It’s an exciting time for The Washington Hospital. We’re adding new services and investing in state-of-the-art technology, all the while furthering our commitment to quality and wellness.

As the county continues to grow—housing developments and retail centers are sprouting up throughout the region—The Washington Hospital’s commitment to the health and wellbeing of Washington and surrounding communities continues to grow as well.

At The Washington Hospital, we make every effort to provide the highest quality health care to everyone who enters our doors. According to the latest report from the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council, just released on April 10, The Washington Hospital has one of the lowest hospital-acquired infection rates in the state.

Furthermore, HealthGrades®, the nation’s leading health care ratings organization, recognized The Washington Hospital for excellence in five different treatment areas for 2008: Cardiac Surgery, Joint Replacement, Orthopedic Surgery, Women’s Health and Maternity.

Signs of our physical growth are apparent at the hospital’s main campus, as construction is well underway for our $64 million expansion project.

Steel is being erected on the South Tower, which is being built over a portion of the existing Main Parking Garage. This tower will house four new operating rooms and a new Critical Care Unit. Construction will begin on the North Tower, home to the new Emergency Department, later this spring. The two new towers are expected to be open in late fall.

In addition to new buildings, we have also recently added an open bore MRI, a 64-slice CT scanner, electrophysiology services to treat irregularities of the heart, and a pre-school for children with hearing impairments, to name just a few. We want the people in our community to be able to stay in our community to get the healthcare services they need.

We recently partnered with UPMC Cancer Centers to bring state-of-the-art technology and unsurpassed cancer services to the people in Washington County. Last fall, we opened an Urgent Care Center at Krebs Center in McMurray. Not only is this convenient for families – the Urgent Care Center is open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. – but it helps divert non-emergent patients away from the Emergency Department.

The Washington Hospital continues to be the largest employer in the county, with more than 2,400 employees, including the hospital’s affiliates, and a payroll of nearly $100 million. What does this mean for the community? Our employees live here and use the services here. We help create jobs in other industries.