Rome Memorial Hospital

Name :

Rome Memorial Hospital

Address  :

1500 North James Street

Town  :

Rome

State  :

New York

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

13440

Phone  :

315 338 7000

Fax  :

315 338 7695

Web URL  :

Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 212

Other Facilities

  • X-Ray
  • CT/MRI

Description

Mission Vision Values
Mission Statement
We provide quality healthcare with compassion

Vision Statement
Exceptional people delivering exceptional care for a healthier community

Values Statement
We commit to accountability respect integrity innovation and excellence always


History

History
For more than a century Romes hospital has served the historic Central New York community at the foothills of the Adirondacks What began as a small quotcottagequot hospital serving 19 patients in 1884 its first year of operation has evolved into the busy Rome Memorial Hospital it is today We care for about 6000 patients a year in our 129 acute care beds and are home to 80 residents in our skilled nursing facility In a years time the communitys residents make more than 100000 visits to our outpatient facilities for diagnostic testing and treatment

Our roots date back to 1883 when the Bureau of Employment and Relief petitioned the City of Rome to establish a Cottage Hospital to care for the sick and injured Dr Thomas M Flandrau and his wife Clarissa Foote Flandrau are credited as being the cofounders because of their efforts to arouse public sentiment following a railroad accident The victims were cared for at the Flandrausacute private residence because there was no other place Their efforts were a success and on April 3 1884 the Cottage Hospital on Ridge Street admitted its first patient
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