Salem Hospital (Oregon)

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Location = Salem, Oregon, USA
Region = Salem
State = Oregon
Country = US
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Emergency = III
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Beds = 454
Founded = 1896
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Salem Hospital is a non-profit, regional medical center located in Salem, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1896, the hospital has 454 beds. Salem Hospital's emergency department is among the busiest in Oregon. A Level III trauma center, the community hospital is the largest employer in Salem and the only hospital in the city.

History

In 1896, Salem General Hospital was incorporated at the Glen Oak Orphanage.Early Hospitals. 1840-1990 Keepsake Edition, p. 31. "Statesman Journal", October 26 1990.] Situated on 10 acres of land donated to the orphanage by the Oregon Children's Aid Society, the hospital opened a school of nursing with the first class graduating in 1899. The original building for Salem General burned in 1920, with a new building completed the following year. Salem General expanded in 1926 and 1953.

In 1916, Frank B. Wedel and wife started the Deaconess Home and Hospital in a former hotel on Winter Street. Started with four nurses, the hospital grew and was expanded in 1920, becoming Deaconess Hospital. The hospital was expanded again in 1924 to 1925, with administration staying in the Wedel family until it was converted into a community hospital and renamed as Salem Memorial Hospital. In 1969, Salem Memorial Hospital and Salem General Hospital merged to create Salem Hospital.

Salem Hospital purchased Valley Community Hospital (now known as West Valley Hospital) in neighboring Dallas in 1999. [Walker, Meg. Salem Hospital to buy Dallas facility. "Statesman Journal", January 29 1999.] In 2001, the hospital finalized plans to expand and replace the 1950s building. [Loew, Tracy. Hospital expansion plan approved. "Statesman Journal", August 1 2001.] As part of this program, a new emergency room was completed in December 2003.Gustafson, Alan. New hospital wing brings relief. "Statesman Journal", December 6 2003.] In 1999, the hospital was downgraded from a Level II to a Level III trauma center by the State of Oregon. Beginning in 2001, the hospital was allowed to treat some Level II patients that would normally be transferred to another hospital under the state's four tier trauma care rating system. [Loew, Tracy. Salem Hospital will handle more emergency patients. "Statesman Journal", January 22 2001.]

In 2003, a new five-story building was added to house infant, child, and pregnancy services.Tom, Susan. Salem Hospital expands staff and floor space. "Statesman Journal", April 29 2003.] In October 2006, construction on a new seven-story, convert|347700|sqft|m2|sing=on building began.Guerrero-Huston. Salem Hospital is making changes inside and out. "Statesman Journal", April 22 2008.] When completed in 2009, the $219 million will replace approximately half of the existing hospital beds and include three skybridges to the other buildings at the hospital campus. [Liao, Ruth. Salem Hospital tops milestone. "Statesman Journal", May 23 2007.]

Salem Hospital received five-star ratings from HealthGrades in 2007 for cholecystectomy, total-hip replacement, back and neck surgery, coronary bypass surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, coronary interventional procedures, treatment of heart attack, and spinal surgery, as well as an award for cardiac and gastrointestinal surgeries. [Kim, Eunice. Company gives Salem Hospital highest marks in 8 categories. "Statesman Journal", December 29 2007.] The hospital’s laboratory became accredited in 2007 by the College of American Pathologists' Laboratory Accreditation Program Accreditation Committee. [Hospital lab earns accreditation. "Statesman Journal", May 9 2007.] In 2008, the hospital added the da Vinci System, a robotic surgery system, with a grant from the Salem Hospital Foundation. [Kim, Eunice. Hands-off approach works well for Salem Hospital. "Statesman Journal", April 11 2008.]

Details

Salem Hospital contains 454 hospital beds and serves an area of 350,000 people. Thirty-five beds are skilled care patient beds while the remaining 419 are acute care beds. Service is provided to a three-county area that includes Marion, Yamhill, and Polk counties.Harvey, Cynthia and Monica Mersinger. Salem Online History: [http://www.salemhistory.net/commerce/salem_hospital.htm Salem Hospital: Current Facts and Services.] Salem Public Library. Retrieved on July 28 2008.] The hospital is Salem’s largest employer with 2,900 employees. Admissions totaled 17,219 as of 2001 with 94,000 emergency or urgent care patients.About Salem Hospital. "Statesman Journal", March 11 2003.] As of 2002, 12,709 surgeries were performed and 3,320 babies delivered at the hospital.

Facilities at the hospital include one of a few psychiatric regional care centers in Oregon.Bloom, Sandra L., et al. "Multiple Opportunities for Creating Sanctuary." "Psychiatric Quarterly", 74.2 (June 2003): 173.] Designed to replace the services of the state hospital system, the Salem facility has a 24-bed unit. [Rose, Michael. Hospital to end psychiatric program. "Statesman Journal", August 2 2007.] The emergency department includes 45 beds, and in 2007 was Oregon's busiest, with an average of 196 patients treated each day. [Nemer, Jerry. [http://www.oregon.gov/OHPPR/RSCH/docs/2007_databank_Jan_Dec.xls Databank 2007.] Oregon Health Policy and Research. Salem Hospital 2007 ER visits "71,851", Providence St. Vincent Medical Center 2007 ER visits "70,836" Retrieved August 3 2008.] Other services include a cancer center, a surgery center, imaging, and a center for sleep disorders.

Management is performed by the board of trustees, a fifteen-member volunteer group. The hospital also operates a rehabilitation center, an urgent care center, an MRI facility, and an outpatient center.

ee also

* Salem Hospital Heliport

References

External links

* [http://www.salemhospital.org/index.php Salem Hospital]