Harper County Comm Hospital

Details

Name :

Harper County Comm Hospital

Address  :

Highway 64 North
PO Box 60

Town  :

Buffalo

State  :

Oklahoma

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

73834

Phone  :

580 735 2555

Fax  :

580 735 2342

Web URL  :


Description

Welcome to Harper County Community Hospital a 25 bed Critical Access Hospital serving the residents of Harper County Oklahoma and the surrounding areas

Our staff is dedicated to your care and our commitment is to make your stay in the hospital as pleasant as possible Please explore the website in order to discover more about the hospital our community and the wide variety of services that are available at one of Northwest Oklahomas finest medical facilities

Harper County Community Hospital is a Medicare certified provider licensed by the Oklahoma State Department of Health with CLIA certified Laboratory services The hospital is also a proud member of the Oklahoma Hospital Association and the American Hospital Association

Mission Statement
Harper County Community Hospital is an acutecare county hospital whose mission is to provide all of Harper County portions of Woodward County and parts of Southwest Kansas with the most advanced appropriate primary and limited secondary health care at the lowest possible competitive cost

Service
We believe that healthcare is more than just a business Our success will come from our honest desire to serve and our ability to meet the needs of the individuals who rely upon us for our healthcare services

Respect
We believe that each person is unique and we will treat people as individuals with respect for their dignity and to ensure their rights to simple thoughtfulness and courtesy

Performance
We believe in quality healthcare provided by competent and caring persons and we will demand the highest possible performance from all employees and others who work within the hospital

Judgment
We believe in the prudent commitment of our limited resources and promote sound financial management and fiscal viability for the organization Further we believe that essential healthcare should be available to the extent possible to all persons within the region we serve regardless of ability to pay

Competition
We recognize that the healthcare industry is becoming increasingly more competitive We will aggressively compete with other hospitals and healthcare providers in our region to provide efficient effective highquality healthcare services and programs at a fair price for individuals in the region we serve

Fairness
We believe in maintaining within the organization an environment of trust and fairness and we will be trusting and scrupulously fair in all dealings with our patients employees and others with whom we work


History

History
Harper County Community Hospital was established in 1963 as a result of the combined efforts of Dr Frank Hudson and a group of highly committed investors

The initial hospital consisted of 8 rooms Later the south wing addition was constructed with the result still visible in the facility In 1978 the ER dietary laboratory wing was constructed and is still in use today
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