Parma Community General Hospital

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Hospital Information

• The 339-bed community hospital situated in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio has been serving the community since 1961
• PCGH is the only area hospital to remain independent of a health system
• Supportive board certified medical staff of over 450 physicians represent more that 20 specialties including cardiothoracic surgery, pediatrics and geriatrics
• Active full service Cardiac Catheterization Lab on site
• JCAHO accredited, Parma Hospital offers acute and sub acute inpatient care including a new heart surgery center, oncology and rehab units and a skilled nursing facility
• Wide range of outpatient and community outreach programs includes home health care, hospice, adult day care, screenings and educational programs
• Twenty–four hour emergency care includes thrombolytic protocols in place for eligible CVA patients
• Excellent equipment includes 3 CT scanners, with the addition of a new 64 slice CT scanner, 1 MRI unit and 1 PET scanner
• Twenty-four hour Cath Lab availability with Code STEMI initiative and Dooc-PCI times less than 60 minutes

Emergency Department

• New ED opened July 2003  provides 44 beds in 24,000 square feet
• Patient acuity provides for an admission rate of 22-23% which makes up approximately 60% of total hospital admissions
• Patient mix includes mostly medical cases with some minor industrial trauma
• A-4 Healthmatics computer system provides computerized charting, patient tracking and dictation
• Emergency physicians do not write admitting orders or respond to floor codes
• Active paramedic training program and active EMS program
• Medical Control Center for 7 cities. Selected squads with the ability to start doing 12 lead EKG’s in the field and our EMS director is working with other squads to bring them on-board as soon as feasible.
• Hospital hosted teleradiology provides for 24 hour radiology coverage
• Small pediatric unit on site; complex pediatric cases sent to Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital.
• Agreements in place for transfers of major trauma to Metrohealth Hospital
• Agreements in place for transfers of pediatric trauma to Rainbow Babies Hospital
• Solid attending back up- very supportive
• New Vocera communication devices department wide.
• Also implementing wireless hand-held laptop Computerized Physician Order Entry and documentation
• HMG Hospitalists Program handles admission, consults and staffs a Rapid Response Team

Emergency Department Schedule

• 8 and 9 hour shifts with coverage to provide for 2.3-2.5 patients per physician hour.
• Physician In Triage model 10 hrs per day
• 2 Full Time night doctors 
• 18 hours per day of PA coverage

Parma, Ohio Community

Home to 87,876 residents, Parma hosts many small businesses and major industries, and is situated 12 miles southwest of Cleveland in Cuyahoga County. The city offers a wide variety of recreational facilities including, swimming pools, tennis courts, skating rinks, golf courses, baseball fields, lakes, a senior citizens center and the Gibbs Farm of the Parma Historical Society. Almost 90 acres of the Big Creek Metroparks System are also located in the city. Abundant residential options include Parma, Parma Heights, Seven Hills, Hinckley and other desirable communities offering excellent schools and easy access to all of northeast Ohio has to offer. Enjoy reasonable housing costs, metropolitan and outdoor amenities including professional sports, world class shopping and dining, Lake Erie, and more.