Memorial Hospital is a short-term
acute care
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hospital located in
South Bend, Indiana
South Bend is a city in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, and its county seat. It lies along the St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan), St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. It is the List of cities in ...
. The hospital was founded in 1894 with three patient beds. Today, the hospital has 526 beds and is a designated Level II
trauma center
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The hospital places a large emphasis on innovation, and is the second-largest employer in the
St. Joseph County, Indiana area.
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History
Memorial Hospital was founded in a converted home in 1894 as Epworth Hospital and Training School. The hospital quickly outgrew this residence, and a four-story, 50-bed facility opened in 1901. Epworth Hospital continued to expand, and in 1945 it was renamed Memorial Hospital of South Bend. The hospital currently operates under a parent company, Memorial Health System, Inc., which includes Memorial Hospital, Memorial Health Foundation, Memorial Home Care, and Memorial Medical Group.
All of these organizations are certified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, except for Memorial Home Care, which is a for-profit home health organization.
In March 2011, it was announced that Memorial Hospital was partnering with Elkhart General Hospital to merge the two healthcare systems. In 2012, it was announced that the new name of the combined healthcare system will be Beacon Health System.
Services
Memorial Hospital is a designated Level II
trauma center
A trauma center, or trauma centre, is a hospital equipped and staffed to provide care for patients suffering from major traumatic injuries such as falls, motor vehicle collisions, or gunshot wounds. The term "trauma center" may be used incorr ...
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Clinical services include inpatient and outpatient surgery, heart and vascular, newborn intensive care, pediatrics, childbirth, children's therapy, cancer, rehabilitation, sleep disorders, sports medicine, radiology, bariatrics, occupational health and clinical research. The hospital also provides patient and family support services, community outreach, and imaging services.
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Innovation
Memorial Hospital places a large significance on innovation. According to the Journal of Healthcare Management, "...hospitals are experiencing many of the same competitive problems that plague other industries, such as the lack of differentiated services, a shrinking operating margin, and shortage of talent."
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Memorial established a dedicated research and development center to address this. The organization partnered with numerous businesses outside of healthcare including 3M, Dupont, IDEO, Land's End, Motorola, Steelcase, Walmart and Whirlpool to develop standards for managing an in-house innovation program.
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Results of the organization's efforts include an innovation teaching lab and retail medicine clinics.
Economic impact
Memorial Health System employs around 3,800 people.
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According to an economic impact study done by Quantech Research Associates, Memorial employees "...paid more than $5 million in state and local income taxes, in addition to more than $50 million in federal income taxes."
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References
External links
Memorial Hospital & Beacon Health SystemAmerican Hospital Directory
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Hospital buildings completed in 1901
Hospitals in Indiana
Children's hospitals in the United States
Teaching hospitals in Indiana
South Bend, Indiana
Buildings and structures in South Bend, Indiana
Trauma centers