Adams County Hospital in Ohio - United States

Adams County Hospital (ACH) was conceived in November 1948. Shortly after that, the Governor appointed a Board of County Hospital Trustees to oversee the planning of a hospital. By March 1949 Adams County Hospital had its name and the decision to begin construction of ACH on the site adjacent to the county Children's Home was made. After much effort by the Trustees, the Ohio Department of Health approved our initial 26-bed general hospital.  An open house was held on July 20, 1952, with Governor Frank Lausche and other state dignitaries in attendance. The first patient was admitted to Adams County Hospital on Wednesday, September 3, 1952.

It took only a few months to realize that the hospital was too small and in November 1952 the Board discussed the need for additional beds. In June 1953 the Board decided to have a request for 30 more beds submitted to the voters. The Bond Issue was approved at the November 1953 election, and a 30-bed addition was completed in 1955.

The late 1980's and early 1990's found ACH continuing to serve the residents in and around the county with efficient, high quality health care. By the mid 1990's healthcare changes were effecting hospitals across the United States. Reduced reimbursement, soaring costs of medical equipment and health care professional shortages placed hospitals, including Adams County Hospital, in a constant struggle to remain accessible, comprehensive and effective. Feeling the effects of these changes, the financial situation of the hospital allowed for little ability to replace significant medical equipment, much less make costly repairs to the physical plant itself. Therefore, medical equipment continued to age, technology continued to rapidly advance, and the building continued to deteriorate.

These structural problems, along with new State and Federal regulations regarding patient privacy and other regulatory requirements, forced the current Board of Trustees, Physicians and Administration to explore building a replacement facility that

would adequately comply with regulations. Groundbreaking for a replacement medical facility took place on July 29, 2007. Ground was donated on Moores Road, near Seaman, Ohio, after extensive research and a feasibility study determined the growth in the next 10 years to be along the Appalachian Highway corridor, which connects Adams County to the Cincinnati area.

Adams County Regional Medical Center is a viable and growing state of the art health care facility meeting the needs of our community. Be assured that the entire Staff, Physicians and members of the Board of Trustees will continue to strive to meet the challenges ahead and plan to capitalize on emerging opportunities for the benefit of our community.

Hospital services:
After-Hours Care Clinic
Auxiliary Gift Shop
Billing
Billing - Pricing
Cardiac Stress Testing
Cardiopulmonary
Chaplaincy Program
Community Fitness Center
Education - Diabetes/Nutrition
Emergency
Ethics Committee
Health Information
Health Information - Medical ID Theft
Home Care
Hospice Inpatient Unit
Imaging
Laboratory Services
Med Surg
Nutrition Services
Observation
Occupational Health
OP Specialty Clinics
Registration
Rehabilitation Services
Scholarship Services
Sleep Diagnostic
Social Services
Sports Medicine
Surgery
Winchester Family Medicine

Contact:
230 Medical Center Dr,
Seaman, Ohio 45679
Tel: +1 937 386 3400
Fax: +1 937 386 3019
Web: http://www.acrmc.com

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