Garden County Hospital

Details

Name :

Garden County Hospital

Address  :

1100 West Second Street

Town  :

Oshkosh

State  :

Nebraska

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

69154

Phone  :

308 772 3283

Fax  :

308 772 0143

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Cardiology
  • Obestetrician/Gynecologist
  • Ophthalmology
  • Otolaryngologist
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Podiatry
  • Pulmonology
  • Urology
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 40

Other Facilities

  • Pathology

Description

Our Mission is to live by the Golden Rule to care for you as we would like to be cared for

Our Vision is to meet the challenging future of healthcare without losing sight of our mission


History

Garden County Health Services began as Oshkosh Community Hospital in September of 1935 by a woman named Mrs Grace Briney At that time the concept of a hospital was unique Mrs Briney wrote a letter to the communitys physician Dr Roy Peterson in September 1935 saying that the idea was new and that she hoped it would be a paying venture The hospital at that time accommodated 10 patients and 3 babies She began this adventure with a staff of two The two nurses worked 12 hour shifts alternating each week between days and nights To give every other weekend off the on duty nurse would work 43 hours Oshkosh owes a great deal to Mrs Briney who through her hard work and dedication started our hospital The hospital was purchased by the Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce in 1946 With a bond issue a brand new countyowned facility was built and Garden County Hospital and Nursing Home became a reality in 1968 Due to the increased services offered Garden County Health Services came into being in 1996

Garden County Health Services is a nonprofit facility consisting of a 10 bed Critical Access Hospital Garden County Rural Health Clinic Garden County Specialty Clinic Garden County Nursing Home a 40 bed Long Term Care Unit the Riverview Assisted Living with 23 apartments
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