Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital

THE HOSPITAL'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE WORLD CLASS CARE TODAY, TOMORROW, ALWAYS IN DELIVERING EXCEPTIONAL, COMPASSIONATE, PATIENT-CENTERED CARE.

PETERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IS A PRIVATE, NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN KERRVILLE, TEXAS. KERRVILLE IS LOCATED IN KERR COUNTY, APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES NORTHWEST OF SAN ANTONIO AND 80 MILES SOUTH WEST OF AUSTIN. PETERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SERVES THE COMMUNITIES AND RESIDENTS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: KERR, BANDERA, GILLESPIE, KIMBLE, EDWARDS AND REAL. PETERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ANCHORS A 35-ACRE CAMPUS INCLUDING A 124-BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL PROVIDING SERVICES INCLUDING: 24/7EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, WOMEN'S SERVICES (INCLUDING MATERNAL/NEWBORN), ACUTE INPATIENT REHABILITATION, ORTHOPEDICS, GENERAL SURGERY, DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING, INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, AND LABORATORY. ON THE SAME CAMPUS IS AN AMBULATORY CARE CENTER PROVIDING OUTPATIENT REHAB SERVICES, OUTPATIENT SURGERY, OUTPATIENT DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING AND HYPERBARIC WOUND CARE. PETERSON HOSPICE SERVICE AND PETERSON HOME CARE SERVICES ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF THE PETERSON REGIONAL FAMILY OF SERVICES BUT LOCATED OFF-SITE.

DESCRIPTION OF OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: THE ORGANIZATION HAS ONE LAB OFF-SITE OUTREACH LOCATION. THERE WERE 244,395 LAB TESTS PERFORMED FOR THE YEAR.

PETERSON HOME CARE PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE TEAM OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE HILL COUNTRY, SPECIFICALLY KERR, GILLESPIE AND BANDERA COUNTIES. PETERSON HOME CARE IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INCLUDING: NURSING CARE, PHYSICAL AND SPEECH THERAPY, OSTOMY AND WOUND CARE, IV ANTIBIOTICS, CHEMOTHERAPY, AIDE SERVICES AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT. ALL SERVICES ARE COORDINATED THROUGH AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO PATIENT CARE AND ESTABLISHED UNDER A PLAN OF TREATMENT OF A PHYSICIAN. DIAGNOSTIC AND LABORATORY SERVICES, AS WELL AS MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SUPPLIES ARE ALSO PROVIDED IN CONJUNCTION WITH SKILLED CARE. HOME CARE HAD 1,196 ADMISSIONS DURING THE YEAR AND 21,639 VISITS.

PETERSON HOSPICE IS A DEPARTMENT OF PRMC AND IS LOCATED OFF CAMPUS. IT OPERATES AS ONE OF THE HOSPITAL'S MANY OUTREACHES FOR THE HILL COUNTRY COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. PETERSON HOSPICE IS THE ONLY NON-PROFIT HOSPICE IN THE HILL COUNTRY WITH A MISSION THAT NO ONE WILL BE DENIED HOSPICE CARE BECAUSE OF AN INABILITY TO PAY. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING HOSPICE CARE, PETERSON HOSPICE ALSO PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING UNFUNDED COMMUNITY SERVICES: 1. NAVIGATING THE WATERS OF GRIEF A SIX WEEK GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP FOR ADULTS. THIS PROGRAM IS FACILITATED TWICE A YEAR BY A GRIEF EXPERT WHO IS A LICENSED MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER (MSW). NAVIGATING THE WATERS OF GRIEF WORKS CLOSELY WITH HILL COUNTRY CLERGY AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO SERVE HOSPICE FAMILIES AS WELL AS OTHERS FACING THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE OR FRIEND. 2. BRIDGING THE GAP A SIX WEEK GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP FOR CHILDREN AGES KINDER THROUGH 12TH GRADE. THIS PROGRAM GIVES THEM THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO WORK THROUGH THE GRIEVING PROCESS. THE PARENTS ATTEND AS WELL TO OPEN COMMUNICATION AND FEELINGS TO HELP THE CHILD DEAL WITH GRIEF AT THEIR AGE APPROPRIATE LEVEL. BTG WORKS WITH ALL HILL COUNTRY SCHOOLS AND THEIR COUNSELORS. THE LOCAL COMMUNITY SERVES AS FACILITATORS AND VOLUNTEERS FOR THIS EXCELLENT PROGRAM. 3. CAMP RAYS OF HOPE IS A STATEWIDE PROGRAM WHICH IS A WEEKEND RETREAT FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN THAT INCORPORATES THE PARENTS AS WELL. THE CHILDREN LEARN NEW WAYS TO COPE WITH THEIR LOSS, AND TO MEET OTHERS WITH SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES TO REMEMBER SPECIAL TIMES, TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS, AND TO HAVE FUN. 4. FLORAL PROGRAM IS A VOLUNTEER DRIVEN PROGRAM THAT DELIVERS FLOWERS TO OUR PATIENTS. THE LOCAL FLORISTS IN THE AREA DONATE THE FLOWERS AND VOLUNTEERS ARRANGE AND DELIVER THEM. VOLUNTEERS ALSO SUPPORT FAMILIES AND PATIENTS WITH THEIR VISITS. 5. PATHWAYS THIS VOLUNTEER OUTREACH OFFERS HOME BASED SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO CLIENTS WITH AN ILLNESS THAT HAS A LIMITED LIFE EXPECTANCY BUT IS NOT YET HOSPICE APPROPRIATE. VOLUNTEERS HELP REDUCE THE ISOLATION AND VULNERABILITY THAT CLIENTS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCE DURING A DIFFICULT TIME. EDUCATION IS AVAILABLE THROUGH PRMC RESOURCES REGARDING DISEASE PROCESSES, COPING STRATEGIES, ADVANCE DIRECTIVES, AND PRACTICAL AND SPIRITUAL ISSUES. THIS SUPPORT HELPS CLIENTS DEFINE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. 6. COMMUNITY SERVE PROGRAM OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CITIZENS TO FULFILL COURT OBLIGATIONS IN A BENEFICIAL MANNER. 415 ADMISSIONS ACCOUNTED FOR 39,029 PATIENT DAYS.