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Miami Valley Hospital – Careers at Miami Valley Hospital miamivalleyhospital.org |
Miami Valley Hospital is a large inner-city hospital located in Dayton, Ohio and is a member of the Premier Health Partners network. It currently has the Dayton region's only level I trauma center and also has a level 3 neonatal intensive care unit.[2] Miami Valley Hospital has 7,370 employees, 848 beds, and saw over 400,000 outpatient visits in 2007.[3] Miami Valley Hospital's emergency and trauma center contains 72 beds and is the busiest emergency department in the state of Ohio.[4] Miami Valley Hospital also opperates three air ambulances known as CareFlight. Miami Valley Hospital was also ranked one of the top 100 hospitals in the United States, and was the first to perform robotic surgery. [5] The Boonshoft School of Medicine at Wright State University is the affiliated university.[6]
[edit] HistoryMiami Valley Hospital, or MVH for short, opened as the Protestant Deaconess Hospital in 1891. In 1895, the hospital treated patients for an average cost of 74 cents per patient per day. The hospital charged five dollars a week for a private room and whatever the patient could afford in the public wards. Dayton’s first emergency room was opened beneath the main surgery floor in 1912. MVH also established outpatient clinic in 1913 in response to the aftermath of the 1913 flood. From the 1920s to the 1950s, the hospital saw the most advancements in expansion and additions. As the hospital made advancments in care, in 1952, MVH opened the Radioisotope Laboratory, a forerunner to nuclear medicine. MVH was the first non-university hospital in Ohio to be authorized by the Atomic Energy Commission to use radioactive materials in research and patient care. In 1983, MVH's first air ambulance was put into service. CareFlight, as it is called, made rapid emergency transport available within a 75-mile (121 km) radius.[7] By its second year, CareFlight was averaging more than one transport every day. In 2006, 2,997 trauma cases were treated, making MVH Trauma Center one of the busiest and most experienced in the state.[8] CareFlight operates three helicopters, based at the hospital main campus in Dayton, Lebanon-Warren County Airport,and Grimes Field in Urbana, Ohio.[9] [edit] Awards and recognitionMiami Valley Hospital received the following:[10] In 2009, The Hospital received:
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In 2007, The Hospital received:
[edit] CareFlight and mobile servicesThe CareFlight program serves more than 150 hospitals and more than 300 community life squads, fire departments, and police departments in over 17 counties. Since its inception on October 6, 1983, CareFlight has completed over 25,000 flights.[17] In addition to three Eurocopter Dauphin helicopters, CareFlight includes three Mobile Intensive Care Ambulances (MICAs) for ground transport. The MICAs cover a 75-mile radius from MVH, and CareFlight air ambulances serve a 150-mile radius. This includes most of Ohio and parts of West Virginia, Michigan, Kentucky, and Indiana.[18] [edit] LocationsOther hospitals within the Premier Health Partners network are Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton, Atrium Medical Center in Warren County, Upper Valley Medical Center in Miami County, Dayton Heart Hospital in Dayton, and Miami Valley Hospital South in Centerville, Ohio.[19] [edit] Current expansionsMiami Valley Hospital is building a 440,000 square foot, 12-story tower. The tower will focus on cardiac health. Construction will cost $135 million and will have 180 rooms. The project is to be completed in late 2010.[20] [edit] See also[edit] References
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