Barton County Memorial Hospital
106 Gulf Street
Lamar, MO 64759-1077
Telephone: 417.682.6081
Website: www.bcmh.net
FACILITY INFORMATION
Licensed Beds 49
Critical Access Hospital Yes
Accreditation State Certified
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT INFORMATION
Shift Coverage 24/7 - 7:00a.m. to 7:00a.m.
Maximum Length of Shifts 12 hours - anything above that must be approved by hospital
Annual OPV 8,355
Average OPV - weekends around 48
% of Peds Patients 25%
% of High Trauma Patients 5%
Preferred Transfer Site (Facility Name & City)

Freeman's Health Systems (Joplin, MO)
St. John's Regional Medical Center (Joplin, MO)
Back-up Available Local FP always on Back-up
Ancillary Services (Hours Available in-house and on-call)

Lab: 24/7
X-ray: 24/7
CT, Ultrasound: on call 24/7
Respiratory Therapy: 24/7
Additional ED Staff available Nurse 24/7 with Paramedic, 10a - 10p daily
Employee Physicals No
URGENT CARE CLINIC INFORMATION
Urgent Care Clinic Yes
DOCUMENTATION
Method of Documentation Templates
Type of Template System T System
Physicians Responsible for Coding Charts Yes, switching to a system where the ER Doc is responsible for assigning acuity levels
CAFETERIA
Hours 6a - 6p daily (leave food out for night shift)
Cost to Physician No Charge
COMMUNITY INFORMATION
Population 4,500
County Population 12,541
Industry O'Sullivan's Furniture Makers, ThorCo, EPIC
Annual Festivals/Seasonal Activities Truman Days, First weekend of May (not to busy in the ER from this)
Lamar Free Fair, Late August (ER tends to get busy during this weekend)
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
Physician Call Room Includes Couch, Refrigerator, Computer, Shower, Bathroom, Bed, TV
Scrubs Available No
Computer/Internet Usage Policy Located in physician office with internet access
Location of Physician Sign-in Sheet located in top drawer of physician desk
Distance from Nearest City Joplin - 40 miles
Springfield - 75 miles

Revised: 02.26.08