ACCREDITATION

Accredited by:
New York State Department of Health
The Joint Commission

Joint Commission:
Elizabethtown Community Hospital chooses to be reviewed by the Joint Commission because it demands quality health care and so do we.

The Joint Commission sets high standards of care and evaluates healthcare organizations against those standards. The Joint Commission, together with its parent organizations - the American Medical Association, the American College of Surgeons, the American College of Physicians and the American Dental Association - leads our nation's efforts to improve the quality of healthcare provided to all of us.

See the results of the most recent Joint Commission Survey (Feb. 2011) at healthcarequalitydata.org.

Affiliation:
In 1992, Elizabethtown Community Hospital entered into an affiliation with Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center in Plattsburgh, NY. to foster greater collaboration in the design, delivery and measurement of clinical care. The affiliation promotes efforts that may lead to the development of an integrated care delivery network capable of serving residents of Northern New York and beyond. Both ECH and CVPH are overseen by Community Providers, Inc., a parent holding company.

CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL

ECH is designated as a critical access hospital (CAH) by the federal government. This designation is given to small hospitals located over 35 miles from another hospital. The CAH must have agreements in place with other hospitals that are willing to accept patients requiring additional and immediate care. Those hospitals must trust the abilities and capabilities of the CAH, to effectively manage initial patient care. There are 1,324 CAHs across the United States and 13 of those are in New York state.

There are only five joint Commission-accredited critical access hospitals in New York. Elizabethtown Community Hospital is the only one north of Albany and east of Lake Ontario.

ADMINISTRATION

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President - James Forcier
Vice President - Patty Bashaw
Treasurer - Alan Hipps
Secretary - Patricia Hickey

Members:
Rod Boula
Dr. Rob DeMuro
Dominic Eisinger
Daphne Hallowell
Ulrich Hoffmann
Martin Nephew
George Salg
Rev. Fred Shaw
Steven Valley

Honorary Members:
Baird Edmonds
Lew Egglefield
Anthony Lucas
Doris Merrihew
Lee Norton

DIRECTIONS TO OUR FACILITIES

Directions to Elizabethtown Community Hospital
75 Park Street, Elizabethtown, NY
From the North:
I-87 (Adirondack Northway) South to exit 31. Take a right on to Route 9N and follow the signs to Elizabethtown. Approximately 5 miles.
From the South:
I-87 (Adirondack Northway) North to exit 31. Take a left on to Route 9N and follow the signs to Elizabethtown. Approximately 5 miles.

Directions to Elizabethtown Community Health Center
66 Park Street, Elizabethtown, NY
Follow directions above. The Health Center is located across the street from the Hospital.

Directions to Westport Health Center
6097 NYS Route 9N, Westport, NY
Follow Route 9N south through the town of Westport and past Camp Dudley. The Health Center is located on the right, near the air field.

Directions to High Peaks Health Center
7 Community Circle, Wilmington, NY
From Route 86, make a left on to Springfield Road in Wilmington. Turn right on Community Circle Drive. The Health Center is located in the Town Office Building.

Medical Staff & Specialty Physicians

HELPING HANDS FINANCIAL SUPPORT

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MEMBERSHIP

• American Hospital Association

• Healthcare Association of New York State

• Northern New York Healthcare Association

• Health Care Finance Administration (HCFA)

• Iroquois Healthcare Consortium

• Eastern Adirondack Health Care Network

• Adirondack Rural Health Network

  • 2009 Health Assessment & Community Service Plan

  • Community Service Plan 2012 Update