Breckinridge Memorial Hospital

Name :

Breckinridge Memorial Hospital

Address  :

1011 Old Highway 60

Town  :

Hardinsburg

State  :

Kentucky

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

40143

Phone  :

270 756 7000

Fax  :

270 756 6510

Web URL  :


Description

Our Mission
Our explicit purpose is to continually reduce the burden of illness injury and disability and to improve the health and functioning of the people of our communities

OUR VISION

We have arrived at a state of being having raised the quality of care to unprecedented levels Our health care service product is safe effective patientcentered timely efficient and equitable

Safe We avoid injuries to patients from the care that is intended to help them

Effective We provide services based on scientific knowledge to all who could benefit and refrain from providing services to those not likely to benefit

PatientCentered We provide care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient preferences needs and values and ensure that patient values guide all clinical decisions

Timely We reduce waits and sometimes harmful delays for both those who receive and those who give care

Efficient We avoid waste including waste of equipment supplies ideas and energy

Equitable We provide care that does not vary in quality because of personal characteristics such as gender ethnicity geographic location and socioeconomic status


VALUES

Respect for every individual

Delivery of quality service

Constant pursuit of excellence

Commitment to integrity


COMPANY PROFILE

In 2002 Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Inc became Breckinridge Health Inc in order to encompass all of our subsidiaries Breckinridge Health Inc includes Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Breckinridge Memorial Home Health Breckinridge Memorial Nursing Facility the Cloverport Health Clinic Dr Ben Smith and Dr Shannon Elliott at the Family Care Center and our Outpatient Clinic Building located behind the hospital

Breckinridge Health is accredited by Joint Commission for Healthcare organizations Certified for Medicare and Medicaid Licensed by the Kentucky Division of Licensing and Regulation

Breckinridge Health is also a member of the following organizations

American Hospital Association

Kentucky Hospital Association

Kentucky Home Health Association

Kentucky Association of NotforProfit Homes and Services for the Aging
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