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Licking Memorial Health Systems & Services

Licking Memorial Health Systems (LMHS) is proud to welcome you to our Facebook – an extension of our mission to improve the health of the community.   We invite you to visit our page for health tips and information from qualified medical experts relevant to Licking County. 
 
Licking Memorial Health Systems is continuously striving to improve the health of the community.   We do this through offering the best health care possible to patients, and involvement in the community, with the goal of creating an environment that prevents future illness.   In the last year LMH was ranked as a 100 Top Hospital in the medium-hospital-size category for an 11th year by Truven Health Analytics – the nation’s leading source of healthcare business intelligence.   LMHS was also awarded the 2013 recipient of Health Care’s Most Wired Award List, received multiple recognitions for the Active Fit Youth Wellness Program, and was honored with the Transaction of the Year Award in 2013 by Columbus Business First. 
Licking Memorial Hospital remains responsive to the healthcare needs of the Licking County area that we have served for more than 100 years.   Our 227-bed facility offers a full spectrum of quality patient care services, from emergency medicine to home health care.  In addition, Licking Memorial offers a number of specialized medical services unique for a Hospital of its size.  Comprehensive services are available in areas such as cancer, heart, maternity and mental health.
 
The Licking Memorial Health Professionals is a group of 100-plus physicians in various practices.  Physician offices are located throughout Licking County, including Granville, Hanover, Heath, Hebron, Johnstown, Newark and Pataskala.
 
The Licking Memorial Health Foundation (LMHF) is supported by the Licking Memorial Development Council, which has various committees consisting of business leaders in Licking County.  The Foundation is the fundraising and resource development organization for Licking Memorial Health Systems (LMHS).  When you make a gift to the LMHF, you join an ever-growing family of patients, families and friends who share a commitment to improve the future of medical care throughout the service area.
 
The LMHS staff consists of more than 1,700 employees in many areas.  Physicians, nurses, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, cooks, housekeepers, accountants, engineers, computer specialists, laboratory technicians, administrators and many others work diligently together to provide the best care for patients and visitors.
 
To make an appointment with Licking Memorial Health Systems, please call the Hospital Line: (220) 564-4000, or visit www.LMHealth.org to find a physician or service needed.  Check out some of our Fast Fact Statistics and a list of our services below:
 
Auxiliaries
Volunteers/TWIGS (hours): 47,015
TWIGS (dollars): $124,451
Development (dollars): $661,663

Charity and Uncompensated Care
In 2012, Licking Memorial Health Systems (LMHS) provided $43.9 million in uncompensated care at standard charges, of which $24.9 million was charity care. LMHS has provided more than $369 million in uncompensated care at standard charges since 1995, the year that the Licking Memorial Health Professionals was formed. The total cost of uncompensated care to LMHS in 2012 was $17.5 million. The total cost of uncompensated care since 1995 has been $186 million.

Licking Memorial Hospital Statistics
Total registered beds: 227
Coronary: 25
Intensive Care: 13
Medical/Surgical: 129
Obstetric: 18
Psychiatric: 9
Nursery: 28
Chemical dependency: 5

Surgical procedures: 6,966
Inpatient: 1,726
Outpatient: 5,240

Medical Staff (Active): 158
Medical Staff (Consultants): 45
Full-time equivalent employees: 1,155
Salaries / benefits: $75,274,257
Operating expenses: $133,954,524
Admissions: 9,187
Average daily census (includes observation): 81
Average stay (days): 2.98
Emergency Department visits: 58,554
Patient days: 26,340
Patient meals served: 88,864
Babies delivered: 1,068
Laboratory tests: 691,622
Pharmacy units: 5,248,659
Pounds of laundry: 1,503,301
Urgent Care visits: 9,560
Radiology procedures: 102,094
Radiology, ultrasound: 12,545
Radiology, CT scans: 18,362
Radiology, MRI scans: 4,198
Rehabilitation, Occupational Therapy outpatient procedures: 10,564
Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy outpatient procedures: 33,140

Licking Memorial Hospital provided $37.9 million in uncompensated care at standard charges, including charity, during 2012.

Licking Memorial Health Professionals Statistics 
Number of physician practices: 39
Number of physicians: 99
Physician practice patient encounters: 344,621
Average companies served per month by Company Care: 251
Full-time equivalent employees: 347
Salaries / benefits: 44,839,371
Operating expenses: 54,475,188

Licking Memorial Health Professionals provided $6.1 million in uncompensated care at standard charges, including charity, during 2012.
 
Licking Memorial Health Systems’ Services
Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation
Anesthesiology
Licking Memorial Behavioral Health at Shepherd Hill
Licking Memorial Outpatient Psychiatry at Shepherd Hill
Licking Memorial Cancer Care
Licking Memorial Case Management
Licking Memorial Company Care & Occupational Health
Licking Memorial Critical Care Units
Licking Memorial Dermatology
Licking Memorial Diabetes Care
Electroencephalographic (EEG) Laboratory
Emergency Department 
Licking Memorial Endocrinology
Licking Memorial Endoscopy and Gastroenterology (GI)
Licking Memorial Family Practice – Granville
Licking Memorial Family Practice – Heath 
Licking Memorial Family Practice – Hebron
Licking Memorial Family Practice – Johnstown  
Licking Memorial Family Practice – Licking Valley 
Licking Memorial Family Practice – Pataskala
Licking Memorial Family Practice – McMillen
Licking Memorial Family Practice – East
Licking Memorial Family Practice – Doctors’ Park 1
Licking Memorial Family Practice – Doctors’ Park 5
Licking Memorial Family Practice – North Newark
Licking Memorial Gastroenterology
Licking Memorial Heart Care
Licking Memorial Hematology/Oncology
Licking Memorial Home Care Services 
Licking Memorial Hospitalists
Inpatient Units – Medical, Pediatric & Surgical
Licking Memorial Internal Medicine
Licking Memorial Hospital Laboratory Services
Maternal Child
Medication Therapy Clinic
Licking Memorial Neurology
Licking Memorial Otolaryngology (ENT)Outpatient Clinic
Pain Clinic 
Licking Memorial Pathology
Licking Memorial Pediatrics – East
Licking Memorial Pediatrics – Tamarack
Licking Memorial Pediatrics – Pataskala
Licking Memorial Hospital Pediatrics
Pulmonology
Radiology Department
Rehabilitation Services
Renal Dialysis Services
Respiratory Care
Licking Memorial Rheumatology
Sleep Medicine 
Licking Memorial Surgical Services
Licking Memorial Urgent Care
Licking Memorial Urology
Vascular Laboratory 
Licking Memorial Women’s Health – Newark
Licking Memorial Women’s Health – North Newark
Licking Memorial Women’s Health – Pataskala
Licking Memorial Hospital Women’s Imaging
Wound Clinic
YAG Laser Ophthalmology Clinic 
 
 

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