Margaret Mary Comm Hospital

Description

About MMCH
Overview
Margaret Mary Community Hospital is a notforprofit critical access hospital providing inpatient and outpatient services MMCH is in Batesville Indiana conveniently located off I74 between Cincinnati Ohio and Indianapolis MMCH serves a population of more than 65000 residents in Ripley Franklin and surrounding counties

The hospital provides a broad scope of services including 24hour emergency familycentered maternity outpatient rehabilitation home health hospice and oncology

MMCH is the the third largest employer with about 520 total team members The medical staff includes 36 fulltime active physicians and more than 20 visitingcourtesy physicians

MMCH is licensed by the Indiana State Board of Health ISBH and is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations JCAHO The hospitals most recent threeyear accreditation was awarded in June of 2003 MMCH is also accredited certified or licensed by the College of American Pathologists CAP the Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC the ISBH as a Screening Mammography Service site the Indiana Board of Pharmacy and the American College of Radiology ACR The Home Care department is licensed by the ISBH and accredited by JCAHO

Margaret Mary Community Hospital is approved for Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement

History

Our History
Margaret Mary Community Hospitals tradition of quality health care began in 1930 when the Hillenbrand family invited the Sisters of the Poor of St Francis to open a hospital in Batesville Two years later the 50bed acute care facility was designated Margaret Mary Hospital in honor or its two chief benefactors Mrs Margaret Hillenbrand and her daughter Mrs Mary Mitchell

For nearly 35 years the hospital flourished and served the community well under the direction of the Sisters However in 1967 the Sisters announced that due to other commitments they could no longer be responsible for its operation

To continue providing quality patient care the John A Hillenbrand Foundation generously purchased and donated the hospital to a newlyformed community corporation The notforprofit hospital under the leadership of the new local board of directors changed its name to Margaret Mary Community Hospital to reflect this transition

Over the years the hospital has expanded its facilities and services to meet the increasingly complex healthcare needs of the community In 1997 an offsite rehabilitation center was constructed to house the hospitals outpatient therapies and orthopedic services In 2005 The Hansen Center was opened which houses the hospitals cancer services as well as the Outpatient Clinic MMCH also opened a newly expanded sleep clinic in 2005

At a time when many rural hospitals are struggling to survive Margaret Mary Community Hospital remains viable and poised for the future