Organization: PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA HOSPITAL INC
Mission: VALUED AS HIGHEST QUALITY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN THE REGION AND YOUR PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, COMMITTED TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVING SERVICES WHILE CONTAINING COST.
Activities: PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA HOSPITAL PROVIDES ACUTE CARE INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT HEALTH CARE TO PATIENTS IN A THREE COUNTY AREA. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED; THERE WERE 1,090 ADMISSIONS TO THE ACUTE CARE SETTING THAT GENERATED 3,433 PATIENT DAYS. THE HOSPITAL ALSO PROVIDED 68,708 OUTPATIENT VISITS TO PATIENTS. ALSO, THE HOSPITAL PROVIDED OVER $583,000 OF CHARITY CARE FOR 1,891 CUSTOMER ENCOUNTERS WHERE THE PATIENT DID NOT HAVE THE MEANS TO PAY FOR SERVICES RENDERED. NO PATIENTS WERE TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF INSURANCE. SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE CARDIOPULMONARY, CLINICAL NUTRITION, COUNSELING, EMERGENCY, INTENSIVE CARE, SURGICAL, PHARMACY, RADIOLOGY, REHABILITATION, AND SHORT PROCEDURE.
PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA HOSPITAL PROVIDES HOME HEALTH CARE TO PATIENTS IN A THREE COUNTY AREA. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED THERE WERE 16,445 HOME HEALTH VISITS PROVIDED. NO PATIENTS WERE TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF INSURANCE. THE HOME HEALTH CARE STAFF IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL HOME HEALTH CARE TO THE PATIENTS THEY SERVE. THE STAFF WORKS WITH EACH PATIENT'S PHYSICIAN TO DEVELOP A DETAILED PLAN OF CARE PERSONALIZED TO THE PATIENT AND FAMILY. PROFESSIONAL NURSES NOT ONLY PROVIDE DIRECT PATIENT CARE, BUT ALSO PROVIDE COUNSELING/EDUCATION IN MEDICATIONS, NUTRITION, AND SPECIFIC DISEASES. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA HOSPITAL PROVIDES SKILLED NURSING SERVICES TO PATIENTS IN A THREE COUNTY AREA. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED THERE WERE 149 ADMISSIONS INTO THE LONG-TERM CARE UNIT WHICH GENERATED 2,261 PATIENT DAYS. NO PATIENTS WERE TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF INSURANCE. THE SERVICE PROVIDES SUPERVISED NURSING CARE, MEDICAL, AND OTHER HEALTH SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS NOT IN NEED OF ACUTE INPATIENT HOSPITALIZATION, BUT WHOSE NEEDS CAN ONLY BE MET IN A SKILLED CARE FACILITY ON AN INPATIENT BASIS BECAUSE OF AGE, ILLNESS, DISEASE, INJURY, CONVALESCENCE, OR PHYSICAL OR MENTAL INFIRMITY. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
NTEE category: Health Care
Secondary category: Hospitals