Sharon Regional Health System

Name :

Sharon Regional Health System

Address  :

740 East State Street

Town  :

Sharon

State  :

Pennsylvania

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

16146

Phone  :

724 983 3911

Web URL  :


Description

Sharon Regional is a major resource for the northwest Pennsylvanianortheast Ohio region We are conveniently located on the PennsylvaniaOhio border near Youngstown and Warren Ohio and midway between Cleveland Pittsburgh and Erie

Over the years the facility has grown from an 18bed hospital to Mercer Countys most comprehensive health system consisting of a 241bed hospital with 17 satellite centers and more than 1750 employees

At Sharon Regional were continuing to experience significant growth in medical services along with more and more people choosing Sharon Regional for their care This enables us to remain an independent communityfocused health care system The ability to stay under local control is a tribute to our board of directors leadership along with the dedication of our employees physicians volunteers and students working together to set the standard for health care in the region

While many other hospitals gave up the governance and management of their institutions to large corporate entities in Pittsburgh Sharon Regional has been able to continue local direction and governance by managers and a board of directors who live in the Shenango Valley Their priority is highquality locally accessible medical services for their community employees families friends and themselves

Mission Statement
The mission of Sharon Regional Health System is to provide high quality advanced services to the communities we serve

Vision Statement
Sharon Regional Health System will continue to be the leading health care services provider within the Shenango Valley and surrounding communities This will be accomplished through

Striving to continuously uphold and improve the quality of care

Providing a comprehensive array of services

Operating in a fiscally responsible manner maintaining viability and
independence

Maintaining a qualified staff of employee and physicians

Educating the public on preventative health care and wellness
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