Hospital began in 1957 when a group of concerned citizens formed the Marathon Hospital Association a nonprofit organization chartered by the State of Florida Reorganization in 1959 converted the group to what is known as Fishermens Hospital On March 25 1961 ground breaking ceremonies were held under the chairmanship of Phil Sadowski The combined efforts of the community were rewarded on August 23 1962 when the building known as Fishermens Hospital was officially dedicated The 36bed health care facility admitted its first patient on September 3 1962

Since the first patient was admitted the hospital has grown tremendously in size and services rendered to the community In March of 1973 the hospital opened the West Wing expanding the bed capacity to a 74bed health care facility The closing of the East Wing in 1984 changed the bed capacity to its present day total of 58 Six of the beds are ICU beds with the latest monitoring equipment Telemetry capabilities are available at all beds in the West Wing

In July 1986 the Board of Trustees of Fishermens Hospital signed a lease with Health Management Associates Inc HMA Since that time HMA has made good its promise to modernize Fishermens Hospital and broaden its services opened in 1962 click for enlargementTogether with the Board of Trustees Medical Staff and Administration HMA has established and helped maintain Fishermens Hospital in its position at the forefront of technological care with the latest equipment and procedures

Fishermens Hospital remains committed to providing quality health care services to Marathon and the surrounding communities