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Description

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Since 1922 UH Conneaut Medical Center formerly known as Brown Memorial Hospital has served residents in Ohios Ashtabula County and western Erie County in Pennsylvania It is a 25bed

Our Mission Why we are here

To Heal To Teach To Discover

Core Values What we believe in

Excellence We have a continuous thirst for excellence and are always
seeking ways to improve the health of those who count on us

Diversity We embrace diversity in people thought experiences and
perspectives

Integrity We have a shared commitment to do what is right

Compassion We have genuine concern for those in our community and treat
them with respect and empathy

Teamwork We work collaboratively as an integrated team to improve patient
care and performance

Our Vision Where we are going we will lead our industry in developing and delivering the next generation of consumerdriven health care

Superior Quality We will pursue breakthrough medical advancements and
practices to deliver superior clinical outcomes

Personalized Experience Our care will focus on our patients as individuals
We will provide every patient an experience customized to their medical
emotional social and spiritual needs

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History

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The Brown Family Mansion
Brown mansion 1919
The first hospital was established in 1896 by Dr Cole and was located in part of his home at 313 Main St It closed in 1920 after his death The second hospital was General Hospital located on Harbor Street which opened in1898 It included a nursing school however it closed in 1904 because of emerging regulations Grace Hospital was founded in 1903 by nurses Susie Simmond and Ann Arthur The medical staff was headed by Dr Upson It opened with five patient rooms on the second floor of the building located at the corner of Main and Washington Streets Once the decision was made to open a new hospital it took the ladies one month to make repairs to the rooms and find furnishings which were mostly donated used items from the community Linens were purchased from Peltons Grace Hospital moved to a house at the comer of Harbor and 15th Streets in 1905 It remained open until 1922 when their equipment was donated to Brown Memorial Hospital

The hospital was named for the John and Arethusa Hosford Brown Family John had move to Conneaut from Vermont in 1819 The hospital is located on land that John purchased in 1822 At that time it consisted of 120 acres and became a working farm The family mansion was donated for use as a hospital in 1919 after the death of George Morton Brown G Morton was shot during a robbery in the home and died a few days later

Community Support
Brown mansion 1922 renovations
On November 25 1919 the community held a quotHelp the Hospitalquot day and raised 40000 to make the necessary changes to the building The front porch was enclosed and a second story was added above the porch An emergency room and surgery rooms were in the addition added to the back of the building The farm buildings were maintained and in deed until the early 1960s hospital staff and volunteers continued to raise and preserve food for the hospital The milk house was eventually converted to a home for the nurses and renamed quotThe Chateauquot The Tower House replaced this building in 1940 Money for the building was donated by Dr Tower and it is located at the west end of the current building It has been used as office space but is currently used only for storage

Patient Comfort
The next major change was in 1949 when construction started on the east west wing At that time the first floor provided private and double patient rooms as well as four bed wards for medicalsurgical patients Two operating rooms were located at the east end of the hall The obstetrics department was located on the second floor of the new wing The second floor of the Brown home continued to serve as patient rooms while the first floor was converted to offices In 1959 a solarium was added to the west end of the new wing This provided a place for patients to watch TV read a book or just enjoy the company of other patients or visitors At the same time a tunnel was constructed under the solarium to connect the east west wing with the Tower House The tunnel also housed the laundry department The solarium has been remodeled and since 1980 serves as the Board Room The focal point of the Board Room was a mural that depicts the history of both the hospital and Conneaut This was removed and saved for future use when the room was again remodeled in 2006 While it still serves as a Board Room it now also serves as a multi media room for doctors and other hospital administrators to observe surgery being done in the OR Suite

The Ohio Bone amp Joint Institute
1968 Addition
Monies donated by Edward and Dorothy Malek were used to construct the Malek Wing in 1966 The first floor of the wing housed a new emergency department radiology department laundry and housekeeping facilities a meeting room and boiler room The second floor was used for medicalsurgical patients who were progressing in their treatment and required less nursing care It boasted a new solarium where patients could eat together or read books from the library provided In 1991 the second floor of the Malek Wing became the home of quotPrecious Beginningsquot Maternity Unit The OB unit was closed in Dec 2004 when OB services were discontinued due to compliance with state regulations and patient safety issues In March of 2005 the former OB unit was reopened as the quotOhio Bone and Joint Institutequot under the directorship of Dr William Seeds This unit offers stateoftheart joint replacements and other orthopedic services

Stateoftheart Surgical Facility
The Astatic Annex was opened in 1970 This is located at the east end of the building and provided a much needed Intensive Care Unit as well as an expanded surgical suite The first floor of the addition houses the employee cafeteria and expanded kitchen The cafeacute was completely remodeled in 2007

Ground breaking began in 1977 for the addition that currently houses the Laboratory and Emergency Department which was remodeled in 2002 on the ground floor The Special Procedures Unit is located on the second floor SPU staff provides care for patients having same day surgery and a variety of diagnostic tests Our MedicalSurgical Unit is located on the third floor of this building The original Brown mansion was razed during the addition to meet State fire safety codes A new front entrance was constructed The original patient rooms on the first floor of the east west wing were converted to offices and the second floor now houses Physical Therapy Community Outreach and Coding offices and an Education Room

In 1983 the hospital acquired the Dorothy Malek Annex on Parrish Rd Dorothy and Ed Malek were two of the generous benefactors of the hospital The building is now owned by the Conneaut Community Foundation