The
Healthcare Services Cluster in Columbus, Indiana Columbus,
located within southeastern Indiana, is a regional economic hub
for healthcare services. Columbus is
home to more than 200 healthcare and related practices and firms
employing over 4,000 employees representing almost $160 million in
annual earnings. It
is also the home of Columbus Regional Hospital which is recognized
as one of the top-rated hospitals in Indiana. The Columbus Regional Hospital Foundation recently commissioned a study conducted by Dr. John Peck of QUANTECH Research Associates to try to quantify the economic impact the hospital has on the community. Overall, the study shows that in 2004, CRH produced $250 million in area income and created 3,209 new jobs in the local area - dollars and jobs that would not otherwise exist locally in the absence of Columbus Regional Hospital. Some
facts and stats:
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The hospital served a total of 191,200 patients in 2005.
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Market Area: Columbus Regional Hospital serves a 10-county market area: Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Johnson, Ripley, Shelby and Scott
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Columbus Regional Hospital is the recipient of the 2007 American Hospital Association (AHA) – McKesson Quest for Quality Prize®, the highest quality honor awarded annually by the hospital industry. Columbus Regional Hospital is the first hospital in Indiana to be awarded the Quest for Quality Prize.
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Accreditations & Recognitions:
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Magnet Nursing Accreditation, first Indiana hospital with designation
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Primary Stroke Center, national designation by JCAHO
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Accredited Chest Pain Center, national accreditation by the Society of Chest Pain Centers
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Best Places to Work in Indiana, #4 among large employers, by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce
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Most Wired Innovator Award, one of three hospitals in the country to receive the 2006 award, from the American Hospital Association
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Two-time national finalist (2003 and 2005) for Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service for our Healthy Communities Initiative from the American Hospital Association
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Fully accredited by the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program
(HFAP).
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Member of VHA, a national network of healthcare organizations
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Other Facts:
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Employees: 1,750
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Medical Staff: 225 physicians in 35 medical specialties:
Allergy/Immunology
Anesthesiology
Cardiology
Dentistry
Dermatology
Ear, Nose, Throat
Emergency Medicine
Family Medicine
Gastroenterology
Infectious Disease
Internal Medicine
Nephrology
Neurology
OB/Gynecology
Occupational Medicine
Oncology (Medical and Radition)
Ophthalmology
Pathology
Pediatrics
Podiatry
Psychiatry
Pulmonary Medicine
Radiology
Rheumatology
Surgery, Bariatric
Surgery, Cardiovascular
Surgery, General
Surgery, Neurological
Surgery, Oral & Maxillofacial
Surgery, Orthopedic
Surgery, Urology
Urology
Women’s Health
Specific Healthcare and and
Social Assistance members include:
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