Kadlec Medical Center

Name :

Kadlec Medical Center

Address  :

888 Swift Boulevard

Town  :

Richland

State  :

Washington

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

WA 99352

Phone  :

509 946 4611

Web URL  :

Available

Description

Mission Vision amp Values
Our Mission
Providing quality health care for every patient

Our Vision
A regional center providing compassionate patient care and excellent clinical outcomes

Our Values
Respect We treat everyone with acceptance valuing
individual and cultural difference and showing
care and concern for others

Integrity We hold ourselves accountable to the
highest standards for honesty truthfulness and
public service

Cooperation We join with others across the
organization to advance the interest of the patient
and family

History

Our History
1943 To 1960
It was the early 1940s Across two oceans wars were going on and as a part of the war effort the United States Army purchased 640 square miles north of a quiet village called Richland in the state of Washington The site would become the home of the secret governmentrun Hanford portion of the Manhattan Project and its workers would labor around the clock to help bring an end to those wars

Prior to the work at the Hanford site the Richland Village had a total population of 918 By December of 1944 its population had exploded to 11760 and by March 1945 that number had grown to 15401 including nearly 4800 children In addition at its peak an estimated 50000 people lived at the temporary quarters of Camp Hanford

Emergency Room in 1943As quotThe Villagequot grew daily with people coming to work at Hanford the government was responsible to meet the needs of these workers and their families everything from housing to schools barber shops to laundry services entertainment to food to medical needs ranging from emergencies to dentistry And because of its isolated location the potentially hazardous operations taking place at Hanford and small and already overburdened area hospitals the need for a hospital in Richland was great The first medical facility to serve those working at the Hanford Engineer Works was established in 1943 in an existing farmhouse at Hanford In June 1943 the first aid equipment and staff were moved to one of the womens barracks at Hanford where accommodations were provided for a 10bed treatment area

Plans for the medical facility began early in the wartime defense efforts construction began in January 1944 and moved along quickly The building of the hospital was a collaborative effort between the Army Corps of Engineers and DuPont then the major contractor at the Hanford area The original onestory building was over 55000 square feet and located on the site of the Corrado Medical Building It was a traditional quotarmyquot facility with a central hall and wings expanding off the hall

In 1944 the personnel totals for the hospital included the superintendent assistant superintendent two doctors and a parttime surgeon five nurses and a pharmacist All medical services for the Village were expected to be met by this hospital force as well as providing employee physicals dentistry and public health water quality environmental health care and preventive care Medical care was practically on an emergency only basis The burgeoning population necessitated an increase in the staff as quickly as they could be procured By July 1 1945 the hospital employees totaled 117

In addition to a lack of personnel when it opened the hospital space itself proved inadequate to handle the medical needs of the new community even though the bedto populationratio was over 51000 higher than the national average due to unknown industrial needs at Hanford and the high percentage of dormitory housed workers The new hospital had 91 rooms that could hold 115 patients There was no room for outpatient care dental care and other services so a MedicalDental building was started near the hospital and two houses provided 20 isolation beds as needed

And before it was opened it was also clear that the maternity ward was inadequate with only one delivery room six beds and a six bassinet nursery Enlargement of the maternity wing began even before the hospital itself was opened and this addition was completed by the following September Twentytwo bassinets and 30 cribs were added

Emergency Room in 1943The pediatric and obstetric loads during the early months of operation were indeed high Richland led the nation in birth rate in 1946 with 35 births per 1000 compared to a national average of 20 births per 1000 This high birth rate is attributed to the large number of employees being in the 20 to 30 age group and as one report from the time states quotthe Security program of the plant dampened social activities which perhaps served to encourage more pregnancyquot The actual number of babies born was a military secret at the time the numbers were not released to the public because of a concern that population experts from Germany and Japan would be given a clue to the size of the Hanford work force

The hospital was a closed facility providing services only for Hanford workers their families and other citizens within the government controlled boundaries of Richland People from other communities or surrounding rural areas were not allowed to use the facility

One of the hospitals first patients was Lt Col Harry R Kadlec Deputy Area Engineer and Chief of the Construction for the Army Corps of Engineers at Hanford and a key figure in the operation of the project Col Kadlec was said to have literally worked himself to death He suffered a heart attack on July 2 1944 and subsequently died at the hospital which was to bear his name His was the first death in the new facility Upon his death flags at the Hanford area were lowered to halfmast and government workers were given time off to attend his services which were held in the old Richland High Auditorium On July 10 1944 the Richland Hospital was renamed Kadlec Hospital During the first year Kadlec Hospital served 3153 patients

In the early years it was difficult to obtain all of the essentials to equip the new hospital There was no storage unit filled with supplies to fall back upon during the wartime crunch The Auxiliary stepped in to help fill the gap sewing and repairing linens and creating other items used in the hospital

1960 To 1979
The fourstory building opened in 1971 and became the new hospital

A second major transition for the hospital happened in 1969 Kadlec had outgrown its original facility Government funds were available to go toward the construction of a new building but they could not be used for a religiousaffiliated organization The Board of Trustees of Kadlec Methodist Hospital turned the hospital over to a new nonprofit corporation which operates the hospital today A communitywide fund raising drive was mounted to secure enough funds for a new building and 1 million was raised

Flyer for liquidation auction Construction of the new building the current 4story main part of Kadlec was finished in 1971 with quotMoving Dayquot on April 7 1971 all patients and employees were transferred to the new fourstory 136bed Kadlec Hospital

To liquidate medical equipment from the old building an auction took place on April 24 1971

1980 To 1999
In the two decades of the 1980s and 1990s Kadlec continued to grow and expand to meet the needs of a growing region In 1981 Senator Henry M Jackson helped break ground for an expansion project Phase I of the project included a wholebody CT scanner a heart catheterization lab a new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and state of the art Critical Care Units for coronary and trauma patients

In 1987 Same Day Surgery was added and in 1991 the MRI facility began operation Kadlec partnered with a group of physicians to build the TriCity Regional Surgery Center an outpatient surgery center conveniently located across the street from the hospital campus Adjacent to the Kadlec Campus two physician office buildings were constructed the Corrado Medical Building and Richland Medical Center adding needed space for physicians In 1996 Kadlec built the Leslie Gage Health Center in South Richland to meet the growing demand for services in this part of our community

Kadlec was on the cutting edge of food service when 24houraday a la carte food service became available The program has won numerous awards through the years for its innovation and service

2000 Current
Kadlec continued to move forward to improve health and treat disease in southeastern Washington and northeastern Oregon From the NICU treating the tiniest babies to advanced imaging capabilities and new program Kadlec strived to provide the care and state of the art technology the community needed close to home

Those expanding services larger patient volumes and a growing community brought Kadlecs need to expand during the 2000s to the forefront When the fourstory building was constructed in 1969 fewer than 300 people were working at Kadlec By 2000 that number grew to more than 700

In early 2000 Kadlec announced a 85000 square foot expansionremodel to include 41 additional patients rooms including a new Intensive Care Unit adding 10 rooms and doubling in size a Short Stay Unit 12 rooms a new Emergency Department 19 new private patient rooms a support services building a new main entrance and lobby and a sixth operating room to facilitate the creation of a new open heart surgery program in the TriCities