Medical Arts Hospital

Description

Medical Arts Hospital located in Lamesa Texas is the quothubquot of healthcare to more than 83000 residents in our service area The Dawson County Hospital District recently broke ground on the new location for Medical Arts Hospital This 70000 sq ft facility will provide an increased focus on the daytoday healthcare of our residents through the expansion of our Outpatient and Emergency Room Services This 14 million dollar facility set to open in July 2008 will address the needs of todays patients and care for them in an environment that harmonizes with the way medicine is practiced today

The current Medical Arts Hospital was erected under the HillBurton Act in 1958 It is licensed for fortyfour beds The closest tertiary facilities are sixty miles away therefore Medical Arts Hospital is a lifesaving and necessary component of several communities in our service area Our facility provides acute care swing bed obstetrics including newborn pediatric and surgical services Our Emergency Room is a Certified Level IV Trauma facility by the Texas Department of State Health Services

Premier Home Health Services
Medical Arts Hospital is recognized as a continuum of care provider We are recognized for having the premier Home Health agency in the region This hospitalbased Home Health department was implemented in 1988 and has provided an incredible service to Lamesa and the surrounding communities We serve patients as far away as 70 miles in 13 counties including Lubbock We provide total care and a wide array of outpatient services for patients in the communities of Lubbock Denver City ODonnell Tahoka Andrews Big Spring Seminole Yoakum and Lamesa

Beneficial Partnerships
Medical Arts Hospital us operated by the Dawson County Hospital District through a strong partnership with Covenant Health Systems Our relationship with Covenant provides our administration with outstanding leadership and consulting wisdom We also retain access to their network of twelve hospitals and group purchasing agreements at no cost to us Although we receive no direct funding from Covenant Health System our community benefits from the many programs options and opportunities they provide Medical Arts Hospital

Wellness Pioneers
For more than 16 years we have been proud to provide an excellent Cardiac Rehabilitation Wellness program including Phase II and Phase III programs as well as an ongoing program for wellness Our patients can complete the first two phases and then continue their exercise with supervision in our wellness program

Five Campuses serving our Community
In addition to the main campus of Medical Arts Hospital the Dawson County Hospital District also manages two Rural Health Clinics a successful Home Health Agency and health facilities at the Preston E Smith Unit

Health Clinics

Our two active rural health clinic locations feature five family practice providers Three physicians a Nurse Practioner and a Physician Assistant provide excellent care at two separate clinics A Specialty Clinic was opened in 1997 to allow specialty physicians an opportunity to provide services to our community Without this clinic our patients would have to travel several hours to their care Today this Specialty Clinic hosts 10 physicians offering specialties such as Dermatology Orthopedics Urology Cardiology Nephrology and General Surgery

Preston E Smith Unit

Medical Arts Hospital is proud to be the contracted provider for healthcare services to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Preston E Smith Unit located in Dawson County More than 40 employees service clinics in both the minimum and maximum security units

People of Purpose
Medical Arts Hospital is an organization founded on a core set of principles These principles are referred to as our Mission Vision and Values We use these statements as benchmarks for our more than 170 employees giving them a clear set of expectations for the way we approach our role as caregivers for an entire community These simple principles provide our employees a ruler with which to measure their daily actions and decisions against Our Mission Our Vision and Our Values are tools that if used consistently and sincerely create a better place for our employees to work a better place for our doctors to practice medicine and most importantly a better place for our patients to receive quality healthcare

Medical Arts Hospitals Vision is to be recognized as the first choice for healthcare as we REACH to create a healthy community We will make our Vision a reality through living our Values of Respect Esteem Advocacy Compassion and Harmony Our Values will accomplish our overall Mission of dedicating ourselves to serving this community with compassion and quality care by striving to Reach Every Aspect of our Communitys Health

Our Values
RespectWe hold in high regard to rights of others
EsteemWe promote and nurture dignity and pride
AdvocacyWe advocate and serve the healthcare needs of our communities
CompassionWe care for each individual as our own loved one
HarmonyWe are a committed team devoted to serving our community with a grateful heart