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Hospital Description:
Good Samaritan
Hospital is a values-driven hospital that provides
high quality care in a patient-centered atmosphere
to a service area of over 225,000 people. The hospital
is licensed for 232 beds, provides employment to over
1500 people, and has an active medical staff of 88
physicians. Certified by JCAHO, Good Samaritan Hospital
is a recipient of the VHA Clinician Leadership Award
and the Indiana Excellence Award’s Gold Medalist.
The hospital provides care to more than 29,000 Emergency
Room visits and over 250,000 outpatient visits, annually.
The
hospital offers a stand alone Same Day Surgery Center
that was designed with physician input. The center
provides a high-tech setting for physicians, while
providing an inviting atmosphere for the patient and
family, including a beautiful healing garden. The hospital’s
emergency room is being renovated and will provide
a larger, more centralized emergency department that
will enhance privacy for patients, and further streamline
registration and triage.
A new Cancer Center,
under construction and slated to open in early 2008,
will build on the well-developed cancer program and
Breast Center already in place at Good Samaritan Hospital.
This 25,000 square foot facility will expand the radiation
therapy area that features the hospital’s state
–of-the-art linear accelerator, and will include
12 comfortable infusion suites overlooking a landscaped
viewing garden. A resource library for patients and
family with internet access, a staffed boutique, and
office space for physicians specializing in oncology
will provide a holistic approach to the Cancer patient
and their family.
Multiple specialty services
are available including Cardiology, Diabetology, Nephrology,
and Cardiovascular Surgery. The Heart Center will be
opening an additional cath lab this year. You will
find state-of-the-art equipment throughout the hospital
including a linear accelerator, P.E.T. scanning, MRI
services, and two 64-slice CT scanners, which offer
unprecedented image quality and detail, diagnostic
speed, and the lowest patient exposure available. To
improve both patient care and physician lifestyle,
we have embraced technology by utilizing the PACS system
and Care Manager System, allowing you to view patient
images and records from your home or laptop.
Nestled in the Ohio Valley along the eastern
bank of the Wabash River, you will find one of
the state's best kept secrets. Vincennes is a quiet,
charming town located in southwest Indiana, offing
a safe environment with three award-winning public
school districts, along with two private, affordable
Christian schools.
In Vincennes, you will
find beautiful parks with camping, hiking, picnic
areas, walking trails, baseball/softball fields,
basketball courts, swimming pools, tennis courts
and much more. Travel only a few miles from town
and you can find lakes and reservoirs for boating,
fishing, and other water activities. If you like
to snow ski, you can enjoy Paoli Peaks, also located
in southern Indiana. Whether you want to go camping
for the night in a rustic cabin, take a walk, or
just take the children to play, you can find a
place that takes you back to the serenity of yesterday.
If
you are looking for shopping, you can visit our
numerous specialty boutiques throughout the city,
along with some of the national department store
chains. Stroll downtown for a day of shopping,
eating, and old-fashioned entertainment. Main Street
is still a gathering place and a site for many
parades and festivals throughout the year, and
a focal point for growth in the community.
Vincennes
offers something for everyone. Theater lovers can
enjoy live performances at the new Red Skeleton
Theater or on Broadway at Fifth by the Old Town
Players. The Northwest Territory Art Guild provides
a supportive atmosphere for sculptors, painters,
and illustrators whose works grace the community.
If you want to take in a movie, you can choose
from eight different titles at the newly built
Kerasotes Theater, and then wind down with soda
and some homemade ice cream at the old time soda
fountain.
Vincennes is also the home of
the first college in Indiana. Vincennes University
is a public, two-year, comprehensive community
college with a system wide enrollment of around
8,000 students coming from all 92 Indiana counties,
25 other states, and numerous other countries.
It includes over 50 buildings, is located on 100
acres, and is continuing to grow. The University
is known for their outstanding nursing program,
as well as their aviation program, and has recently
begun offering four-year degrees in multiple areas.
This
is an exciting time as Vincennes has just received
a $750,000 grant for Main Street, a $150,000 grant
for downtown loft apartments, a new Teachers Credit
Union, and plans for a $1,000,000 River Walk. Kohl’s
Department Store is underway and will open in the
fall along with several other retail stores. A
beautiful Community Center and a Holiday Inn Express
are also under construction & will soon be
open. Vincennes is a great place to live, to work,
to raise children, & to get an education. We
hope you will be a part of the exciting growth!
Looking
for a great place to have some family fun? Southern
Indiana offers two beautiful state parks, four
show caves, a restored pioneer 20-mile train ride
and Patoka Lake Recreation Area. You can canoe
the Blue River, picnic at Spring Mill State Park,
or go horseback riding at the working western Wilstem
Dude Ranch. Paoli Peaks in Paoli, Indiana is a
complete ski resort with a 300-foot vertical drop,
15 trails, and 8 lifts and only a short drive from
Vincennes. In a little over an hour, you can be
enjoying the day at the renowned theme park of
Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari which
offers not only amazing rides for young and old
but includes admission to the adjoining water park.
This is definitely #1 for family fun in Southern
Indiana.
When you want to leave the tranquility
of home, and head for the hustle and bustle of
city life, you can easily access multiple highways,
making travel to the surrounding larger cities
easy. The following cites offer airports as well
as vast shopping, eating, and entertainment: Evansville
- 51 miles, Louisville - 115 miles, India |
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