Delaware Valley Hospital Inc

TO SERVE OUR PATIENTS IN AN EFFICIENT AND PATIENT-FOCUSED MANNER AND OFFER A RANGE OF ACUTE, OUTPATIENT, DIAGNOSTIC, REHABILITATIVE, PRIMARY CARE AND WELLNESS SERVICES.

INPATIENT AND ACUTE SERVICES (SEE SCHEDULE O) INPATIENT AND ACUTE SERVICES: DELAWARE VALLEY HOSPITAL (DVH) FULFILLS ITS MISSION BY WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE COMMUNITY, PHYSICIANS, AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE THE AVAILABILITY AND QUALITY OF SERVICES. THIS INCLUDES THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF SHORT-TERM (96 HRS. OR LESS) INPATIENT ACUTE CARE, SWING BED AND ADDICTION TREATMENT SERVICES VIA ITS 25-BED HOSPITAL LOCATED ON THE MAIN CAMPUS IN WALTON IN DELAWARE COUNTY, NY. PATIENT DISCHARGES IN 2023 WERE COMPRISED OF 173 ACUTE, AND 214 SWING BED. ACUTE CARE REPRESENTED 702 PATIENT DAYS, IN ADDITION TO THE 3,114 PATIENT DAYS FOR SWING BED. INDICATIVE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE PROVIDED TO THESE PATIENTS, A TOTAL OF 15,545 LAB TESTS, 3,928 RESPIRATORY TREATMENTS, 45 X-RAYS, 20 ULTRASOUNDS, 72 CT AND 6 MRI EXAMS, 1,808 PHYSICAL THERAPY AND 1.097 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SESSIONS, AND 158 EKG'S WERE ADMINISTERED. OTHER SERVICES INCLUDED 3 ECHO EXAMS, AND 637 DIETARY CONSULTS. TO ENSURE OUR RURAL AREA RESIDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY, EFFICIENT CARE IN A COMFORTABLE AND PRIVATE AREA, THE HOSPITAL'S IMAGING CENTER IS EQUIPPED WITH 3D MAMMOGRAPHY, ULTRASOUND, BONE DENSITY, X-RAY AND A 128-SLICE CT SUITE. THE HOSPITAL PURCHASED AN MRI IN 2023 AND BEGAN OFFERING FULL-TIME MRI SERVICES IN OCTOBER. THIS REPLACED THE PART-TIME SERVICE THAT HAD BEEN OFFERED THROUGH A MOBILE VENDOR. NUCLEAR MEDICINE IS OFFERED ONE TO TWO DAYS EACH WEEK, THOUGH AN OUTSIDE VENDOR. IN FACT, DVH IS THE ONLY HOSPITAL TO OFFER NUCLEAR STUDIES AND FULL-TIME MRI SERVICE IN THE COUNTY. PATIENTS WOULD HAVE TO TRAVEL GENERALLY 45 MINUTES TO AN HOUR TO A LARGER FACILITY TO ACCESS THESE SERVICES, IF NOT FOR DVH.

CLINICS (SEE SCHEDULE O)DELAWARE VALLEY HOSPITAL PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE CARE SERVICES THROUGH ITS PRIMARY CARE CENTERS LOCATED IN WALTON, DOWNSVILLE, AND ROSCOE. THESE PRIMARY CARE CENTERS FORM THE FOUNDATION NECESSARY TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES WITH A COORDINATED SYSTEM OF CARE WHILE PAYING SPECIAL ATTENTION TO UNDER-SERVED AREAS. 2023 VOLUME INCLUDED 15,254 VISITS IN WALTON, 1,636 IN ROSCOE, AND 2,371 IN DOWNSVILLE. PRIMARY CARE VISITS; AND 699 COVID TESTING AND/OR VACCINATIONS BRINGING THE GRAND TOTAL TO 20,216.

OUTPATIENT AND AMBULATORY SERVICES (SEE SCHEDULE O) DELAWARE VALLEY HOSPITAL PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF OUTPATIENT DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT SERVICES THROUGH ITS CARDIOPULMONARY, IMAGING, AND LAB DEPARTMENTS AT ITS MAIN CAMPUS IN WALTON. THESE INCLUDE A 7-BED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WHICH SERVES THE COMMUNITY 24/7. OTHER TREATMENT SERVICES INCLUDE PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, AMBULATORY PROCEDURES, CARDIAC AND PULMONARY REHABILITATION AND ACCESS TO SPECIALTY SERVICES. IN 2023 THE CARDIOLOGY SPECIALTY CLINIC HAD 706 VISITS, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONSULTS 1,706, WHILE GASTROENTEROLOGY HAD 237. ORTHOPEDICS WAS ADDED IN LATE 2022 AND AND GREW IN 2023, HAVING 453 VISITS. THE HOSPITAL ALSO BEGAN TO DO SOME OUTREACH STARTING IN THE SUMMER OF 2022. THESE ACTIVITIES ARE OUTLINED IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION SECTION OF SCHEDULE H. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMMING MEETS THE NEEDS OF LOCAL BUSINESSES, FIRE DEPARTMENTS, AND EMERGENCY SQUADS BY PROVIDING PHYSICALS, DRUG TESTING, AND ERGONOMIC EDUCATION: 256 IN 2023.. IN 2023 THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TREATED OR ADMITTED 6,046 RESIDENTS, THE LAB PERFORMED 70,162 TESTS, AND 6,983 PHYSICAL/OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SESSIONS WERE CONDUCTED. THE IMAGING CENTER PERFORMED 5,067 X-RAYS, 2,766 CT SCANS, 527 NUCLEAR TESTS, 571 MRI'S, 1,513 ULTRASOUNDS, 193 BONE DENSITY TESTS AND 832 MAMMOGRAPHY FOR OUTPATIENT SERVICES. OTHER OUTPATIENT SERVICES PERFORMED IN 2023 INCLUDED 575 AMBULATORY PROCEDURES, 173 ENDOSCOPIES, 935 OPIATE ADDICTION TREATMENT SESSIONS, AND 991 SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH CARDIAC AND PULMONARY REHABILITATION. THE CARDIOPULMONARY DEPARTMENT PERFORMED 2,209 TESTS AND/OR TREATMENTS. 2,317 CARDIAC RELATED TESTS WERE PERFORMED: EKGS, ECHOCARDIOGRAMS, CARDIAC HOLTER AND EVENT MONITORS. THERE WERE 598 DIETARY CONSULTS. THE HOSPITAL'S OUTPATIENT RETAIL PHARMACY FILLED 73,482 PRESCRIPTIONS.