Arnot Ogden Medical Center

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Arnot Ogden Medical Center
Geography
LocationElmira, Chemung County, New York, United States
Coordinates42°6′1″N 76°49′41″W / 42.10028°N 76.82806°W / 42.10028; -76.82806Coordinates: 42°6′1″N 76°49′41″W / 42.10028°N 76.82806°W / 42.10028; -76.82806
Organization
TypeGeneral
Services
Beds112
History
Former name(s)Arnot-Ogden Memorial Hospital
Opened1888
Links
ListsHospitals in New York

Arnot Ogden Medical Center[1][2] is a 19th-century-founded medical facility in upstate New York previously known as Arnot-Ogden Memorial Hospital.[3]

History[]

Construction was completed in 1888.[3] The hospital[4] is located in Elmira, New York.[5][6]

The former Arnot-Ogden Memorial Hospital is the anchor to Arnot Ogden Medical Center, which is part of Arnot Health. The latter is an umbrella organization that includes and Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital.[7][8]

In 2015 they added another floor; together with other renovations, the result enabled that about 90 percent of patient rooms are private.[9] The hospital is among those that "cleaned up" their website's visitation policy based on federal patient rights that were updated in 2010 permitting the person who has been hospitalized to choose who may visit, rather than "family only."[10]

Controversy[]

The New York Times wrote in 1998 "The worst-performing hospital was Arnot Ogden Medical Center in Elmira" regarding "Death Rate from Bypass Surgery."[1]

A physician who lied on an employment application in 2015 regarding data in state records, results of which included discharging a man "despite an irregular EKG reading" who, moments later died, was employed. A review found "either nobody checked or they were given wrong information."[11]

Graduate medical education[]

The hospital was recently named as a Top 25 hospital in the State of New York.".[12] The hospital currently offers 7 residency programs in family medicine, internal medicine, emergency medicine, general surgery, diagnostic radiology, psychiatry and transitional year.".[13]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Anthony Ramirez (November 13, 1998). "State's Death Rate From Bypass Surgery Hits 8-Year Low". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "Mildred E. Colwell Leet". Watertown Daily Times. May 7, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Elmira's New Hospital.; The Charitable Gift Of Mrs. Mariana Arnot-Ogden". The New York Times. November 25, 1888.
  4. ^ "Ida Langdon, Elmira Professor, Niece of Mark Twain, Dies at 83". The New York Times. October 10, 1964.
  5. ^ "Dr. Ethan Flagg Butler, 80, An Upstate Chest Surgeon". The New York Times. January 28, 1964.
  6. ^ "Leslie D. Clute". The New York Times. April 26, 1978.
  7. ^ "Arnot Health President Robert Lambert retires". Star Gazette. July 5, 2018.
  8. ^ "Arnot Health joins forces with Rochester cancer center". Star Gazette. July 15, 2016.
  9. ^ "Most of Arnot's patient beds private, following trends". Star Gazette. May 18, 2015.
  10. ^ "Hospital websites provide wrong information about patient visitors". Times Union (Albany). August 1, 2013. patients have the right to choose their visitors.
  11. ^ Rachel Silberstein; Lauren Stanforth (January 5, 2019). "Doctor accused of gross negligence, lying on job applications". Times Union (Albany).
  12. ^ "Arnot Ogden named top 25 hospital". August 2, 2019.
  13. ^ "Welcome To ArnotHealth Graduate Medical Education".


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