Weiser Memorial Hospital

Name :

Weiser Memorial Hospital

Address  :

645 East 5th Street

Town  :

Weiser

State  :

Idaho

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

83672

Phone  :

208 549 0370

Fax  :

208 549 4146

Web URL  :


Description

About Weiser Memorial Hospital
Weiser Memorial Hospital is a full service notforprofit community hospital that has been serving the healthcare needs of Washington County and surrounding areas since 1950

In recent years the hospital has grown to include the Surgical and Specialty Clinic that provides access to numerous specialists as well as Family Medical Center a family practice clinic that provides access to local family physicians The hospital is an affiliate of the St Lukes Health System and is governed by a 7member Board of Trustees

Our Emergency Room offers onsite emergency room physicians 24 hours a day

We offer a full spectrum of healthcare services using modern equipment that utilizes the latest in technology


History

Hospital History amp General Facts

Weiser Memorial Hospital WMH is a 25bed taxing district hospital has been serving the health care needs of our region since it was established in 1950 The hospital is a notforprofit community hospital with an elected 7 member Board of Trustees In 1991 a Surgical and Specialty Clinic was added onto the facility In 2000 WMH was awarded designation as a Critical Access Hospital CAH and in In 2008 a stateoftheart sleep study lab was added and the clinic now provides Cardiology Swing Bed Program

Currently Weiser Memorial Hospital offers emergency care acute care services outpatient services obstetrics orthopedic surgery and home health services WMH has a staff of 100 employees 7 physicians practicing in our outpatient clinics 1 staff orthopedic surgeon and 5 local physicians with hospital privileges A Nursing Educator and OB Coordinator have been hired to expand internal staff education and provide community outreach
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