Memorial Health System

Laboratorythe department of laboratory medicine at passavant hospital is dedicated to the provision of individualized, efficient, and high quality care to all patients. laboratory processes includes the collection, monitoring, and evaluation of important aspects of care: specimen collection, specimen evaluation (testing), laboratory values reporting and anatomical pathology services. approximately 500 various test procedures or combinations of test procedures are performed in the clinical laboratory. any procedure not performed on site is referred to an accredited reference laboratory. during fiscal year 2015, passavant hospital laboratory reported 323,965 tests.passavant hospital laboratory performs tests in the following fields: blood bank, chemistry, coagulation, cytology, hematology, histopathology, microbiology, serology, and urinalysis. the laboratory director provides consultations regarding the ordering of appropriate tests and the medical significance of the laboratory data reported. the laboratory is equipped with the latest instrumentation and technologies to assist in the analysis of body fluids, cells and tissue.patients are served on both an inpatient and outpatient basis. additionally, specimens are delivered or picked up from physician's offices and nursing homes. in fiscal year 2015, there were 106,007 inpatient tests, 217,958 outpatient tests and 23,090 tests from offices and nursing homes.the passavant hospital laboratory also participates in testing specimens for the kidney mobile during their once a year onsite visit. the laboratory tests specimens from the fecal blood screening program for the detection of cancer hosted by the mia ware foundation. any tests ordered by physicians staffing a community benefit service area were obtained and processed by the laboratory.

Emergency servicesthe emergency department at passavant area hospital consists of 22 beds, providing emergency medical care and treatment 24/7 to patients from surrounding communities. patient volume for fiscal year 2015 was 28,989 patients. design of the ed includes triage, ed fast track, two critical care bays, both equipped with imaging, one security room, two procedure rooms, two negative air isolation rooms, ems communication room, and decontamination area. emergency resuscitative equipment is located in key areas to support the care provided.patients present with a wide range of symptoms and varying levels of acuity. patient placement occurs through utilization of the esi level system. tracking of patients occurs through the edis tracking board. care providers include both erp's and apn's, with nursing care provided by ed rn's, lpn's, and technicians. care and treatment is provided for a variety of symptoms indicative of medical and / or surgical conditions requiring urgent or emergent intervention including but not limited to: ami, cardiac arrhythmias, chf, acute exacerbation copd, cardio-respiratory arrest, respiratory failure, abdominal pain, acute bowel obstruction, uti, urinary disorders, diabetes, sepsis, infectious diseases, declared trauma, mental health disorders, sore throat, ear infections, dental, eent, orthopedic injuries, etc. pah's emergency department serves in the following capacities:regional sane center for region 3edap, "emergency department approved for pediatrics"stat heartemergent stroke center (designated january 2015)

Passavant provides healthcare services to the residents of morgan, cass, scott, and parts of brown, greene, macoupin, and pike counties in west central illinois. in fiscal year 2015, passavant performed 89,541 outpatient procedures and had 3,022 inpatient admissions. additionally, passavant provided $3.8 million in charity care. passavant also provided acls paramedic service and support to the outlying bls ambulance providers in the surrounding communities, and provides free health screenings to the vulnerable population, free education programs and insurance consultation at no charge to the commu