The Hospital
Please see a listing of several of the major service listings that are located at the Owensboro Medical Health System hospital.
For a more comprehensive listing of services, arranged Floor-by-Floor please see below...
First Floor
Admitting
688-1100
Information & Pre-registration: We request that all patients being admitted for an inpatient stay or an outpatient test or treatment be registered. If you are scheduled for diagnostic testing, you may be contacted by phone and pre-registered. If you are preregistered, we ask that you go directly to the point of service.
Admitting Hours:
Mon.-Friday - 5:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Saturday - 5:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. All other hours enter through the Emergency Room
For inpatient and outpatient admission, use the Parrish Avenue entrance. Parking is available adjacent to the Parrish entrance and also across Parrish Avenue. Valet parking is available Monday-Friday 7:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
Information Desk
688-2010 & 688-2011
The Information Desk, located at the Parrish Avenue entrance of the hospital, is staffed by volunteers from 8 a.m. - 8 p.m., Monday-Friday to assist you with patient information and directions.
Volunteer Services
688-2134
Volunteers provide mail, floral and newspaper delivery to patients as well as various other services. Mail delivered to the hospital after you have been discharged will be forwarded directly to your home. Click here To learn more about the invaluable work that Volunteers do at OMHS.
Emergency Department
688-2911
The ER is designed with you and your family in mind - to make your visit more comfortable, personal and prompt. It has 22 private rooms for emergency situations and 11 private Fast Track rooms, all divided into 4 different sections -
- Fast Track - sutures, splints, sprains, abrasions, etc.;
- Trauma - car accidents, heart attacks, etc.
- Acute - chest pain, strokes, diabetic conditions, etc. and
- Medical - OB/GYN, ear-nose-throat, kidney stones, etc.
Emergency Room Parking
The ER is directly connected to the Visitor Parking Plaza with the first floor designated as ER parking and a covered drive for patient
entrance.
OMHS Heart Center
A partnerhsip for healthy hearts, click here to learn more...
Laboratory
The full-service laboratory provides 24-hour service to inpatients and outpatients. Click here for more information on how OMHS Laboratory Services can benefit you and your family.
Radiology
OMHS Radiology provides full-service imaging staffed by caring professionals in a warm, confidential setting.
688-2198
Second Floor
The Spice of Life Hospital Cafeteria
Hours: 5:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
11:00 a.m. - 1:30 a.m.
The cafeteria serves breakfast, lunch and dinner and is managed by Morrison - a renowned name in food service.
Gift Shop
688-4183
To send a free e-card to a patient, please click here.
Mon.-Fri. ........................8:00 a.m. - 7:45 p.m.
Saturday ......................10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Sunday ..........................1:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Coronary Care Unit (CCU)
The Coronary Care Unit provides care for critically ill heart patients. All CCU employees are certified in advanced life support and work closely with our physicians in treating both urgent and emergent cardiac needs. Visiting hours are 5:00 a.m. - 7:00 a.m.; 8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. -10:00 p.m.
Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
The Intensive Care Unit is a 16-bed station that serves medical, surgical, pediatric and obstetric patients who require aggressive therapy on a concentrated and continuous basis. Each room includes state-of-the-art equipment and technology and provides a serene atmosphere for patients and families. Please check at the Volunteer Desk for visiting hours.
ICU/CCU/SurgeryWaiting Areas
Volunteer Desk: 688-4371
The waiting areas are open 24 hours a day and are staffed by volunteers from 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Medical Library
688-2167
The Threlkel Health Sciences Library is available to visitors, patients and their families and is staffed with a librarian to assist with information needs and research. The Healing Resource Library provides a collection of books, audio-tapes and movies that can be checked out. These services are free and are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Spiritual Needs/Pastoral Care
688-4159
The OMHS Pastoral Care Department ministers to the spiritual needs of patients, families and visitors in collaboration with their own pastors and churches.
New Life Birthing Center
The New Life Birthing Center was designed to offer family-centered maternity care, comfort, support and convenience. Every feature is designed with an expectant mother in mind to create a relaxed and home-like birthing experience.
Third Floor
Nursing Units
General Surgery
Rooms 3101-3126
General Surgery is a 26-bed unit that provides care to adult surgical patients. Unit 3-1 is equipped with cardiac monitors for surgical patients.
Pediatrics
Rooms 3201-3214
Pediatrics is a 15-bed unit that delivers comprehensive medical and surgical care to infants, adolescent and adult patients.
Transitional Care Center
Rooms 3301-3318
The Transitional Care Center is a 30-bed skilled nursing facility that offers skilled nursing care and rehabilitative services during the short-term transitional period after an illness or surgery.
Behavioral Health
The behavioral health unit provides care for up to 12 patients in a safe, nurturing environment for those suffering from an acute phase of mental or emotional illness. Care is tailored for the specific needs of the patient. As added protection for the patient, OMHS refrains from releasing the identity or location of patients admitted to this unit.
Cardiac Stepdown
Rooms 3501-3530
Cardiac Stepdown is a 30-bed unit that delivers care to adolescent and adult patients who have heart and circulation problems. Care is focused on treating the problem as well as providing education on prevention, improving lifestyle and quality of life.
Fourth Floor
Nursing Units
Joint Replacement Center
Rooms 4201-4211
The Joint Replacement Center is a 10-bed unit that provides specially trained and dedicated professionals focused in care and therapy for knee, hip or other joint replacement patients.
Orthopedic Unit
Rooms 4101 - 4115, 4122 - 4126
The Orthopedic Unit is a 20-bed station that delivers comprehensive medical care to orthopedic and gastrointestinal patients. Telemetry and surgery patients are also cared for in this area.
Rehabilitation Unit
Rooms 4301-4311
The Regional Rehabilitation Center is a 20-bed Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)-accredited comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation program consisting of both private and semiprivate rooms as well as therapy and dining areas. It offers 24-hour nursing care and rehabilitative services for individuals recovering from a debilitating illness or injury.
Neurological/Renal Unit
Rooms 4501-4530
The Neurological/Renal unit is designed to provide a level of care between a critical care unit and an acute medical-surgical unit. The most frequent diagnoses admitted include lumbar and cervical radiculopathy, cerebral vascular accident (CVA), transient ischemic attack (TIA), head injury, acute and chronic renal failure and vitrectomy. Eight remote telemetry and five centrally monitored beds are available.
Fifth Floor
Therapeutic Services
Therapeutic Services include Physical Therapy, Occupational and Speech Therapy, and Audiology.
Pulmonary Rehabiltation
Oncology Unit
Rooms 5301-5320
The Oncology/Hematology unit offers a multi-dimensional approach to the assessment and care of adult patients with cancer and medical diagnoses. Services include administration of chemotherapy, care of immunosuppressed patients and pain control.
Ambulatory Infusion Unit
Designed to meet the needs of outpatients who require intravenous medications or placement of invasive catheters.
Medical Telemetry
Rooms 5501-5530
Medical Telemetry is a 30-bed unit that delivers care to adult and geriatric medical and surgical patients with cardiac dysrhythmias, cardiac disease and various other general medical conditions that require telemetry monitoring.
Sixth Floor
Women's Surgical Care Unit
Rooms 6101-6130
This unit for women's surgical care was designed to serve the needs of gynecological and other surgical patients.
Medical Unit
Rooms 6501-6530
The 30-bed Medical unit cares for patients with general medical conditions.