Arh Tug Valley Health Services Inc

TO PROVIDE CENTRAL APPALACHIA AN ABUNDANCE OF HEALTHCARE AND COMMUNITY-ORIENTED SERVICES THROUGH ITS HOSPITAL, CLINICS AND HOME HEALTH OPERATIONS AS WELL AS COMMUNITY OUTREACH SERVICES.

ARH TUG VALLEY HEALTH SERVICES, INC.OPERATING AS THE HUB FOR ARH'S HOSPITALS THROUGHOUT THE ARH BIG SANDY REGION, HIGHLANDS ARH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SERVES FLOYD, JOHNSON, MARTIN, AND MAGOFFIN COUNTIES AND JOINED THE ARH SYSTEM IN AUGUST 2019.HIGHLANDS ARH MEDICAL STAFF CONSISTS OF OVER 235 CREDENTIALED PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL SPECIALISTS. THESE PHYSICIANS REPRESENT FAMILY MEDICINE, INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY, INVASIVE CARDIOLOGY, OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY, GENERAL SURGERY, INTERNAL MEDICINE, ORTHOPEDICS, UROLOGY, GASTROENTEROLOGY, HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY NEPHROLOGY, NEUROLOGY, SPORTS MEDICINE, AND OTHER FIELDS OF MEDICINE. HIGHLANDS EMPLOYS MORE THAN 660 PEOPLE, EACH VITAL IN PROVIDING COMPASSIONATE CARE TO PEOPLE IN APPALACHIA.IN FY 22, HIGHLANDS ARH EXPANDED SOME OF ITS KEY SERVICES TO MEET THE REGION'S HEALTHCARE NEEDS, INCLUDING OBSTETRICS, PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE. ALSO, THE HOSPITAL WILL SOON START A NOCTURNIST HOSPITALIST PROGRAM AND HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR A STATE-OF-THE-ART ROBOT FOR KNEE SURGERY REPLACEMENT.DURING THE PAST FISCAL YEAR, HIGHLANDS ARH ALSO PUT A SIGNIFICANT FOCUS ON ITS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OFFERINGS AND ADDED PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO ENGAGE WITH PATIENTS PRESENTING TO THE ED WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND CONNECT THEM WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCES, SUCH AS TREATMENT, SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, AND HARM REDUCTION SERVICES.ADDITIONALLY, INCREASED FOCUS WAS PLACED ON PROVIDING EASILY ACCESSIBLE OUTPATIENT CARE SERVICES. AS PART OF THESE EFFORTS, HIGHLANDS ARH OPENED AN OUTPATIENT LAB SERVICES LOCATION AND AN AFTER-HOURS OUTPATIENT CLINIC CONVENIENTLY LOCATED ACROSS THE ROAD FROM THE HOSPITAL THAT STAYS OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.HIGHLANDS CONTINUED TO BUILD ITS RELATIONSHIPS WITH AREA SCHOOLS AND WAS AMONG ARH'S FLOYD COUNTY HOSPITALS TO BE RECOGNIZED BY THE FLOYD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION'S COMMUNITY CHAMPION AWARD, WHICH RECOGNIZES COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL, AND HEALTH GOALS SET FOR FLOYD COUNTY STUDENTS.THE AWARD WAS IN RESPONSE TO THE CREATION OF A TELEHEALTH CLINIC AS PART OF THE ARH CONNECTED CARE SCHOOL PROGRAM. THE CLINIC OFFERS STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF CARE BY ARH HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS WITHOUT HAVING TO LEAVE THE SCHOOL. USING SPECIALIZED AUDIO AND VISUAL EQUIPMENT, A HAND-HELD EXAMINATION KIT, A HIPAA-COMPLIANT APP, AND A TELEHEALTH PLATFORM, SCHOOL PATIENTS CAN BE CONNECTED TO ARH HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS REMOTELY.DESPITE LIMITATIONS FOR EVENTS AND GATHERINGS BROUGHT ON BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, DURING THE PAST FISCAL YEAR, HIGHLANDS ARH CONTINUED TO PROVIDE OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT TO THE BIG SANDY REGION, FINDING INNOVATIVE WAYS OF REACHING OUR COMMUNITY DURING THE PANDEMIC. ONE KEY FOCUS FOR THESE EVENTS WAS HOW BETTER NUTRITION COULD HELP BUILD HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE HOSPITAL. A WEEKLY FARMERS MARKET WAS SET UP ON CAMPUS ON THEHOSPITAL CAMPUS, THE HOSPITAL'S WELLNESS CENTER WAS RENOVATED, AND FREE GYM MEMBERSHIPS WERE OFFERED TO EMPLOYEES. ADDITIONALLY, HIGHLANDS HOSTED 1,192 EVENTS ATTENDED BY 3,759 PEOPLE. IF A MONETARY VALUE WERE PLACED ON THESE EFFORTS, THEY WOULD HAVE A FINANCIAL IMPACT OF MORE $513,000.