Mercy Medical Center (Roseburg, Oregon) Explained

Mercy Medical Center
Org/Group:Catholic Health Initiatives[1]
Image Alt:Photograph of Mercy Medical Center.
Region:Roseburg
State:Oregon
Country:US
Funding:Non-profit[2]
Type:Community
Emergency:III
Helipad:Yes
Affiliation:Catholic
Beds:174
Founded:1909

Mercy Medical Center is a rural[3] non-profit community hospital located in the city of Roseburg, in the US State of Oregon. Mercy Medical Center has 171 licensed beds on a 90acres campus,[4] and the hospital has a heliport for patients arriving to the emergency department via helicopter. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Mercy Medical Center is the only hospital in Douglas County, Oregon, and has been since 2000.[5] With 1,139 employees, the hospital is the second largest employer in the county, and in Roseburg.[6]

In the most recent year with available data, Mercy Medical Center had 45,870 emergency department visits, 7,180 admissions, 1,679 inpatient surgeries, and 584 outpatient surgeries.[7] Mercy Medical Center uses the electronic health record MEDITECH.[8]

History

The hospital was started by the Sisters of Mercy in 1909.[9] At the time, the hospital contained 25 beds. In the year 2000, Douglas Community Hospital closed its doors, making Mercy Medical Center the only hospital in Douglas County, Oregon.

In 2007, Mercy Medical Center closed its behavioral health unit because of costs.[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mercy Medical Center - Roseburg. Catholic Health Initiatives.
  2. Web site: United States Catholic Conference Mercy Medical Center INC. Pro Publica: Journalism in the Public Interest.
  3. Web site: Oregon's Small and Rural Hospitals. Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131214010904/http://www.oahhs.org/small-rural/oregons-small-and-rural.html. 2013-12-14.
  4. Web site: Fiscal Year 2013 Community Benefit Report. Mercy Medical Center. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053829/http://www.mercyrose.org/pdf/Community_Benefit_Report.pdf. 2013-09-21.
  5. News: Cegavske. Carisa. Douglas County doctors and Mercy Medical Center forge partnership. The News Review. January 16, 2013.
  6. Web site: Douglas County Largest Employers. Umpqua Economic Development Partnership. 2013-06-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054107/http://www.uedpartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/2012-DC-Employers.pdf. 2013-09-21. dead.
  7. Web site: Mercy Medical Center. U.S. News & World Report.
  8. Web site: Congratulations. MEDITECH.
  9. Web site: About Mercy Medical Center. Mercy Medical Center. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130516092551/http://www.mercyrose.org/about.php. 2013-05-16.
  10. News: The Associated Press. Roseburg Hospital to Close Mental Health Unit. 11 December 2013. The Oregonian. September 14, 2007.