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HHH E-Newsletter
January 2020
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A quick update to reflect on some of the major accomplishments of Hammond-Henry Hospital during 2019, to thank all our staff, medical staff, leadership team, Board of Directors, Foundation Board, Auxiliary and volunteers for a great year and to set the stage for a challenging and progressive 2020.
2019 highlights include:
- Expanded the Regional Health Partners (RHP) Kewanee Family Medicine Clinic in November, now includes Urgent Care and X-Ray services
- Approved relocating the Annawan Urgent Care Clinic to a new location - with anticipated opening in early 2020, will include X-Ray services
- Expanded to Port Byron opening a Family Medicine Clinic, with Drs. Dodds and Brown
- Completion of Emergency Department (ED) renovation project
- Secured a $1M USDA loan / $640k in community donations - toward the ED project
- Continued growth of the 340B Pharmacy Program
- Improved investment yields
- Refinanced long-term bonds, saving over $150,000 per year
- Purchased Melvin Lane property for future parking expansion
- Received Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 5-star rating for Long Term Care for eight consecutive years
- Continuation of CMS 4-star rating for Hospital - only 4-star hospital in the region
- Received successful surveys from DNV, ISO 9001 certification and Illinois Department of Public Health
- Transition of Julie Brown, M.D. practice to Hammond-Henry Hospital
- Promotion of Wyatt Brieser, DPT to Long Term Care Manager
- Continued quality/patient satisfaction/national award recognition
- Sustained volume growth and financial performance
- Continued an excellent culture, with a sense of community, team and purpose
Special thanks to our patients, their families and the communities we serve for your support, confidence and partnership in working together toward health and wellness. We look forward to serving you in the new year.
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HHH OPENS FAMILY PRACTICE CLINIC IN PORT BYRON
We are pleased to announce that HHH is expanding northward into Port Byron, with a medical clinic which will open on Monday, January 6, 2020. Located at 105 N. Main St., in the heart of downtown Port Byron, the clinic will offer both family medicine and walk-in services, Monday through Friday. This will be the sixth regional clinic for HHH. The clinic will be led by two physicians, with Kari Dodds, D.O. covering four days per week and Julie Brown, M.D. providing coverage one day per week. Dr. Dodds, who started with Hammond-Henry Hospital in 2017, is practicing solely at the Port Byron Clinic. Dr. Brown is based at Hammond-Henry Regional Health Partners in Geneseo. Both physicians are board certified in family medicine and are native to the area with Dr. Dodds residing in LeClaire and Dr. Brown in Port Byron.
"We are very excited to partner with the Port Byron and surrounding communities with our new medical office in Port Byron. It is a very progressive community and will benefit with a strong, local medical presence", stated Mark Kuhn, CEO of HHH. Appointments for Drs. Dodds and Brown in Port Byron can be scheduled by calling the new clinic at 309-523-2015. Office hours will be Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
HHH offers family medicine and walk-in care in Geneseo, Cambridge and Kewanee, along with Urgent Care services in Colona and Annawan.
For more information on Hammond-Henry Hospital Clinics go to our website at:
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