Bath County Community Hospital

BATH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ACCEPTS PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF OUR AREA BY PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE, AND AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE TO OUR REGION.

BATH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OPERATES A 25-BED CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL, TWENTY-FOUR-HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICES, PRIMARY CARE, AND A SELECT RANGE OF DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, AND SPECIALTY CLINICS. IN ADDITION, BATH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL HOLDS VARIOUS EVENTS, FREE OF CHARGE, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT BENEFIT THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF THE COMMUNITY. IN 2021, BATH COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (BCCH) HAD TOTAL ADMISSIONS OF 279 WITH TOTAL INPATIENT DAYS OF 1,730, WHICH INCLUDES SWING BEDS. BCCH ALSO HAD 2,549 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS, 13,444 HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT VISITS. OUTPATIENT CLINIC VISITS TOTALED 19,077, OF WHICH, 4,699 WERE IN HOT SPRINGS, 11,309 IN COVINGTON, 1,261 IN MILLBORO, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES WHICH INCLUDED 1,808 CLINIC VISITS. BCCH SERVED A TOTAL OF 91 PATIENTS THROUGH ITS CHARITY CARE/FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, 64 THROUGH THE HOSPITAL AND 27 THROUGH THE CLINICS.BATH COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (BCCH) PROVIDES FREE HEALTH CARE SERVICES THROUGH CLINICS, HEALTH FAIRS, AND OTHER ORGANIZED EVENTS. BENEFITS INCLUDE HEALTH EDUCATION ON DIABETES, PULMONARY AND RESPIRATORY ENCOUNTERS, AND BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS. BCCH PARTNERS WITH THE LARGEST EMPLOYER IN THE AREA TO PROVIDE A FREE ANNUAL COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR THAT PROVIDES FLU AND COVID-19 VACCINATIONS, CHOLESTEROL & BLOOD SUGAR PANELS, AND PROSTATE TESTS. EDUCATIONAL HANDOUTS AND ON-SITE BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS ARE PROVIDED BY THE HOSPITAL STAFF'S PARTICIPATION IN ORGANIZED ACTIVITIES COMMUNITY WIDE. EXAMPLES INCLUDE FREE SPORTS PHYSICALS IN AREA HIGH SCHOOLS, FOOD BANK DISTRIBUTION IN ALLEGHANY AND BATH COUNTIES, AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT'S ANNUAL "NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME." BCCH PARTNERS WITH, COLLABORATES WITH, AND SUPPORTS THOSE ORGANIZATIONS THAT SHARE THE SAME MISSION OF IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF THE COMMUNITY. BCCH PARTNERS AND SUPPORTS MANY COMMUNITY AGENCIES IN A JOINT MISSION TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELLNESS, PARTICULARLY THOSE NEEDS THAT SURFACED THROUGH THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA). SOME ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE BATH, HIGHLAND, ALLEGHANY/COVINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS; LAW ENFORCEMENT, SAFEHOME SYSTEMS, INC.; UNITE VA; COMMUNITY ACTION FOR POSITIVE PREVENTION (CAPP); LIVE WELL ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS; ROCKBRIDGE AREA COMMUNITY SERVICES (RACS); VALLEY PROGRAM FOR AGING SERVICES (VPAS); VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REGIONAL DISTRICTS TO INCLUDE CENTRAL SHENANDOAH, AND ROANOKE ALLEGHANY; AUGUSTA HEALTH'S EVERY WOMAN'S HEALTH (EWH); AND NEWLY FORMED COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR ROCKBRIDGE, BATH, AND ALLEGHANY.