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Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center

Cambridge, Ohio

33,000 annual visits


Hospital Information

  • 177-bed community hospital with an additional 20 skilled nursing beds situated in a rural area of southeastern Ohio about an hour east of Columbus
  • Level III Trauma Center Designation, recertified in 2005 and 2008 
  • Physical plant is very up-to-date and has undergone frequent renovations
  • Full-service facility has supportive, responsive medical staff that represents major specialties; cases transferred to other facilities include neurosurgery, psychiatry, multi-system trauma needing more advanced care critical care pediatrics
  • Full diagnostic services are available 24-hours per day including a permanent MRI unit
  • Newly renovated ICU has 11 beds, and the medical staff includes a full time intensivist

Emergency Department

 

  • Efficient square layout with central nurses station
  • Patient visits are comprised of a broad pathology mix that includes trauma and approximately 25% pediatrics
  • Moderate acuity results in an admission rate of approximately 12%
  • Supportive nursing staff is almost all CEN certified; all are ACLS, APLS and TNCC
  • Full-monitoring capabilities includes telemetry
  • Dictated charting available 24 hours per day
  • Emergency physicians do not write admitting orders
  • Active in EMS, the department employs the local EMS Medical Director and Coordinator
  • An active SANE program has been developed and is run by one oif the ED staff physicians
  • Emergency Department staff physicians involved in multiple hospital committees - medical executive, patient care, trauma, disaster, ect

Emergency Department Schedule

  • Flexible scheduling with 7 and 8.5 hour shifts per day
  • Mid-Level coverage for 9.5 hours per day
  • Back-up physician on call 24 hours per day

Cambridge, Ohio Community

Cambridge is a small town of approximately 13,000 people situated east of Columbus, Ohio, near the intersection of Interstates 70 and 77. The county population is over 40,000, and the service area for the hospital includes over 120,000. A variety of housing options are available in Cambridge including newer homes, condominiums, nice apartments and building sites. Beautiful, older homes, farms and property are also available. Local schooling includes private Catholic and Christian programs. The area also hosts some local culture with several old theaters and a community center stage. Outstanding outdoor recreation is available at several nearby areas such as Salt Fork and Seneca Lake. Shopping and dining are available locally with more elaborate options in nearby St. Clairsville or Zanesville. The full range of metropolitan amenities are just an hour away in either Columbus or the Akron/Canton area, and the professional sports, Lake Erie, and other attractions in Cleveland are about an hour and 45 minutes north, with Pittsburgh being the same distance east.