Yoakum Community Hospital

Name :

Yoakum Community Hospital

Address  :

1200 Carl Ramert Drive

Town  :

Yoakum

State  :

Texas

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

77995

Phone  :

(361) 293-2321

Fax  :

(361) 293-3490

Web URL  :

Available

Description

Comprehensive Healthcare Services Yoakum Community Hospital provides a broad range of inpatient and outpatient healthcare services to meet the evolving health care needs of our community These services include laboratory rehabilitation imaging emergency and urgent care general medicine diabetes education treatment for sleep disorders surgery cardiology and the many specialty physicians who schedule patient appointments at the YCH Outpatient Clinic

Trauma Center The Yoakum Community Hospital team is the only Level IV trauma center in the area We believe this recognition indicates the quality of care

Communities We Serve We have an ongoing commitment to patients in Lavaca County DeWitt County Gonzales County Victoria County including the communities of Yoakum Gonzales Victoria Cuero Shiner Moulton Flatonia Schulenburg Hallettsville and the surrounding communities

Strong Legacy of Healthcare Yoakum Community Hospital has provided healthcare since 1922 The 23bed hospital operates as a notforprofit hospital managed by Community Hospital Corporation of Plano Texas Patients benefit from the latest medical technology along with comprehensive healthcare delivered by highly skilled physicians nurses and professional staff Our dedication to providing comprehensive healthcare services with compassion dignity and respect demonstrates our standard of quality healthcare and superior service to our community

History

BUILDING A LEGACY
The history of Yoakum Community Hospital began in 1922 when the people of Yoakum TX decided that the community needed a hospital With that goal and a donation of land and cash by the late John Huth construction began Initially the City of Yoakum owned the hospital and it was operated by lay people After only a short period of time the economy began to decline The hospital also began to decline and was no longer able to support itself With little income it became a detriment to the City

Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament of Victoria
Mr C C Crutchfield the Yoakum City Manager at the time decided that the best hope for the future of the hospital was to change its management He and the City Commissioners asked the Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament of Victoria to take over management of the institution which occurred in 1933

Hospital Auxiliary
A short time later the hospital needed new paint and furniture but there was no money These needs inspired the ladies of Yoakum to organize an Auxiliary There were approximately 200 members who paid 100 in annual dues annually The money was used to buy oxygen equipment instruments and various hospital supplies The ladies would visit the hospital two or three times a week to help make sponges cotton balls and all hospital supplies The YCH Auxiliary has been and continues to be a strong part of our hospital since its earliest day

Expanding Hospital Services
In the next decade the hospital grew in stature and reputation adding services and personnel and providing a wonderful service to the community of Yoakum By 1949 the hospital seemed too small to accommodate its increasing patient load and plans for expansion it began

Hospital Expansion
By the 1960s the hospital needed more space more patient rooms and new ancillary facilities and construction was completed during the second expansion in 1966 This included an allnew Xray department emergency room and lab facilities plus modern rooms with the latest in patient care The architects for that project were OrsquoConnell and Probst from Austin the same firm who later prepared the plans for our new hospital

Challenges and Renovation
The 1980s brought additional hardships to hospitals with a major change to the government reimbursement for Medicare patients which constituted a major portion of the business In early 1984 the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament sisters determined that they could no longer own and manage the facility Consultations were held between the Hospital Board the City Council and members of the Medical Staff The group decided to seek another sponsor for the facility This sponsor turned out to be the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word of San Antonio After the transition extensive renovation was carried out to modernize and update the facility

Yoakum Hospital District
In February of 1996 the Yoakum Hospital District assumed responsibility from the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word in order to proceed with building a new facility The community of Yoakum passed a 7 million bond for the construction of a new facility that would have fewer inpatient beds but larger outpatient services

New Hospital
July 1997 marked the completion of the new 53000 square foot stateoftheart facility With the continued support of the community all new patient furnishings were purchased along with new ICU wireless telemetry equipment

Community Hospital Corporation
In September of 1998 the Hospital District officially leased the Hospital to Community Hospital Corporation a notforprofit based in Plano Texas CHC then contracted with the Memorial Hermann Healthcare System to provide management services to the hospital

Critical Access Designation
With changes in the Medicare reimbursement system Yoakum Community Hospital again found itself changing with the times The critical need for rural hospitals to meet the healthcare needs of individuals within their communities was emphasized by a Medicare program increasing the reimbursement for services to rural hospitals that are considered critical for access to healthcare On January 1 2004 Yoakum Community Hospital achieved the designation of a Critical Access Hospital With this designation the hospital began receiving payment for services that are in line with costs to treat the patients

In January 2006 the management of the hospital reverted from Memorial Herman Healthcare system to Community Hospital Corporation now having the management capabilities it did not have as a new corporation in 1998

Additions and Renovations
In 2014 approximately 21000 square feet was added to the hospital for the addition of the Medical Office Building The construction of the MOB marked a major milestone for our hospital and now houses Physical Therapy a therapy pool Yoakum Discount Pharmacy New Horizons Geriatric Counselling Program and our Yoakum Family Practice Clinic

In 2018 two beds were decommissioned with the closure of the Obstetrical Department due to changes in the industry In 2019 the Laboratory and Pharmacy were relocated to make way for our new YCH Wound Healing amp Hyperbaric Center

As healthcare continues to evolve Yoakum Community Hospital continually searches for innovative opportunities to serve our communities As we make our way through this new century Yoakum Community Hospital does indeed have a proud past and a promising future

For more than 95 years Yoakum Community Hospital has served the people of Lavaca Dewitt and Gonzales counties Our vision is to be the recognized source of compassionate quality healthcare for our region