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Description

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OUR MISSION
Methodist Hospital in keeping with its Christian heritage exists to provide a broad based healthcare delivery system In partnership with our medical staff the focus will be on compassionate highquality and costeffective service that addresses mental spiritual and physical needs and works to improve the health status of the people in the communities served

VISION
Methodist Hospital in partnership with others will pursue a plan to continue to build and position the Hospital as a comprehensive healthcare delivery system to meet the healthcare needs and expectations of the people in the communities served To accomplish this vision our patient care focus will be

Service delivery organized to satisfy the needs and expectations of
patients businesses and the communities we serve

To effectively manage resources through the continuous development of
systems care processes and staff

To provide continuing medical education for physicians employees and other
care givers in the delivery of healthcare service

Development of appropriate organizational structures and facilities that
allow for the continued growth of the individual and the organization while
pursuing our excellence in service delivery

GUIDING VALUES
How we accomplish our mission is as important as the mission itself The following values provide a path to accomplishing our mission

PATIENT
the individual patient is our focus Our success depends on each employee identifying satisfying and striving to exceed the expectations of our patients

TEAM
fostering the ideals of honesty integrity and commitment when combined with team performance leads to excellence

EMPLOYEE
relentlessly strive for quality by developing individuals and the organization to provide the opportunity for each employee to achieve their maximum potential in performing their duties

SERVICE
develop innovative and effective ways to deliver services across the health care continuum

COMMUNICATION
encouraging open communication and incorporating the expressions of diverse opinions in our decisions

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History

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Methodist Hospital Union County MHUC was originally built as an HCA facility in 1970 and named Union County Hospital The facility was purchased in September 1987 by Community Methodist Hospital in Henderson Kentucky and remains affiliated with Methodist Hospital in Henderson today The hospital operated as a 54bed acute care and long term care facility until January 2001

At that time Methodist Hospital Union County became a Critical Access Hospital and as such reduced the number of acute care beds to 25 maintaining the 16 long term care beds In April 2008 the hospital closed the LTC Unit and converted all of its rooms to private rooms

MHUC has approximately 150 employees and over 60 consulting physicians on staff including 7 active staff members The hospital offers 24hour emergency room services and a wide range of other medical services including

Radiology CT
Mammography Physical Therapy
Ultrasound Speech Therapy
Echocardiography Occupational Therapy
Cardiopulmonary Surgical Services
Laboratory

Volunteer Services at MHUC include the Auxiliary Services and Pastoral Care Staff which provide helping hands smiling hearts and spiritual care to the facility patients residents employees and medical staff The Hospital also operates a 4ambulance Emergency medical Service for Union County

The Methodist Hospital Union County Foundation works in partnership with the hospital to promote the facility in the community and surrounding area An Advisory Board of Trustees plays an integral role in providing guidance in meeting the needs of the communities served