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St. Mary Hospital offers the community full-service medical care. The medical staff represents over 40 specialties and subspecialties, with advanced training and the latest in health care procedures. The highly trained and dedicated professional nursing team offers a high level of quality through advanced credentials as well as compassionate care to patients and families.
Major medical services include:
Behavioral Medicine: This department provides mental health services for adults age 18 and over, featuring a 31-bed, acute care, inpatient psychiatric unit and a 10-bed chemical dependency unit. Emergency psychiatric care is available 24 hours.
Emergency: The state-of-the-art Emergency Center at St. Mary Hospital provides the latest in emergency medical services for area residents, with the medical support of a full-service hospital. The center, conveniently located on Levan Road for quick access, has the capacity to efficiently accommodate more than 35,000 patients annually. An Urgent Care area, with its own separate registration and waiting room, is designed for the rapid evaluation and treatment of those with minor injuries or illnesses to reduce waiting time. A new Chest Pain Evaluation Unit opened in February 1998 for the rapid evaluation and treatment of chest pain patients. The goal of this unit is to assess and observe such patients for up to 23 hours without having to admit them to the hospital. Treatment rooms include Trauma, Exam/Treatment, Observation/Treatment, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Isolation, Decontamination, X-ray and Casting. Certified emergency physicians and nurses trained in emergency care are available 24 hours every day of the year.
Family Practice: This department provides primary medical services to pediatric, adult and geriatric patients, emphasizing an integrated approach to medical and psychosocial care. Areas of medical service include routine office care, well-baby care, immunizations, basic hearing and vision screening and community health services. The Department of Family Practice includes board certified physicians in several communities in the St. Mary Hospital service area.
Internal Medicine: The Department of Medicine
includes the areas of allergy/immunology, cardiology, critical care medicine,
dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, hematology/oncology, infectious
disease, nephrology, neurology, pulmonary medicine, rheumatology, geriatric
medicine and general internal medicine.
Patients are provided with the most advanced cardiac monitoring system
in the Special Care (coronary care/intensive care) and Progressive Care
units. Respiratory therapists are part of the emergency medical team providing
advanced life support to critically ill and trauma patients in the emergency/critical
care settings.
Obstetrics
and Gynecology: This department provides treatment planning and many
other services for women of all ages. Obstetrical services include births
by conventional methods, natural childbirth, VBAC (Vaginal Birth After
Cesarean Section) and Cesarean section. Epidural anesthesia for pain relief
during labor, delivery and postpartum is available. The new Miracle of
Life Maternity Center, that opened in March of 1997 as part of the new
West Addition, provides advanced single-room maternity care with Labor,
Delivery, Recovery and Postpartum (LDRP) in the same room. Gynecological
services include major and minor surgery, including hysteroscopies, diagnostic
and operative laparoscopies and laser surgeries.
Women's health care services are also available
in the new Marian Women's Center, where diagnostic services (such as mammography)
are available in a private setting. Support groups, classes, seminars and
lectures are offered on topics such as breast health, premenstrual syndrome
(PMS), menopause, hypertension, diabetes, prenatal care and more. A Resource
Library provides information on women's health.
Pathology: The Department of Pathology provides a full range of anatomic and clinical tests and services for patients at St. Mary Hospital and the community. Pathology services are available 24 hours with state-of-the-art laboratory equipment. The high-tech Laboratory includes Chemistry, Blood Bank, Microbiology, Hematology, Pathology, Immunology, Urinalysis and Phlebotomy.
Pediatrics: The Department of Pediatrics consists of pediatricians in full-time, private practices, whose goal is to provide exemplary health care for well, ill or disabled children. All members of the department offer comprehensive pediatric care, emphasizing well-baby care, immunizations and routine office care.
Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation: This department provides state-of-the-art
evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation services for patients who have
had strokes, orthopedic problems, surgery, arthritis, cognitive or neurological
disorders. Physical therapy services include exercise and mobilization,
prosthetic training, hydrotherapy, and traction. Occupational therapy services
include hand, stroke and cardiac rehabilitation, cognition/perception analysis,
splinting, and assistance with daily living functions. Speech pathology
patients are treated for voice, language, cognitive and swallowing disorders,
including stuttering, articulation, developmental speech delay and speech
problems associated with head and neck cancer. Physiatrists evaluate and
manage patients with neurological and musceuloskeletal problems, including
neck and back pain. They also perform electrodiagnostic evaluation of nerves
and muscles.
Radiology: This department offers state-of-the-art equipment and expertise to medical staff and the community. In addition to general radiology, the staff offers an array of services on a 24-hour basis, including interventional radiology, two CT scanners (computerized tomography), ultrasound, and nuclear medicine. Low-radiation mammography services are provided in Radiology and the Marian Women's Center. St. Mary Hospital now offers Magnetic Resonance Imaging, the most significant advance in diagnostic imaging since the discovery of the x-ray. A mobile unit is available 12 hours a day, three days a week to provide this state-of-the-art service.
Radiation Oncology: The department of Radiation Oncology offers a full spectrum of radiation therapy services, including consultation, comprehensive treatment planning and follow-up in the continuing care of cancer patients. State-of-the-art equipment with all forms of radiation is available for the treatment of all types of cancer. Board certified radiation oncologists coordinate treatments with surgeons and medical oncologists as part of a multi-specialty team approach, support by social workers, dietitians, specialized nursing staff and others to assist cancer patients with their special needs.
Surgery: A full range of inpatient and outpatient surgical services are provided, including general surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, hand surgery, podiatric, thoracic, urologic and vascular surgery. Ambulatory surgery, a one-day surgery designed for non-emergency surgical procedures, allows patients to return home the same day as surgery. Among the procedures performed are cataract removal with lens implants, tonsillectomies, D&C, uterine ablation, cystoscopy, arthroscopy, laparoscopy, gastroscopy and colonoscopy. A new, expanded state-of-the-art Surgical Center opened in the West Addition in March of 1997, providing the most advanced equipment and facilities for surgical care.
Diagnostic Services Center: Patient who come to St. Mary Hospital
for diagnostic tests experience convenience and efficiency in the new Diagnostic
Services Center on the second floor of the Pavilion. The hospital offers
a full-range of diagnostic testing, including CT scanners, low-radiation
mammography units, cardiac stress testing, pulmonary function testing,
Holter monitoring, electrocardiogram (EKG), echocardiogram, electroencephalogram
(EEG), endoscopy, cystoscopy, digital subtraction angiography (DSA), daylight
processing x-ray, diagnostic cardiac catheterization lab, nuclear medicine
with SPECT camera (Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography), specialized
radio immunoassay lab, transesophageal echoes, stress echo and Debutamine
echo, and noninvasive vascular imaging.
A new Sleep Disorders Unit will open in the
Short Stay Unit on the 4th Floor of the main hospital in spring 1998.
In this new service, physicians will assess patients who may suffer from
narcolepsy, sleep apnea, sleep paralysis and other sleep disorders.