Lewis & Clark Specialty Hospital

Details

Name :

Lewis & Clark Specialty Hospital

Address  :

2601 Fox Run Parkway

Town  :

Yankton

State  :

South Dakota

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

57078

Phone  :

605 665 5100

Fax  :

605 665 5200

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • ENT
  • General Surgeon
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics
  • Podiatry
  • Urology

Description

About Us
Lewis amp Clark Specialty Hospital is a surgical specialty hospital located in Yankton South Dakota Our facility is one of nearly hundreds of its kind emerging in the United States The growth of specialty hospitals has arisen from the demand of patients and their physicians for a different style of surgical care focusing on efficiency costeffectiveness safety and comfort

Lewis amp Clark Specialty Hospital offers a high quality of care in specialized areas of treatment The medical staff is committed to maintaining the highest levels of patient care and comfort while striving to improve healthcare standards Our physicians are skilled experts devoted to their fields of practice and each registered nurse at our facility is an extensively trained professional certified in ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support and PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support In addition every employee of Lewis amp Clark Specialty Hospital is certified in CPR CardioPulmonary Resusitation

The staff members of Lewis amp Clark Specialty Hospital pride themselves on maintaining the facilitys cleanliness convenience and comfort Each patient is cared for as though they are a personal friend or family member Patients and families alike benefit from the close personal attention shown by our staff while patients recover in our relaxing familyoriented environment

Complimenting the Yankton healthcare community the mission of Lewis amp Clark Specialty Hospital is to provide quality surgical care in a comfortable and familyoriented environment We pride ourselves on the favorable reputation we have earned within the area medical community Due to our lowcost administrative efficiency we are able to provide our patients with a higher level of personalized care and attention In turn our patients experience a much higher level of overall satisfaction shorter hospital stays lower infection rates and faster recoveries overall
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