Jay County Hospital

Name :

Jay County Hospital

Address  :

500 West Votaw Street

Town  :

Portland

State  :

Indiana

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

47371

Phone  :

260 726 7131

Web URL  :


Description

Who We Are
Welcome from R Joe Johnston CEO

We are excited to have you here with us and know you will find the information within this website to be current easytofind and helpful The Jay County Hospital has been a part of the Portland and surrounding communities since 1906 with a longstanding track record for quality care from our physicians employees and volunteers It is my privilege to serve you along with our entire staff

Our Mission
Jay County Hospital is your progressive comprehensive trusted health care leader dedicated to improving the health of all we serve providing excellent compassionate and cost effective care

Jay County Hospital is a critical access hospital and provides comprehensive care from diagnosis to recovery in the full range of emergency medical and surgical subspecialties

Jay County Hospital Board
Our Jay County Hospital Board members work hard to ensure that our community receives the highest quality health care available
Sharon Hammers
Bill Hinkle
Debbie Kummer
David Littler
Roger Locker
Patrick Miller
John Nill
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