Mcdowell Arh Hospital

Name :

Mcdowell Arh Hospital

Address  :

Route 122

Town  :

Mcdowel

State  :

Kentucky

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

41647

Phone  :

606 377 3400

Web URL  :


Description

ABOUT US
McDowell ARH Hospital is a 25bed Critical Access Hospital that enjoys a reputation of excellence as a patientoriented and communitycentered hospital

ARHs Mission Vision and Values
Mission
ARHs mission is to improve health and promote the wellbeing of all people in Central Appalachia in partnership with its communities

Vision
To earn the confidence and trust of the diverse communities we serve by offering healthcare excellence delivered with compassion in a timely manner

Values
Compassion integrity respect and trust are the values that guide ARH The system also values the safety of patients and employees while providing excellent facilities and clinical and administrative quality for the residents of Central Appalachia


History

Planned with boldness and imagination the 10 hospitals that made up the United Mine Workers of Americas Miners Memorial Hospital Association MMHA were a striking innovation and introduced new services to the Central Appalachian coalfields in the mid1950s The system soon became a model for similar healthcare organizations across the country The MMHA system was such a rarity that one publication described the newly opened hospital locations as quotthe 10 places where hospital and medical care history will be writtenquot Today the health system now known as Appalachian Regional Healthcare continues its mission in the mountains by offering residents of Eastern Kentucky and Southern West Virginia a local option for the most stateoftheart technology and advanced quality healthcare services

From the day we first opened our doors five decades ago Appalachian Regional Healthcare has been committed to growing and meeting the needs of our communities
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