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Ponca City Medical Center is part of the
largest publicly traded for-profit healthcare system in
the country, so we have many resources to utilize to
become a great hospital. |
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Community Health Systems (PCMS’s owner),
was ranked 3rd in the Mar. 16 issue of “Fortune” in the
Health Care: Medical Facilities sector for the 2009
“World’s Most Admired Companies” list. |
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Latest patient satisfaction survey 73% of patients
surveyed rated their overall hospital stay a 9 or a 10 (10 = the
best possible). |
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Over $11 million investment in capital
improvements has been made since 2006 and over $1
million has been budgeted for 2009. |
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Initiating a hospitalist program later
this year. |
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Many specialists on staff for a community
this size. |
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Community involvement includes being a
major sponsor of local health-related events: Relay for
Life, Heart Walk, March for Babies. Involved in Ponca
City Area Chamber of Commerce and Ponca City Main Street
activities and a strong supporter of Ponca City High
School athletics. |
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Community support for the hospital is
growing according to a recent opinion survey. We are not
where we want to be but the community’s perception of
the hospital is improving. |
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EMPLOYMENT |
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Contribute to the local economy: 400
employees, annual payroll of $14.5 million, $450,000 in
property tax. |
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Overall – health related jobs in Kay
County exceed 2,200. |
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ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY |
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Available in-house: MRI, 16-Slice CT,
Digital Mammography, Cath Lab, Anterior Hip Table (first
in state), Urology Table. |
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Expanding services will include an
ultrasound and stereotactic-guided breast imaging system
and breast MRI. |
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SERVICES |
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Dedicated Women’s Health Center, unique
to North Central Oklahoma, offering comprehensive
women’s health services including digital mammography,
bone densitometry, ultrasound and a lab in an area
designed for comfort and ease anxiety often caused by
these types of medical exams. |
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The newest Emergency Department in Northern Oklahoma
opened on July 22, 2008. |
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PCMC earned a score of 95 on Joint
Commission national accreditation survey, for an
organization-wide commitment to providing quality care
on an ongoing basis. |
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Working to make Ponca City a healthier
community, with two outreach programs that host monthly
health-related seminars, Senior Circle and Healthy
Woman, which recently sponsored a weight-loss
competition with 750 participants. Other offerings
include: smoking cessation classes, diabetes
self-management classes, and childbirth classes. |
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We have a strong board, talented medical
staff and dedicated employees, and we are actively
recruiting ENT, vascular surgeon, community based
primary care physicians, psychiatrist and an
interventional cardiologist. |
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