Newton Medical Center, Covington

Description

Mission and Vision
The mission of Newton Medical Center is to benefit our community by providing the highest quality health care services to our patients in the safest most hospitable and fiscally sound manner Our vision is to be regionally renowned for having the best clinical care program in the eastern I20 corridor

I pledge to live the above every conversation every time with everybody to the very best of my abilityand to be open to feedback positive and corrective from any of my peers and colleaguesbeginning today

History

History
1952 The Newton General Hospital Authority was created in February to meet the health care needs of Newton County

1954 Hospital opened on October 18 with a total of 36 beds

1961 An operating room was added and an additional 13 beds bringing the total to 49 beds

1969 Several ancillary departments were added along with 35 more beds Total bed capacity reaches 84

1971 The 6bed Florence Turner Arnold Intensive Care Unit was designated bringing the total to 88 beds

1984 The Intensive Care Unit was renamed the Robert and Florence Arnold Critical Care Unit

1984 A major expansion program was completed that brought the hospital to 90 licensed beds The change resulted in a new entrance facing Highway 278 as well as a new space for several clinical areas and an addition of the third floor to the hospital

1987 A new Outpatient Department was completed

1992 Work was completed on a new Emergency Department Laboratory Department Physical Therapy Department and Respiratory Therapy Department

1993 The expansion and renovation of the BirthCare Center was completed

1997 The new 60000 square feet Medical Office Building named the Physicians Pavilion opened

2000 The Womens Diagnostic Center was established

2002 The 103000 square feet Knox Surgical Center opened This spacious and ultramodern surgical care facility offers general surgery procedures an Endoscopy Lab and pain management services

2004 Newton General Hospital changed its name to Newton Medical Center

2007 Medical amp surgical beds were added bringing the facility to its current 97bed capacity

2009 New WoundCare Center with 2 hyperbaric chambers opens