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Memorial Hospital is a short-term acute care hospital located in South Bend, Indiana. The hospital was founded in 1894 with three patient beds. Today, the hospital has 526 beds and is a designated Level II trauma center.[1][2] The hospital places a large emphasis on innovation, and is the second-largest employer in the St. Joseph County, Indiana area.[3]
Memorial Hospital was founded in a converted home in 1894 as Epworth Hospital and Training School. The hospital quickly outgrew this residence, and a four-story, 50-bed facility opened in 1901. Epworth Hospital continued to expand, and in 1945 it was renamed Memorial Hospital of South Bend. The hospital currently operates under a parent company, Memorial Health System, Inc., which includes Memorial Hospital, Memorial Health Foundation, Memorial Home Care, and Memorial Medical Group.[1] All of these organizations are certified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, except for Memorial Home Care, which is a for-profit home health organization.
In March 2011, it was announced that Memorial Hospital was partnering with Elkhart General Hospital to merge the two healthcare systems.[4] In 2012, it was announced that the new name of the combined healthcare system will be Beacon Health System.[5]
Memorial Hospital is a designated Level II trauma center.[1][2] Clinical services include inpatient and outpatient surgery, heart and vascular, newborn intensive care, pediatrics, childbirth, children's therapy, cancer, rehabilitation, sleep disorders, sports medicine, radiology, bariatrics, occupational health and clinical research. The hospital also provides patient and family support services, community outreach, and imaging services.[6] In March 2011, Memorial Hospital purchased the inpatient assets of Madison Center, a local mental health facility, adding approximately 90 beds and starting an inpatient psychiatry program for both Adult and Pediatric patients in the new Memorial Epworth Center.[7]
メモリアル病院はイノベーションを非常に重視しています。Journal of Healthcare Managementによると、「…病院は、差別化されたサービスの欠如、営業利益率の低下、人材不足など、他の業界を悩ませているのと同じ競争上の問題に直面しています。」[ 8 ] メモリアル病院は、これに対処するために専用の研究開発センターを設立しました。同組織は、3M、デュポン、IDEO、ランズエンド、モトローラ、スティールケース、ウォルマート、ワールプールなど、医療以外の多数の企業と提携し、社内イノベーションプログラムを管理するための標準を開発しました。[ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] 同組織の取り組みの成果には、イノベーション教育ラボと小売医療クリニックが含まれます。[ 9 ] [ 10 ]
メモリアル・ヘルス・システムは約3,800人を雇用している。[ 11 ]この人数は、インディアナ州セントジョセフ郡地域で2番目に大きな雇用主となっている。[ 3 ] Quantech Research Associatesが行った経済影響調査によると、メモリアルの従業員は「5000万ドル以上の連邦所得税に加えて、5000万ドル以上の州および地方所得税を支払った」。[ 11 ] [ 12 ]病院は2008年に3億6,850万ドルの収益を上げた。[ 13 ]
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