Lodi Community Hospital

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Hospital Information

• Fully accredited 30-bed hospital with acute and skilled care services is part of the Akron General Health System.
• Lodi Community Hospital is now a designated Critical Access Hospital. This state designation for rural hospitals improves Medicare reimbursement and alleviates the limitation of DRG’s, ensuring the financial viability of the hospital long term.
• Hospital is base for the Med Flight helicopter
• Established referral networks provide for a continuum of full-specialty care through Akron General Health System.
• Respected facility maintains excellent reputation in the community.
• Recipient of the Press Ganey Summit Award in 2006, 2007, and 2008 for patient satisfaction
• Medical staff includes 68 physicians plus the Akron General network.
• Active Occupational Medicine program including a sleep medicine program with oversight by respiratory therapy.
• Modern equipment includes brand new radiology department with latest-generation spiral CT, allowing for rapid evaluation of PE, aortic dissection; remote interpretations are available via teleradiology for CT scans.
• Active EMS program provides medical direction to local squads; on-site and off site EMS education programs provide opportunity for involvement for interested physicians.
• Strong community orientation includes hospital-sponsored programs for local residents, which maintains an excellent reputation among local healthcare facilities.

Emergency Department

• New 12 bed ED has 12 private rooms including cardiac and trauma rooms, opened July 2006
• Latest lab equipment allows for stat TSH and anti convulsant levels such as depakote. Expanded stat capabilities via courier system between Akron General and Lodi Community Hospital allow for CO levels and spinal fluid analysis with one-hour turnaround time.
• Outstanding relationship with the medical staff and administration, which are highly supportive of emergency medicine.
• Patient visits ar comprised of a broad range of community-type pathology and a moderate acuity; approximately 20% of patients are children and 15% geriatric. Approximately 2/3 of cases are medical and 1/3 are minor trauma.
• Dictated charting is available 24 hours per day.
• Excellent nursing staff is stable and highly respected. All full time nurses are certified or becoming certified emergency nurses.

Emergency Department Schedule

24 hours of single physician coverage per day

12 and 24 hours shifts

Lodi, Ohio Community

Lodi is a quaint smaller town of 6,000 residents with a hometown feel. Enjoy historic homes, low crime, and a “main street” shopping area in town. Also home to the only area Prime Outlet Mall. Easy access is also afforded to desirable suburban residential areas including Medina, Wadsworth and others. Excellent private and public schools are available. The location also provides for access to the many amenities of Akron and Cleveland. Near Akron (just 25 miles away), enjoy great dining and shopping, country clubs and golf courses, as well as the famous Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton. The major metropolitan attractions of Cleveland are nearby as well, and include world-class cultural activities and dining, professional sports, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the nightlife of The Flats. Outdoor recreation is abundant, too, with many local parks and lakes, and the Lake Erie beaches are all within a very reasonable drive.