Fitzgibbon Hospital

Description

About Us
John Fitzgibbon an Irish immigrant who settled in Saline County in the 1800s saw the need for a hospital in Marshall MO At the time of his death in 1916 Fitzgibbon specified in his will that a board of directors be named and they were to oversee the construction of a hospital The hospital was to operate as a private notforprofit corporation

Fitzgibbons estate paid for the construction of the original hospital Construction began with a groundbreaking ceremony in March 1922 The first patient was admitted approximately one year later in April 1923

Patient load increased in the 1950s To alleviate this overcrowding the hospital was expanded to 90 beds The patient load had increased sixfold from the first year of operation In 1954 more than 1800 patients were admitted and there were 310 babies born

As the health care needs of area residents continued to change the Fitzgibbon Hospital Board in 1987 decided they could address the concerns shown by the local community help meet the need for expanded services and recruit additional physicians by construction a new building They chose a 73 acre site west of Highway 65 across from the Saline County Fairgrounds The new Fitzgibbon Hospital was opened in July of 1991

This 60 bed acute care facility located within a 63000 square foot building boasts some of the latest advances in medical technology not to mention an expert staff of over 30 physicians 90 RNs and 60 LPNs With over 475 full and parttime workers Fitzgibbon Hospital is Saline Countys third largest employer Its annual payroll is 215 million We offer some of the latest advances in medical technology delivered by an expert staff But the care you receive at Fitzgibbon is marked by a unique difference personal attention

The latest expansion project which included 28000 square feet of new spaces and 13000 square feet of redesigned and remodeled space opened in the winter of 2007 The expansion features a new womens imaging center and houses the outpatient clinics for specialties such as Neurology Orthopedics Urology and Podiatry

Fitzgibbon Hospital is a leader in central Missouri in terms of personal attention in patient care Our dismissal questionnaires given to all patients when its time to go home consistently recognize the caring and compassion shown by everyone from the nurses to laboratory staff to rehabilitative therapists Even our housekeeping staff gets high marks for both professionalism and friendliness

This sense of personal compassion and caring is evident through Fitzgibbon Hospital as each employee bands together in an unbeatable team a team working for your good health

As a nonprofit community hospital Fitzgibbon Hospital is vital to the health and well being of the communities it serves


Our Mission
quotTo Improve the Health of our Communityquot

Our Vision
To be a LEADER in COMMUNITY HEALTH

Offer Quality Health Care Services

Improve Access and Outcomes

Empower the Community and the People We Serve

Participate in Health Care Partnerships