Hedrick Medical Center
100 Central Avenue
Chillicothe, MO 64601-1599
Telephone: 660.646.1480
Website: www.hedrickmedicalcenter.org
FACILITY INFORMATION
Licensed Beds 49
Critical Access Hospital Yes
Accreditation JCAHO
Speciality Clinics Cardio, Chemo, Diabetic clinic, GI lab, Obstetrics, Radiology, Respiratory, Ophthalmology
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT INFORMATION
Shift Coverage

6:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Maximum Length of Shifts Prefer no more than 24
Annual OPV 8,516
Average OPV - 24-hour shift Mon-Fri 25
Average OPV - 24-hour shift Sat or Sun 30
% of Peds Patients 24%
% of High Trauma Patients 5 in March
Preferred Transfer Site (Facility Name & City) Cardiac: St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, MO
Peds: Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
Trauma: Saint Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, MO
Back-up Available FP, GS, OB
Ancillary Services (Hours Available in-house and on-call) Lab: 24/7 in-house
X-ray: in-house 0700-2100; on-call 2100-0700
CT: in-house 0700-2100; on-call 2100-0700
Ultrasound: in-house 0900-1730 Mon-Fri; avail Mon-Thur after hours
Additional ED Staff available RN's:
ED Tech: LPN/Clerk
EMS Service Other - city
Employee Physicals Yes - Workman's Comp
URGENT CARE CLINIC INFORMATION
Urgent Care Clinic Yes - Not covered by EDP
Coverage provided by PA
DOCUMENTATION
Method of Documentation Templates
Type of Template System T-system
Physicians Responsible for Coding Charts No
CAFETERIA
Hours Request breakfast - lunch 11:30a-1:00p - dinner request tray
Cost to Physician No charge
COMMUNITY INFORMATION
Population 8,900
County Population 60,000
Population with special healthcare needs Dialysis (25 patients), nursing homes
Industry 4 major factories (no high risk)
Annual Festivals/Seasonal Activities Chataqua (Oct)
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
Physician Call Room Includes Lounge, bed, TV, phone, refrigerator, computer w/internet, shower, bungalows
Scrubs Available Yes
Distance from Nearest City 90 miles northeast of Kansas City, KS/MO
85 miles southwest Kirksville, MO

Revised: 02.26.08