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History
of Somerset Hospital
The north wing was added in 1973
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The number of patients in 1927 totaled 476. That number increased to
1,520 in 1936. Today, Somerset Hospital is a 150 licensed-bed hospital which cares for about
5,200 inpatients, more than 157,000 outpatients, and nearly 18,000 emergency cases
annually. The hospital presently has a complement of medical/surgical beds, pediatric
beds, obstetric/gynecology beds, nursery cribs, an intensive coronary care unit, skilled
nursing beds, and an adult, adolescent and child neuropsychiatric service with a 18-bed
hospital-based unit. |
Other services currently
include medical oncology, a sleep lab, a dialysis center, a cardiac catheterization
laboratory, a pain management program, occupational health, and community education. Round
the clock emergency care is provided by the hospital. Ancillary services include
radiology, laboratory, rehabilitation, and cardiopulmonary departments. Patient care is provided at the hospital by
a medical staff of senior active physicians including a team of radiologists, a
pathologist, and a group of anesthesiologists. Other medical staff physicians serve the
hospital through the consulting staff and courtesy staff. An emeritus staff completes the
medical staff at Somerset Hospital. In all, 160 physicians and dentists enjoy
hospital privileges.
The guidelines for general
hospital policy are established by the hospital’s Board of Directors. The board is
comprised of 19 distinguished Somerset county leaders who offer the hospital a variety of
professionalism. The hospital administrator and his administrative staff members are, in
turn, charged with meeting the objectives coordinated by the board and medical staff by
monitoring all employee activities within the nearly 56 hospital departments. Today,
Somerset Hospital employs 728 ranking the organization as one of the area’s largest
employers. |
The east wing was added in 1989
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Several volunteer organizations have contributed and continue to contribute to the health
needs of the community. Volunteers offer their services by engaging in fund raising and
pledging activities. The oldest volunteer organization, the Senior Hospital Auxiliary, was
founded in 1921. |
| The Junior Hospital Auxiliary was
founded in 1937 and the Somerset Welfare League in 1935. However, to meet the needs of the
hospital’s ever-changing needs, the Junior and Senior Auxiliaries combined forces to
become one united group in September 1984.
Somerset Health Services provides the organizational structure for four
medical centers, a drug and alcohol rehabilitative center and a durable
medical equipment company. |
Somerset Hospital 1997
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Since
its founding in 1921 as a 20-bed institution, Somerset Hospital has evolved into a
multi-million dollar community asset with an expense budget of nearly $48 million and a
payroll of more than $18 million. In recent years, Somerset Hospital has made great
progress. It is our hope to continue to work with the communities we serve to deliver
quality health care in the form of treatment or services. We hope that you will always
look to us as your provider of choice. |
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