Blog Posts in 2018

  • DCH Foundation Gifts Benefit Patients, Athletes

    Daviess Community Hospital Foundation Gifts Benefit Patients, Athletes Washington, IN – The Daviess Community Hospital Foundation Board of Directors recently approved a request for funding to benefit student athletes and spectators at local sporting events. Scott Sell, Director of Athletic Training at the CORE Center, gave a presentation to the Foundation board outlining the need for and ...

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  • DCH Foundation Gifts Benefit CORE Center Patients

    Daviess Community Hospital Foundation Gifts Benefit CORE Center Patients Washington, IN – The Daviess Community Hospital Foundation Board of Directors recently approved a request for funding to benefit physical therapy patients at the CORE Center. Angie Kribs, Physical Therapist at the DCH CORE Center, gave a presentation to the Foundation board outlining the need for and benefits of have an ...

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  • 6th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting & Open House

    OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Daviess Community Hospital and the DCH Auxiliary are pleased to host the 6th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting & Open House. The event will be held Sunday, December 2, 2018 from 6 to 7:30 pm in the lobby of the DCH Hospital. Enjoy refreshments, a visit with Santa and some musical entertainment.

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  • Daviess Community Hospital partners with Vincennes University

    Vincennes University has partnered with Daviess Community Hospital to be the exclusive provider of athletic training services for their Trailblazer student athletes and sports teams. Under the agreement, an athletic trainer from Daviess Community Hospital’s CORE Center will be onsite daily to provide medical care to Trailblazer athletes and teams. This arrangement enables student-athletes to ...

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  • NEW Primary Care Clinic on Memorial Ave in Washington

    – Daviess Community Hospital is pleased to announce the opening of the “DCH Primary Care Clinic” on Memorial Avenue in Washington. Through efforts to increase the number of health care providers in the area, Dr. Kiran Burla has been hired to provide medical care for patients of all ages. “The location is ideal,” said Tracy Conroy, CEO at Daviess Community Hospital. ...

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  • Alicia Fields Receives Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Frontier Nursing University

    Alicia Fields of Washington received her advanced clinical practice degree from Frontier Nursing University. Fields graduated with a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree. Graduation ceremonies will be held at the Richard M. Nixon Center at 150 Wendover Road in Hyden, Ky., on Oct. 20, 2018. Frontier Nursing University, a graduate school of nursing and midwifery, offers distance-learning programs, with ...

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  • DCH FOUNDATION RAISES OVER $21,000 FOR HEALTH CAREERS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

    DCH FOUNDATION RAISES OVER $21,000 FOR HEALTH CAREERS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Washington, IN – Partly sunny skies and a warm breeze made the day nearly perfect for the 25 th Annual Daviess Community Hospital Foundation Golf Benefit, which was held on Thursday, August 9, 2018 at Country Oaks Golf Club near Montgomery, IN. According to Angie Steiner, Director of the DCH Foundation, “Each ...

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  • Daviess Community Hospital Receives an 'A' for Patient Safety in Spring 2018 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

    Washington, IN, April 24, 2018 – The Leapfrog Group, a Washington D.C-based organization aiming to improve health care quality and safety for consumers and purchasers, today released the new Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades. Daviess Community Hospital was one of 750 awarded an ‘A’ for its efforts in protecting patients from harm and meeting the highest safety standards in the U.S. ...

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  • National Nurses Week May 6 - 12

    Patients often recognize that a nurse is the health care professional with whom they and their families have the most direct contact. What they might not realize is that nurses also are leaders in improving the quality of care and expanding access to care. National Nurses Week is celebrated annually from May 6 through May 12 and is an annual opportunity for communities to recognize the full range ...

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  • National Hospital Week May 6-12

    A hospital is more than a place where people go to heal; it is part of the community that fosters health and represents hope. From providing treatment and comfort to the sick, to welcoming new life into the world, hospitals are central to a healthy and optimistic community. National Hospital Week (May 6-12, 2018) celebrates hospitals and the men and women who, day in and day out, support the ...

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  • DCH Foundation Hosts Kentucky Derby Fundraiser

    The weather and location could not have been more perfect on Saturday, May 5 th, as Daviess Community Hospital Foundation hosted their 4 TH Annual “Kentucky Derby Fundraiser”. Over 100 people were registered for the event with the purpose of raising money to support the Oncology program at DCH. Women were encouraged to wear hats or fascinators similar to those worn at the Kentucky ...

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  • Daviess Community Hospital Hosts Physician Recognition Dinner

    January 14, 2018 (WASHINGTON, IN) – Daviess Community Hospital recently honored area physicians for their years of service by hosting a dinner at the Washington Country Club. Many physicians, members of the Board of Governors and spouses were in attendance. Tracy Conroy, CEO, welcomed the group and Dr. David Blemker provided a prayer before the meal. Following dinner, Tracy Conroy – ...

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  • Indiana Breast Cancer Awareness Trust Grants Awarded to Daviess Community Hospital Foundation

    January 9, 2018 (WASHINGTON, IN) – Daviess Community Hospital Foundation has been awarded nearly $12,000 in grant funds to provide breast cancer screening and diagnostic services, along with post-diagnosis support services to area women for 2018. The program for lower-income, medically underserved women, age 40+ that reside in Daviess, Martin and Pike Counties in Indiana will be administered ...

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  • Daviess Community Hospital Nurses Provide Honor Guard

    January 4, 2018 (Washington, IN) – A beloved, longtime nurse became the latest to receive a special tribute from a new group at Daviess Community Hospital. Linda Troutman, who worked at the hospital for 43 years as a nurse, passed away on November 30 th at age 74. At her funeral a few days later in Montgomery, nurses from the DCH honor guard paid tribute to Troutman’s career with a ...

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