Springfield/Clark County is privileged to have high-quality comprehensive health care services available from the area’s two hospitals - Community Hospital and Mercy Medical Center - and other health agencies. In addition to the existing innovative and award-winning services available, there are exciting developments on the horizon.
Community Mercy Health Partners (CMHP) is changing the face of healthcare in Springfield/Clark County. CMHP has committed to constructing a state-of-the-art regional medical campus, including a new hospital, which is slated to open in 2010. The campus, which is to be built in Springfield’s urban core, will go beyond an acute care hospital to create a healing environment that promotes health and recovery and ministers to the well-being of patients, families, medical staff, associates and volunteers. Future growth may include ambulatory treatment and rehabilitation centers, a mental health center, a day care center, a nursing school and community-focused health education centers.
As the largest employer in Clark County, CMHP employs over 3,700 health care professionals, including more than 300 physicians to serve its patients. Currently, CMHP operates two acute care hospitals in Springfield, Mercy Medical Center and Community Hospital. Mercy Medical Center, which opened in 1950, has been named one of the nation’s top 100 hospitals by Solucient - a healthcare company that provides comprehensive, results-oriented information to drive growth and help deliver quality care. Community Hospital has been serving the community since 1887 and was the first organized medical facility in the county.
With a comprehensive range of services, the hospitals provide on-site medical/surgical specialties, emergency services, rehabilitation therapies, acute rehabilitation and transitional care, complete cardiac services including open heart surgery, respiratory services, diagnostic services including MRT, CT and PET scanning, neurosciences (sleep disorders) programs, occupational health services, corporate wellness services and chemical dependency treatment services. Community Hospital is the sole provider of obstetric care in Clark County. CMHP also offers a comprehensive network of long-term care facilities, retirement communities, home health care services and a variety of outreach programs. In Urbana, facilities include Mercy Memorial Hospital and Mercy McAuley Center. Dayton is home to Mercy Siena Retirement Community.
The Springfield Regional Cancer Center, a member of CMHP, is located in downtown Springfield. The 22,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility provides cancer patients and their families with the latest advancements in cancer care and technology. In a convenient, healing environment the center provides outpatient medical oncology, chemotherapy, infusion services, and radiation oncology. Designed to care for the physical, as well as emotional and spiritual needs of patients, the center offers support services and resources for patients and their families and includes a community resource library and ample space for support groups. These and other services are coordinated with assistance from the American Cancer Society.
The Community Hospital School of Nursing has more than a century of service to Clark County and the surrounding communities. With its focus on clinical care and excellence, the school continues to provide the community with much-needed health care professionals. Through a partnership with Urbana University, the school offers an associate’s degree in health sciences, a BSN completion degree, and a two-year registered nursing degree. With its focus on clinical care and experience, the school continues to provide the community with much needed healthcare professionals.
CMHP is a member of Catholic Healthcare Partners of Cincinnati, the largest not-for-profit health system in Ohio and one of the largest in the nation. For more information, please visit www.Community-Mercy.org.
