San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital

Description

Mission Statement

Mission Vision and Values

Why we exist Our Mission

San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital with its community and professional partners ensures the local availability of quality primary healthcare education and wellness promotion and patient safety Services are improved and adapted continually to meet or exceed national standards and evolving local customer needs

What we are striving to become Our Vision

San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital will be viewed as a progressive innovative model community healthcare system and will be recognized for excellence in patient care and responsiveness to customer needs

What we believe in Our Values

The core values of San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital are the guiding principles for all we do shaping our interactions with those whom we are privileged to serve

Integrity

We always make decisions and act consistently to reflect the highest ethical standards and support an organizational culture based on honesty and trust

Innovation

We always encourage an environment that fosters the development of practical solutions in order to respond to changing regulations and evolving customer needs

Team Work

We always strive to work together in a synergistic manner using open communication to achieve success in all our relationships

Excellence

We always consistently strive to deliver unparalleled service high quality results

All of us at San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital employees physicians board members and volunteers are committed to our core values and work to make them present in our relationships with one another and with those we are privileged to serve Our values continue a tradition of excellence and a dedication to help heal all we touch

History

SAN GORGONIO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HISTORY

In 1944 a group of civicminded Banning and Beaumont citizens met to establish a living memorial to the Veterans who had died during World Wars I and II A letter writing campaign began and in 1947 the mayors from the two cities each appointed five community leaders to form the San Gorgonio Pass Memorial Hospital District Central Committee

The official dedication of the San Gorgonio Pass Memorial Hospital took place on March 4 1951 The 30000 square foot hospital included 34 medical and surgical beds and 10 maternity beds In January just prior to the opening of the hospital a group of 40 women met to formulate plans for an organization dedicated to assist the hospital and the Auxiliary was formed in March 1951

From 1951 to 1981 several expansion projects increased the size of the hospital to 41000 square feet The hospital offered an Intensive Care Unit Emergency Department Laboratory Radiology Nuclear Medicine Physical Therapy Dietary Housekeeping and Purchasing and Maintenance By 1981 there were 62 beds A feasibility study recommended a 72000 square foot hospital was needed to handle the health care needs of the community through 1990 Another expansion began

For the first thirtynine years the independent San Gorgonio Pass Memorial Healthcare District operated the hospital through a fivemember elected District Board In 1990 the hospital operations were assumed by the newly formed San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Corporation a nonprofit public benefits entity The Corporate Board of 13 members including the fivemember District Board was formed The San Gorgonio Memorial Healthcare District remained as the owner of facilities leased to the nonprofit operating corporation Brim Healthcare was hired to manage the hospital in 1990

In 1991 the hospital celebrated its 40th birthday with a rededication to all who have died in wars since WWII The word Pass was dropped from the name and the facility became known as San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital

In 1999 the surgical suites and MedSurg rooms were remodeled complete with new air conditioning units furniture and wall coverings Vision 97 began by expanding the Emergency Department to include two Urgent Care rooms and reconfiguring the registration area The next year 16 medical and surgical beds were relicensed as a Transitional Care Unit The 15000 square foot Womens and Obstetrics Center opened in 2003 with 10 patient beds bringing the total number of beds at SGMH to 77

The Diagnostic Imaging Center underwent a complete remodeling in 2000 New equipment included a digital radiographicFluoroscope system a dual slice spiral CT Scanner bringing stateoftheart equipment to the area

In March 2006 the community overwhelmingly passed a general obligation bond for 108 million that will fund the construction of a new Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit helicopter pad central plant and other services

A 64slice CT including full PACS was installed in January 2008 replacing the 2slice CT was purchased in 2000 The CT is capable of detailed 3D images including cardiac studies The fluoroscope was also replaced just months prior In January 2008 the first phase a new technology system was installed During the year technology was installed throughout the hospital a voicerecognition transcription system in radiology a clinical section for capturing nursing notes immediately into the patients chart a pharmaceutical section reducing medication errors and a billing section for timely and accurate billing By the end of 2009 SGMH will become a digital hospital virtually paperless and filmless with fast and accurate sharing of information across the hospital Patient care and safety have been enhanced as patients who arrive at SGMH will be assured that
The administered medications and tests are the correct ones
Lab results will be immediately and electronically entered into the correct chart
Physicians will have remote access to patients charts from anywhere outside enabling them to view test results read nurses notes and see consultants reports

Phase Zero a helicopter pad opened with its first patient being careflighted out on February 29 2008 Construction on the cooling towers oxygen farm and installation of underground utilities began in May 2008 and was completed in March 2009 Construction on the hospitals central plant began in late spring 2009 This building will house the generators boilers chillers and Information Technology for the hospital Emergency fuel and water will be stored adjacent to this building The permit for the Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit should be received toward the end of 2009 with construction beginning in winter 2010

San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital continues to expand and diversify its services to better meet the needs of its communities in the everchanging healthcare environment SGMH is well equipped to continue to serve a very diverse population ranging from those giving birth to the frail elderly Its staff members provide health care for each patient addressing and answering patients needs individually as valued members of the community SGMH ensures the local availability of quality primary community healthcare