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Mercy Health Urbana Hospital

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Geography
Location Urbana, Springfield, Ohio, United States
Coordinates 40°03′54″N 83°26′15″W / 40.0650°N 83.4374°W
Organization
Religious affiliation Catholic
Network Mercy Health
Services
Emergency department Yes
Beds 25
Helipads
Helipad Yes, 99OH
History
Former name Mercy Memorial Hospital
Opened 1951
Links
Website mercy.com
Lists Hospitals in Ohio

Mercy Health Urbana Hospital, formerly Mercy Memorial Hospital, is a 25-bed critical access, non-profit hospital in Urbana, Ohio owned and operated by the non-profit Mercy Health.[1]

History

Opened on Sept. 12, 1951, Mercy Health — Urbana Hospital was founded by the Sisters of Mercy. At the time, it was the first hospital to operate in Urbana.[2]

The idea for the hospital emerged from a meeting the Urbana Country Club on Nov. 29, 1944 in a meeting of local business and civic leaders. The hospital opened officially in 1951 with 50 beds.[3]

Facilities

The hospital includes an emergency department (ED) with 13 emergency beds. It provides cardiology, pulmonology, internal medicine and urology,[4] and oncology services.[5]

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