Medical Surgical Department
The Medical Surgical Department provides an excellent level of care to our patients and their families, as demonstrated by our commitment to the Championship Culture. The development of this culture has resulted in receiving some of the highest patient satisfaction scores in the nation. These scores reflect our dedication and commitment to excellence in patient and family centered services.
The staff of the Medical Surgical Department provides care to a diversity of clients. These include medical, surgical, pediatric, same day surgery and cardiac monitored patients. The department also offers care in a 2-bed Intensive Care Unit and an end-of-life family suite as well. Additionally, this nursing unit provides services for patients requiring various levels of care including acute, skilled (swing-bed), observation and extended level of care (private pay). Staffing patterns are reviewed daily to insure appropriate levels of nursing care.
Medical Surgical and Skilled Nursing Care Area
The Jefferson County Health Center campus has been well established for more than 100 years. JCHC provides exceptional healthcare to patients and families in our new state-of-the-art hospital which opened in 2009. Our campus incorporates a family practice, staff surgeons, dialysis center, physical therapy, sleep lab, out-patient surgical center and an exceptional emergency department with a cardiac monitoring station. At JCHC, it is our privilege to serve our customers both internal and external, promote healing and provide the highest quality of life.
Patients receive experienced, professional 24 hour Registered Nurse care, including IV therapies. Our care area includes 25 large private patient rooms with expansive windows overlooking open spaces to promote health and healing. Each room offers a private bathroom and space for family members.
Our nursing unit provides acute, skilled (swing-bed), observation and extended level of care (private pay), with staffing patterns reviewed daily to ensure appropriate levels of nursing care.
Staff
The Medical Surgical Department is composed of highly professional, dedicated, skilled, and compassionate individuals who consist of registered nurses (RN), licensed practical nurses (LPN), registered nurse extenders, certified nurse aids (CNA), and ward clerks. The entire nursing staff is BCLS (Basic Cardiac Life Support) certified. The registered nursing staff is ACLS/CCU (Advanced Cardiac Life Support/Coronary Care Unit) certified.