The Hospital of Our Lady of Bellefonte is a 214 bed bedside acoustic hospital located in Russell, Kentucky (with a mailing address from Ashland, Kentucky) in the Tri-State Northeast area of ​​Kentucky, Southern Ohio , and West West Virginia. Part of the Catholic-based Kentucky-based Bon Secours System of Kentucky, Inc., Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital employs about 1,200 healthcare professionals, making it the largest employer in Greenup County.
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The Franciscan Sisters of the Poor, a congregation of Catholic nuns, received repeated requests from residents of various parts of Kentucky during the 1950s to open a hospital or social service center. In 1953 a group of concerned citizens approached Reverend William T. Malloy, Bishop of Covington, and sought his help in creating a new hospital called Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital (OLBH). Construction began in 1952 on a 31-hectare (13 acre) channel, 4 miles (6.4 km) from downtown Ashland, Ky. At that time, the channel can only be accessed by a small dirt road.
The official dedication of the hospital took place on July 14, 1953 and included the reading of a cable from Pope Pius XII. It says, "Our Holy Father is very grateful, studying the upcoming appointment, Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, Ashland, Kentucky, sending good petitions, inviting special thanks to God, a proud project, Embarking His Highness, priests, and hospital staff, Brotherhood Prayers. "
Upon opening, the hospital has 92 beds and 40 bassettes. In March 1956, the road leading to the hospital was destroyed and during the summer, a new highway, 23 US, was laid, reducing about a third of the distance from Ashland to the hospital.
Growth for years
In 1963, fund-raising projects began for expansion including additional beds for adult patients, pediatric units, and air conditioning units for additional floors. The fourth floor addition was completed in 1966 and brought the 126th hospital bed capacity with 22 child beds and 19 medical-surgical beds. In the late 1970s an emergency room began to serve patients 24 hours a day. The third floor of the hospital has been renovated and the first Intensive/Coronary Treatment Unit opened in 1979. In 1981, the expansion provided new areas for Emergency Room, Radiology, Laboratory, Physical Therapy and Respiratory Therapy. OLBH's first chemical dependency program was established December 21, 1981.
The continued expansion began in 1982 and included a new surgical unit and a seven-bed recovery area. Significant increases in capital occurred in 1986 including the opening of new rehabilitation and health centers, renal dialysis centers, 116 car parking garages and a health/mental health dependency center currently operating as the Bellefonte Behavioral Health Center.
The health/rehabilitation center called the Vitality Center (now known as the Center for Human Vitality) was opened in 1992. It features indoor tracks and rehabilitation pools along with fitness equipment. The hospital opened an additional 24 beds in 1994. This addition created an extra patient room and meeting room on each of the four floors of the hospital. The second floor features rooms designed specifically for oncology treatments.
In 1994, OLBH initiated an outreach program, opening a major medical care facility in some remote communities. The centers offer many basic services in place and are designed for non-emergency medical care. The original centers are located in South Shore, Cannonsburg, Grayson, and Flatwoods. This region is still served today through the sister organization OLBH, Bellefonte Physician Services. In addition to its original location, Bellefonte Physician Services currently operates primary care facilities in Ashland, Greenup and Ironton, Ohio. In 1995, the ground was damaged for the Same Day Surgical Center which was completed in January 1998.
Expansion in the modern era
In 1999, the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor Health System announced plans to disband. In 2000, OLBH was purchased by Bon Secours Health System, Inc. in Baltimore, Maryland. OLBH introduced the first sleep laboratory in the Ashland area in 2002. In an effort to assist in doctor training, OLBH started a population program in 2002 in conjunction with the Osteopathic Medical University of Pikeville Kentucky College. OLBH launched a mobile medical facility, known as OLBH Mobile Health Center, in 2002. In 2004, OLBH became the first tenant of the former headquarters of Ashland Inc., renamed Bellefonte Center. The hospital will use the building for additional services, hospital departments and events.
In 2005, OLBH introduced the concept of Human Motion, an approach to musculoskeletal injuries and orthopedic problems and became the region's first hospital to offer 64-slice CT technology. Also In 2005, OLBH opened its first new service at Bellefonte Center with the opening of OLBH Diabetes & amp; The Luka Care Center in March was followed by the region's first outpatient outpatient imaging center, the OLBH Imaging Center.
In 2007, comparative hospital information released by the federal government assigned OLBH a leading medical facility in the Tri-State-area in pneumonia treatment and number one in Ashland for two important categories related to heart failure. Also that year, OLBH launched a new $ 2.5 million endoscopy laboratory, the first phase of a $ 5 million hospital expansion.
OLBH purchased Addington Enterprise Center located adjacent to the Bellefonte Center in 2008 to be used for future growth. The purchase price for Ashland Oil Petroleum Building is $ 2.8 million. 2008 is a year of great expansion in OLBH, as the hospital launched the OLBH Women's Center, a facility that includes all of the $ 1.1 million that creates a "one stop shop" for regional women. The center offers GE Full Field digital mammography, day-to-day presence of OLBH surgeons, clinical breast examination, breast ultrasound, surgical consultation, minimally invasive breast biopsy, DEXA densitometer for bone density screening, retail boutiques and women's health libraries. In 2008, the Same Day Surgical Center was renovated, completing a $ 5 million expansion to increase operating capacity in addition to a $ 3.1 million operating expansion in hospitals that increased operating capacity for inpatient operations.
Building on an orthopedic reputation, Human Motion OrthoCare opened in September 2008. The new orthopedic unit on the fourth floor of the hospital is dedicated exclusively to the care of orthopedic patients.
Today
In 2008, OLBH received four five-star distinctions from Independent Professional Consult Consultants (PRC). The five-star patient satisfaction award shows ratings in the top 10 percent in the US. The following year, in addition to two patient satisfaction awards, the hospital received four five-star and four-four-star awards from the PRC based on physician satisfaction scores.
In 2009, HealthGrades, the independent national healthcare rank organization, provides OLBH the Pulmonary Care Excellence award. It was the fifth straight year, OLBH has received the highest rating of HealthGrades for the treatment of pneumonia. The HealthBrades OLBH rating is the best in the Huntington area, W.Va./Ashland, Ky. For lung and hospital care ranked among the top ten percent of national hospitals in lung treatment for six consecutive years. OLBH has received a five-star distinction for the treatment of pneumonia for eight consecutive years.
In 2009, OLBH received a five star rating for the treatment of heart attacks for three consecutive years. In addition, the hospital received the best quality ratings for the treatment of respiratory failure and sepsis, an important bloodstream infection. Five star discrimination is also given OLBH in gastrointestinal surgery and procedures. OLBH is ranked fifth in the state of Kentucky for gastrointestinal surgery and services.
OLBH received the HealthGrades' Outstanding Patient Experience Award in its first year awarded in 2009 and received it back for 2009/10. The difference indicates that the hospital is one of the top 15 percent of the patient's experience. To identify the best performing hospitals, HealthGrades analyzed survey results for national hospitals that participated in federal initiatives by the Medicare and Medicaid US Medicare and Service Centers. OLBH received the Patient Experience Award for the third year in a row for 2010/11. That year, OLBH was ranked among the top five percent in the country for patient experience based on a patient survey of 3,775 hospitals. OLBH is one of only two hospitals in the state of Kentucky that ranks the top five nationally.
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External links
- olbh.com
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