Pike County Memorial Hospital

Details

Name :

Pike County Memorial Hospital

Address  :

2305 West Georgia Street

Town  :

Louisiana

State  :

Missouri

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

63353

Phone  :

573 754 5531

Fax  :

573 754 5874

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Cardiology
  • Family Practice
  • General Surgeon
  • Gynaecology
  • Internal Medicine
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics
  • Podiatry
  • Pulmonology
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 25


Description

Pike County Memorial Hospital has proudly served the residents of Pike County Missouri with a tradition of quality healthcare since 1928 Throughout the years there have been changes made by the hospital to best meet the needs of the community Pike County Memorial Hospital is a licensed acute care facility and is one of 35 Missouri hospitals with Critical Access Hospital status The hospital provides extensive inpatient and outpatient services that include the latest technologies in radiology and vascular services laboratory testing surgery and physical therapy The hospitals clinics include services in cardiology orthopedics podiatry pulmonology gynecology and vascular medicine Pike County Memorial Hospital in agreement with DCI provides an onsite dialysis department Inpatient services can accommodate up to 25 patients for extended care due to health conditions or surgical recovery A state of the art Emergency Department is manned 24hours a day to serve the area Pike County Memorial Hospital operates the ambulance service for the Pike County area In addition to the services provided through the hospital there are Eastern Missouri Health Services clinics located in Bowling Green and Louisiana that provide family health medical services to individuals in the community


History

Pike County Hospital first opened its doors in March of 1928 The original building consisted of three floors plus one ground floor The facility was a 64bed hospital inclusive of the most uptodate equipment and furnishings of that time In September of 1951 a threestory addition to Pike County Hospital was completed In May of 1969 plans for a new larger Pike County Hospital were developed The plans called for an 80bed facility to be erected east of and adjacent to the original Pike County Hospital On December 26 1972 the new Pike County Memorial Hospital was dedicated The name was changed to reflect the numerous donations to the hospital as well as to commemorate the services of the armed forces during World War II On January 1 1974 PCMH took over the county ambulance service and continues to maintain it Since 1928 PCMH has been employing local professionals in caring for their Pike County neighbors PCMH has grown to an acute inpatient and outpatient care facility focused on meeting the family health care needs of this area
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