Saint Catherine Medical Center Fountain Springs

Description

Saint Catherine Medical Center Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County in northeast Pennsylvania SCMC has provided outstanding health care services to residents of the region for more than 120 years

SCMC is located on 25acre campus overlooking the beautiful Broad Mountain SCMC is a 67bed acute and 40bed longterm care facility licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and accredited by the Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations JCAHO

It is our firm belief that every patient their family members and others concerned with their care process deserve respect empathy and concern

History

In the mid1870s coal mining was a booming industry in this area Thousands of miners went to work daily and unfortunately many were injured on the job with no provisions for their care If they could survive the trip injured workers were given passage on the railroad to obtain care in a large city such as Philadelphia Otherwise they were sent home to be treated by family andor to die

The need for better medical care was evident and in 1879 state legislation was approved to form the State Hospital for Injured Persons of the Anthracite Coal Region at Fountain Springs Construction of the new hospital began in May 1880 and was completed in 1882 The original building included several wards an Administrative wing operating rooms laundry and a stable

The first patient John Lucas from Shenandoah was admitted on November 14 1883 following an injury at the Kohinoor Colliery Originally the hospital could only accept injured miners railroad workers and textile workers in that priority order No women or children nor noninjured persons ie serious illness would be accepted as patients until the early 1900s Over the years the mission of the hospital evolved to include care not only for injured workers but also for their families and eventually for community members requiring professional medical care Saint Catherine Medical Center continues to build on this tradition and the strong family values of the residents of Schuylkill County while planning for the future healthcare needs of the community

In the early 1960s it was clear that a new hospital needed to be built The current building was completed in 1967 and the original building was demolished

The state divested many of the stateownedoperated hospitals including Ashland State General Hospital in the 1990s Since then Ashland Regional Medical Center had several owners

New Name New Attitude Committed to Being YOUR Healthcare Provider of Choice is the introduction Saint Catherine Medical Center Fountain Springs presented to the local community when the hospital was purchased on May 1 2006

Saint Catherine Medical Center Fountain Springs is committed to establishing itself as a center of clinical excellence the preferred hospital for the residents of Schuylkill County and for physicians to practice and the regional employer of choice This commitment is reflected in the development and introduction of services based on the current and future needs expressed by those the hospital is committed to serve community members physicians and staff

Saint Catherine Medical Center Fountain Springs offers comprehensive medical care provided by professionals an Emergency Care Department staffed by boardcertified Physicians a full complement of surgical services including ambulatory surgery orthopedics program directed by a boardcertified orthopedist outpatient services laboratory radiology and therapies as well as hospital care on our nursing units Our facility not only provides care in a hospitalsetting but also includes a longterm care unit Saint Catherine Healthcare Center offering care to those who can no longer care for themselves in their own home Both facilities are licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Health