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Description

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MISSION
Pana Community Hospitals Mission is to be a leading partner in assuring communitybased quality Healthcare

VISION
To achieve our Mission we promote a Vision striving
In partnership with the other community healthcare providers we seek to
develop a comprehensive system of healthcare services to assist our
neighbors in reaching their personal maximum for health

To provide programs that promote health education and wellness

To enhance our personalized care concept in the provision of services to our
community

To maintain an environment which promotes satisfaction and opportunity for
the patient their family the employee and the physician

To maintain the hospitals ability to support the delivery of quality health
care at reasonable costs in accordance with community needs and the health
care regulatory environment

To demonstrate by actions and results the commitment to continuous quality
improvement

VALUES
To achieve our Vision we promote these Values

People Believing that all human life is sacred and every human is special to God we value all that we serve and those with whom we work We encourage all persons to express ideas and we consider and value suggestions from others We work together as a team and treat each other with respect We expect all persons associated with the organization to be of sound character and living out a high standard of values We expect all behavior and resulting performance of individuals to be based upon the values of honesty integrity confidentiality and fairness All interactions between persons should be professional and courteous

Service We value listening caring and being sensitive to the needs of others We respond to patients family members each member of the hospital team and whomever else we may serve in a manner that clearly indicates our desire not only to meet their needs but to exceed their expectations

Communications We value continuously improving effective communications within the organization and with all the public served by members of our team

Performance Improvement We value continually improving upon everything we do to achieve excellence in performance This concept of improvement applies to people as well as encouraging personal growth and learning for all members of our team

Resource Use We value our resources and recognize that we will fulfill our mission only if we successfully manage our financial and other resources Therefore we actively create innovative costeffective systems throughout the organization to continually improve the management of all resources used

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History

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History of PCH
From Our Beginning to The Present
The original Huber Memorial Hospital was created as the dream of Dr Jacob Huber a physician in Pana for fifty years Dr Jacobs last will provided that money from his estate be used to build a modern hospital in the city of Pana Illinois After his death a Catholic order of nuns was contacted to own and operate the hospital Ground breaking was held on May 12 1913 and at the ceremony more than 2000 people were in attendance The hospital construction was completed and the building readied for occupancy on May 10 1914

The Sisters of Misericorde of Montreal Quebec Canada continued ownership and operation of Huber Memorial Hospital until January 20 1966 With great surprise to the citizens of Pana they made an announcement that they would be selling the six acre hospital complex This immediately set the community into action to attempt a purchase of the facility

Through an entire community effort the hospital was purchased and the final sale documents were signed on June 20 1967 The community had worked together and successfully raised over 500000 The hospital was then renamed and since has been known as PANA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

In the year 1975 it became necessary to institute a fund drive for the renovation of the internal structure of our hospital to make it compliant with state standards The price tag was 13 million Once again the community rallied and successfully raised over 800000 for the renovation

A new addition to the hospital campus of Pana Community Hospital was completed in May 1990 with the opening of the Medical Mall This expansion houses physician offices as well as those of consulting physicians This addition of the Medical Mall enables Pana Community Hospital to be more accessible to the people we serve

Throughout its history Pana Community Hospital has been blessed with people in our community and the surrounding areas willing to support our hospital efforts We have also been blessed with physicians and employees dedicated to working over the years to maintain our hospital

The Pana Community Hospital Emergency Department Capital Campaign began in December 1998 The groundbreaking ceremony for the Emergency Department was held on May 3 1999 being exactly 86 years and 9 days after the original hospital groundbreaking ceremony

Pana Community Hospital sought and was granted classification as a quotcritical access hospitalquot as of 1112001 This reclassification allows the hospital to be reimbursed under the federal Medicare program based upon the hospitals cost of operations This reclassification insured its cost for caring for Medicare patients would be covered

In January of 2005 fifteen years after its original opening the hospital doubled the size of its Medical Mall opening additional physician office suites to accommodate the expanding Community Medical Clinic practice and visiting specialists and subspecialists from Springfield and Decatur

We are proud to share that our goals have been and shall remain to be a leading partner in assuring communitybased quality healthcare Pana Community Hospital is truly the quotheartbeatquot of the community and our future looks very bright