Sibley Medical Center

Description

Welcome to the Sibley Medical Center
I am delighted we are able to offer you the healthcare consumer valuable and useful information that is virtually at your fingertips

The physicians and staff at Sibley Medical Center are dedicated to a sole purpose and that is you As you will see in exploring this site we are committed to our mission of making a positive difference in the lives of those we serve and supporting healthier communities and lifestyles within Sibley County

Technology continues to grow at a rapid pace and Sibley Medical Center is proud of the advancements we have made in this area The Internet is no different Our staff has put in long and dedicated hours to provide you with a site that includes information not only about our services but healthcare in general Please take a moment to browse through the various components of our site If its a physician you are looking for we have a complete listing of all the physicians on our medical staff as well as their credentials You can also find detailed information on our services hospital news and events educational opportunities and foundation and auxiliary news And this is only the beginning New segments will be added to our site in the future to make it an even more useful tool

We hope you will come to rely on our site as an important healthcare resource And if you dont find the answer online please dont hesitate to call us At Sibley Medical Center we are blessed with extremely competent and caring individuals who are committed to meeting your healthcare needs

Our Mission
Sibley Medical Center is dedicated to providing healthcare services of outstanding quality caring for our patients with respect and compassion and improving the health of the individuals we serve

Our Vision
We aspire to a future defined by six pillars of excellence

Quality amp Patient Safety quotTo meet the highest standards of clinical
excellence and patient safetyquot

Employee Satisfaction quotTo be the emplorer of choice for an engaged and
qualified workforce as we demonstrate compassion amp respect for one
anotherquot

OrganizationService Growth quotTo create public awareness of our high
quality services as we develop additional services to meet the needs of each
community we servequot

Charitable Mission quotTo minimize barriers in accessing healthcare
servicesquot

Financial Performance quotTo assure the financial stability of our
organizationquot

Customer Satisfaction quotTo provide an outstanding experience for our
customersquot

History

Our History
March 1945 City Council Special meeting to discuss idea of building a
hospital

October 1945 Herman C Noack donates the 1500 to purchase the 10 acres
from a reluctant Louis Hillemann on which the hospital is to be built

January 1948 Hospital opens with Mrs Nora Evans as Administrator Total
cost of construction is 126000

March 1948 First hospital board appointed The first board consisted of
Herman Noack AW Luff Louis Kill Herman Kamps and John Luff

September 1957 Arlington Hospital Auxiliary is organized

July 1964 Dr John Vener joins the staff at the Arlington Clinic

October 1967 600000 hospital remodeling bond issue approved 477102 by
Arlington voters

December 1969 Hospital addition is completed

January 1971 Dr Dean Bergersen joins the staff at the Arlington Clinic

January 1977 Management contract signed with Immanuel St Josephs
Hospital The Mankato hospital will supply an administrator but decisions
about the hospital will be made locally

June 1977 Hospital becomes charter member of Corresponding Health Care
Associates which later becomes InterCare the first regional hospital
system of Voluntary Hospitals of America VHA

VHA is now the larges voluntary hospital system in the United States

August 1977 Remote cardiac monitoring system installed at hospital
Hospital is first remote cardiac monitoring site in Minnesota

February 1979 Arlington Hospital is one of the first small rural hospitals
to purchase a fetal heart monitor

May 1983 Hospital Foundation Board is organized

July 1984 Hospital receives accreditation from the Joint Commission on
Accreditation of Hospitals Arlington Hospital is the only hospital located
in Sibley LeSueur and Nicollet counties that is accredited by the Joint
Commission

September 1985 Emergency helicopter service is now available in Arlington

April 1986 Hospice program started at hospital

March 1987 Major remodeling project including the relocation of the
physical therapy department is completed

June 1987 Hospital offers health information and physician referral
service called Medformation in conjunction with AbbottNorthwestern Hospital

1987 Hospital becomes accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation
of Health Care Organizations

March 1994 An Adult Day Health Center program begins to provide services

July 1991 Last planned birth at Arlington Hospital

June 1994 Barb Clemens joins our staff

June 1994 Hospital establishes a cancer lending library which is always
open for public use

1994 Hospital purchases mammography equipment

1994 Hospital begins a Home Health Care program

1996 Hospital downsized from 32 beds to 20 beds

1996 Arlington Municipal Hospital receives notification that the Rural
Utilities Services grant application is approved in the amount of 203000
for Telemedicine AMH was on of 29 applicants selected nationally

1997 Hospital Board approves a managementconsulting contract with the
Allina Health System

1998 Hospital became operating contractor for Trailblazer Community
Transit a county wide public transportation system

1999 Hospital becomes a Critical Access Hospital

August 2000 Arlington Municipal Hospital and Arlington Gaylord and
Winthrop clinics integrate The clinics are the first to carry our new name
and become Sibley Medical Clinics

September 2000 Dr Scheid joins our staff

January 2001 Arlington Municipal Hospital becomes Sibley Medical Center

May 2001 Project Healthcare Building Our Future kicks off

October 2001 Arlington voters overwhelmingly 449 53 support hospital
renovation project

May 2002 Groundbreaking ceremony for renovation project

October 2002 New ER is completed

March 2003 The renovated Sibley Medical Center amp Clinic open

April 2003 SMCampC Foundation funded expansion and renovation of hospital
nurses station is completed

June 2003 Sibley Medical Center amp Clinic has Open House to show off the
newly renovated and expanded facility over 600 residents attended

July 2003 Dr Chekerdjiev joins our staff

November 2003 Plans are set in motion to build a new clinic in Gaylord

July 2004 Laura Madson PAC joins our staff

July 2004 Received 94000 grant through Rural Hospital Capital
Improvement which was used to purchase a new Ultra Sound machine

September 2004 Ground breaking ceremony held for new Gaylord Clinic

November 2004 Sibley Medical Center amp Clinics Home Health Care receives
Home Health Quality Achievement Award for superior performance from Stratis
Health

March 2005 New Gaylord Clinic opens

March 2005 Sibley Medical Center amp Clinics Board approves lease agreement
and renovation plans for a clinic in Henderson

July 2005 Amy Anderson PAC joins our staff

August 2005 Dr Surjit Reddy Moolamalla joins our staff

September 2005 New Henderson Clinic opens