Punxsutawney Area Hospital Inc

VALUED AS HIGHEST QUALITY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN THE REGION AND PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, COMMITTED TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVING SERVICES WHILE CONTAINING COST.

PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA HOSPITAL PROVIDES ACUTE CARE INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT HEALTH CARE TO PATIENTS IN A THREE COUNTY AREA. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED; THERE WERE 1,181 ADMISSIONS TO THE ACUTE CARE SETTING THAT GENERATED 4,198 PATIENT DAYS. THE HOSPITAL ALSO PROVIDED 74,935 OUTPATIENT VISITS TO PATIENTS. ALSO, THE HOSPITAL PROVIDED OVER $508,000 OF CHARITY CARE FOR 1,400 CUSTOMER ENCOUNTERS WHERE THE PATIENT DID NOT HAVE THE MEANS TO PAY FOR SERVICES RENDERED. NO PATIENTS WERE TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF INSURANCE. SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE CARDIOPULMONARY, CLINICAL NUTRITION, COUNSELING, EMERGENCY, INTENSIVE CARE, SURGICAL, PHARMACY, RADIOLOGY, REHABILITATION, AND SHORT PROCEDURE.

PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA HOSPITAL PROVIDES HOME HEALTH CARE TO PATIENTS IN A THREE COUNTY AREA. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED THERE WERE 19,416 HOME HEALTH VISITS PROVIDED. NO PATIENTS WERE TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF INSURANCE. THE HOME HEALTH CARE STAFF IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL HOME HEALTH CARE TO THE PATIENTS THEY SERVE. THE STAFF WORKS WITH EACH PATIENT'S PHYSICIAN TO DEVELOP A DETAILED PLAN OF CARE PERSONALIZED TO THE PATIENT AND FAMILY. PROFESSIONAL NURSES NOT ONLY PROVIDE DIRECT PATIENT CARE, BUT ALSO PROVIDE COUNSELING/EDUCATION IN MEDICATIONS, NUTRITION, AND SPECIFIC DISEASES.SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.THE CARE IF THE PROVISION OF SKILLED SERVICES NEEDED BY THE PATIENT ON A DAILY BASIS, ORDERED BY A PHYSICIAN, REQUIRING CARE FURNISHED DIRECTLY BY OR UNDER SUPERVISION OF TECHNICAL OR PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL, NOT LIMITED TO REGISTERED NURSES, LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES, SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS, PHYSICAL THERAPISTS, AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS. THE CARE INCLUDES SKILLED NURSING, SKILLED REHABILITATION, OR RESTORATIVE CARE THAT BECAUSE OF SPECIAL MEDICAL CONDITIONS REQUIRED THAT THE CARE BE MONITORED BY OR UNDER THE DIRECT OBSERVATION AND ASSESSMENT OF SKILLED NURSING OR REHABILITATION PERSONNEL.

PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA HOSPITAL PROVIDES SKILLED NURSING SERVICES TO PATIENTS IN A THREE COUNTY AREA. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED THERE WERE 150 ADMISSIONS INTO THE LONG-TERM CARE UNIT WHICH GENERATED 2,027 PATIENT DAYS. NO PATIENTS WERE TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF INSURANCE. THE SERVICE PROVIDES SUPERVISED NURSING CARE, MEDICAL, AND OTHER HEALTH SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS NOT IN NEED OF ACUTE INPATIENT HOSPITALIZATION, BUT WHOSE NEEDS CAN ONLY BE MET IN A SKILLED CARE FACILITY ON AN INPATIENT BASIS BECAUSE OF AGE, ILLNESS, DISEASE, INJURY, CONVALESCENCE, OR PHYSICAL OR MENTAL INFIRMITY. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.PROGRAM ACHIEVEMENTS:SPECIALTY NURSING PROGRAMS INCLUDE: MATERNAL/CHILD CARE, IV THERAPY ANDENTEROSTOMAL CARE. IN ADDITION TO PROFESSIONAL NURSING SERVICES, THE AGENCY PROVIDES REHABILITATIVE SERVICES INCLUDING PHYSICAL, SPEECH, AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIES.