Paul B Hall Regional Med Ctr

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About Us
Paul B Hall Regional Medical Center is the modern heir to a medical legacy which began in Paintsville Kentucky in 1920 Several generations later and an untold number of medical and technological advances Paul B Hall Regional Medical Center stands today as a leading healthcare facility in Eastern Kentucky

The current 72 bed primary care facility serving families in five counties was opened in 1983 and expanded in 1994 as the modern successor to Paintsville Hospital Named for a renowned native surgeon Dr Paul B Hall was the first physician in Eastern Kentucky to inject a local patient with lifesaving penicillin His legacy continues in a coterie of physicians who like him are dedicated to the art and science of healing

Recent additions of Neurological Radiology and LightSpeed VCT CAT scans have added significantly to the diagnostic capabilities available to our patients and physicians which include Bone Densitometry MRI mammography brain and heart SPECT imaging tomography and sonography and arthrograms

With certified staff specialists in surgery neurology obstetrics gynecology internal medicine ophthalmology psychiatry cardiology radiology urology pulmonology gastroenterology and oncology Paul B Hall serves more than 45000 people with a medical service that has not only remained in the top ranking of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations but has been the recipient of Accreditation with Commendation on three separate occasions in recent years

Our Mission
The Paul B Hall Regional Medical Center a leader in health care commits to provide the highest quality care in a professional costeffective and efficient manner We further commit to maintain an environment that meets the emotional spiritual physical and safety needs of our patients their families visitors students our medical staff and all employees at Paul B Hall Regional Medical Center

Our Vision
Our vision is Working together to continuously exceed the expectations of all those we serve by setting forth the following principlesquot

Quality and safety come first

Our customers are the focus of everything we do

Continuous improvement is essential

Communication and respect are the basis for teamwork

Success depends on employee growth development recognition and improvement

Efficient management of resources benefits everyone

Our Values
The employees and medical staff of Paul B Hall Regional Medical Center will perform their duties in a way that consistently reflects the following values

Safety
Quality
Respect
Concern
Loyalty
Tolerance
Calm
Commitment
Responsiveness
Inclusion
Teamwork
Responsibility
Courtesy
Sensitivity
Genuineness
Empathy
Dependability
Punctuality
Caring
Friendliness
Competence
Honesty
Development
Efficiency
Pride
Trust
Prevention

History

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The roots of Paul B Hall Regional Medical Center can be traced back to the humble beginnings of Paintsville Hospital Paintsville Hospital opened its doors and began accepting patients on Nov 6 1920 The hospitals brochure for its opening day in 1920 declared that the hospital had quotone of the best XRay machines that is on the market and we are prepared by its aid to examine your lungs broken bones bullet wounds and other troubles of the human bodyquot The brochure also stated that the hospitals quotmodern uptodate buildingquot had quotforty spacious rooms spacious hallways porches and an extra large sun parlor for convalescentsquot

The namesake of Johnson Countys current regional hospital Dr Paul B Hall came on staff of Paintsville Hospital in 1922 He served as chief of staff from 1934 until 1981 when his surgeon son Dr Robert A Hall took over the leadership position

By 1979 the aging hospital was having trouble meeting the State Fire Marshals standards While the hospitals occupancy rate and its standard of care were still high regulatory agencies mandated that the hospital must secure a firm commitment to replace the original structure with a new structure and the grounds to Hospital Management Associates HMA of Louisville

In March 1979 HMA filed a Certificate of Need with the State of Kentucky to replace the original facility The battle to gain this Certificate of Need pressed on for nearly three years until the status was finally awarded on July 15 1981 In February 1982 the City of Paintsville sold HMA a key tract of its Urban Renewal Project property and on April 19 1982 construction began on the new Paul B Hall Regional Medical Center The new facility opened in September 1983

While much has changed in the nearly 90 years since Paintsville Hospital came into existence and later spawned Paul B Hall Regional Medical Center the desire among the physicians and staff at the facility to provide families in the fivecounty region access to quality healthcare at home has remained constant

Paul B Hall Regional Medical Center is partially owned by physicians