Sheridan Memorial Hospital

Details

Name :

Sheridan Memorial Hospital

Address  :

440 West Laurel Avenue

Town  :

Plentywood

State  :

Montana

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

59254

Phone  :

406 765 3700

Fax  :

406 765 3800

Web URL  :


Description

MISSION STATEMENT
Providing quality care to improve the health and well being of the people and community we serve

VISION
Committed to the future healthcare needs of our community We endeavor to be a leader and innovator in providing reliable compassionate comprehensive high quality cost effective healthcare services

VALUES
In pursuit of our mission we believe the following values are essential
Concern for the well being and needs of people in our community

Communication between the facility staff physicians and community

Professionalism in dealing with the public and each other

Respect for individual dignity including privacy

Appreciation for the support of our community

Charity where needed

Collaboration with and through our employees and physicians

Satisfaction from serving others

Integrity to ensure the trust of our community our staff and our
physicians


History

Serving the medical needs of our region requires many dedicated professionals The staff of Sheridan Memorial includes one general practitioner three family nurse practitioners one PA a contracted radiologist four radiology techs four clinical laboratory scientists physical occupational and speech therapists a registered dietitian and 15 plus nurses both RN and LPN The hospital has both major and minor surgical capabilities

Sheridan Memorial Hospital Associaiton was established in March of 1922 A new hospital was built in 1953 with an addition constructed in 1964 bringing the total bed capacity to 32 Four years later in 1968 the structure was again expanded but this time the 27 additional beds were designated for longterm care The 1968 building project also included a new kitchen and dining area In 1979 the east wing of the nursing home was built bringing the total number of beds available to 89 A new emergency room was completed in 1984 Over the years a number of hospital beds were converted for use as longterm care beds As of January 1 1990 our bed complement was 23 hospital beds including ICU and Post Postpartum and 66 long term care beds The everincreasing demand for longterm care beds instituted another building project in July of 1990 Upon completion of this project in the spring of 1992 our bed compliment changed to 19 hospital beds 2 ICU and 2 Postpartum beds included and 77 long term care beds

In 2007 Sheridan Memorial expanded their outpatient services by converting the old basement storage area into a Rehab suite including a hydrotherapy pool 3 therapy rooms and a kitchen prep area for Occupational Therapy This expanded area also hosts the Durable Medical Equipment and Home Oxygen Sales and Service department which was acquired in January of 2007 as well as the Home Health and Hospice department

In November of 2008 Sheridan Memorial reopened their small clinic to accommodate a need in our community It first began as an Urgent Care Clinic run only in the afternoon The Clinic patient base quickly grew as did the hours In December 2010 Sheridan Memorial Clinic received their Rural Health Clinic designation and later expanded its hours from 900 to 430 Monday through Friday
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