Life
Worth Living
Area medical facilities provide dependable, quality
care.
A variety of health
care facilities exist within our idyllic county to help citizens through
their emergencies and physical and mental difficulties. Hospitals operate
in Hillsboro and Greenfield, and citizens have access to specialized
treatment in Cincinnati, Columbus and Dayton when needed. Private facilities
such as The Laurels of Hillsboro, Crestwood Nursing Center and Heartland
of Hillsboro provide short-term rehabilitation or long-term care, and
PESSO (Professional Emergency Specialist of Southern Ohio Inc.) provides
urgent care seven days a week.
The hard-working
personnel in every program are highly trained and caring. Here in Highland
County, we remem-ber that patients aren't just numbers.
HIGHLAND
DISTRICT HOSPITAL
Serving the community since 1914, Highland District Hospital is a 79-bed
acute care hospital applying modern technology with personalized service.
It provides a strong diversity of services, including both inpatient
and outpatient primary care. A few of Highland District's services include
the Edith Brown Pavilion, a 10-bed behavioral health unit serving the
older adult population and their families; a cardiopulmonary department
equipped with state-of-the-art inpatient and outpatient care, offering
such educational services as public CPR training; and a full-service
maternity department complete with nurse midwifery services. Other departments
include emergency services, home health services, laboratory services,
a medical and surgical unit, an oncology department, occupational health
services, physical therapy, radiological services, general surgery,
sports medicine, social services, and its highly effective aquatic physical
therapy program.
GREENFIELD
AREA MEDICAL CENTER
Greenfield Area Medical Center (GAMC) was founded in 1918. Today, it
is a modern, 25-bed community hospital providing emergency care, urgent
care, general acute care, physical rehabilitation, home care and related
services. The hospital provides a full array of outpatient rehabilitation
services designed to get patients back to their full strength and mobility,
whether as a follow-up to inpatient rehabilitation services or for short-term
rehabilitation needs related to injury or illness. Also, GAMC conducts
a full schedule of community events that are both educational and entertaining.
As a member of the Adena Health System, GAMC has access to a broad array
of physician specialists and new technologies.
HIGHLAND
COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
The Highland County Health Department offers a wide variety of services
and programs under the direction of the county health commissioner and
board of health. These include immunizations; Care-A-Van; ear, nose,
throat, eye and heart clinics; communicable disease control; and more.
SCIOTO
PAINT VALLEY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER
Scioto Paint Valley Mental Health Center provides mental health services
and works to prevent and minimize the effects of mental health problems
on the community. Outstanding care includes emergency services such
as a crisis line, outpatient and community support, transitional care,
consultation and education, intensive community-based services, crisis
intervention, and chemical dependency evaluations. No one is denied
care for inability to pay in this contract agency of the Alcohol Drug
Addiction and Mental Health Services Board.
FAMILY
RECOVERY SERVICES
Family Recovery Services provides outpatient alcohol and other drug
addiction treatment services. Operating on the philosophy that substance
abuse is a treatable disease, the staff provides assessments, individual
and group counseling, case management, an intensive outpatient program,
and prevention services to residents in Highland County.
ASSISTED-LIVING
FACILITIES
Both the Highland House and the Crestwood Nursing Center provide assisted
living in well-kept, beautiful facilities that offer quality services.
HOSPICE
SERVICE
Hospice of Highland County (part of Hospice of Dayton) and Hospice of
Hope are nonprofit organizations that provide comfort and support to
families and individuals stricken by terminal illness. This care can
be provided in the home, in nursing homes, in assisted-living facilities
and in community hospitals, as well as at hospice centers. Hospice care
allows individuals to live out their lives in comfort in the surroundings
of their choice. The focus of services is on comfort and symptom management,
and bereavement assistance is available to families facing the death
of a loved one.
HOME
HEALTH CARE
Home health care is provided by several agencies including Kendall Home
Care, Hospice of Highland County, Pulmonary Solutions, Highland District
Hospital and Greenfield Area Medical Center.
