Oswego Community Hospital
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Oswego Community Hospital (OCH) is a federally and state-designtated 12 bed Critical Access Hospital located in Oswego, Kansas
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of Pittsburg, Kansas
with help from St. John's Regional Medical Center
out of Joplin, Missouri
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, ExpressCare, a daytime walk-in clinic, a wound care program, various radiology, sexual assault and abuse help, laboratory, observation, physical therapy
, dietary services, respiratory care, Swing Bed, a pharmacy, pastoral care, and out-patient services. A portable CT Scanner and MRI truck is also available on-call.
OCH has contracted air-lift services with EagleMed to provide emergency air transport to more qualified hospitals.
In November 2009, OCH announced a sponsorship agreement with Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center
in Pittsburg, Kansas
to provide more services to Oswego and the surrounding area. A sponsorship agreement was signed with Labette County-owned, privately funded Labette Health
of Parsons, Kansas
in December
of 2010, bringing the only two hospitals in Labette County together with a cooperative agreement.
Oswego, Kansas
Oswego is a city in and the county seat of Labette County, Kansas, United States,, and situated along the Neosho River. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,829.-History:...
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History
In 2007 Oswego Medical Center was purchased by HMC/CAH Consolidated, Inc. and the name changed to Oswego Community Hospital. The facility had in recent years been previously sponsored by and affiliated with Mt. Carmel Regional Medical CenterMt. Carmel Regional Medical Center
Via Christi Hospital is a 188 bed hospital located in Pittsburg, Kansas and operated by Via Christi Health Systems.-Mt. Carmel Hospital:...
of Pittsburg, Kansas
Pittsburg, Kansas
Pittsburg is a city in Crawford County, in southeastern Kansas, United States. It is the most populous city in Crawford County and in southeastern Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 20,233.-History:...
with help from St. John's Regional Medical Center
St. John's Regional Medical Center (Missouri)
St. John's Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Joplin, Missouri, USA.-History:The hospital was founded on October 24, 1896, by the Sisters of Mercy. The facility was expanded in 1968 to include two connecting buildings of seven and nine floors....
out of Joplin, Missouri
Joplin, Missouri
Joplin is a city in southern Jasper County and northern Newton County in the southwestern corner of the US state of Missouri. Joplin is the largest city in Jasper County, though it is not the county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 50,150...
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Current Services
OCH offers a variety of services, including General Medical care, Senior Mental Health programs, a 24-hour Emergency DepartmentEmergency department
An emergency department , also known as accident & emergency , emergency room , emergency ward , or casualty department is a medical treatment facility specialising in acute care of patients who present without prior appointment, either by their own means or by ambulance...
, ExpressCare, a daytime walk-in clinic, a wound care program, various radiology, sexual assault and abuse help, laboratory, observation, physical therapy
Physical therapy
Physical therapy , often abbreviated PT, is a health care profession. Physical therapy is concerned with identifying and maximizing quality of life and movement potential within the spheres of promotion, prevention, diagnosis, treatment/intervention,and rehabilitation...
, dietary services, respiratory care, Swing Bed, a pharmacy, pastoral care, and out-patient services. A portable CT Scanner and MRI truck is also available on-call.
OCH has contracted air-lift services with EagleMed to provide emergency air transport to more qualified hospitals.
Future Expansion
OCH's parent company, HMC/CAH announced in the late 2000s their desire to construct a new facility to hold a much improved and enlarged hospital. Shortly after groundbreaking and the start of construction, a severe economic downturn resulting from the Crash of 2008 caused construction to be halted. HMC/CAH has assured community leaders work will begin again in October 2009, although this date is the latest in a series of push-backs and work has yet to begin. In an early January 2011 edition of the Labette Avenue, OCH CEO Daniel Hiben asked community leaders and residents to send letters to HMC/CAH asking that the parent company resume work on the new hospital facility.In November 2009, OCH announced a sponsorship agreement with Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center
Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center
Via Christi Hospital is a 188 bed hospital located in Pittsburg, Kansas and operated by Via Christi Health Systems.-Mt. Carmel Hospital:...
in Pittsburg, Kansas
Pittsburg, Kansas
Pittsburg is a city in Crawford County, in southeastern Kansas, United States. It is the most populous city in Crawford County and in southeastern Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 20,233.-History:...
to provide more services to Oswego and the surrounding area. A sponsorship agreement was signed with Labette County-owned, privately funded Labette Health
Labette Health
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of Parsons, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
in December
December
December is the 12th and last month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days.December starts on the same day as September every year and ends on the same day as April every year.-Etymology:...
of 2010, bringing the only two hospitals in Labette County together with a cooperative agreement.