West Central Ohio Health Partners

West Central Ohio Health Partners is located in Lima, Ohio, where it serves the community with one acute care hospital, one affiliated hospital, a cancer center, home care, a hospice and a foundation.

Information on these and other West Central Ohio Health Partners services and facilities is available at www.stritas.org.

St. Rita’s Medical Center concluded phase one of its $130 million expansion with the opening of "The Medical Center of the Future" in 2007. It includes a new lobby, High Street Café, Outpatient Services, chapel and gift shop on the first floor; a new heart center on the second floor; new patient floors on the fourth, fifth and sixth floors and support services on the lower level; a rooftop garden; and a Health Resource Center. It also features easier access and additional parking, artwork to uplift the spirit, family-focused patient rooms and an environmentally friendly design.

Hospitals:

  • St. Rita's Medical Center
  • The Institute for Orthopaedic Surgery

    • By the Numbers: (information current as of December 31, 2007)

  • Licensed Acute Beds: 292
  • Licensed Non-Acute Beds: 141, including 18 Licensed Long-Term Care Beds
  • FTEs: 2,613
  • Medical Staff: 411

    • Economic Impact
    The following economic impact information comes from an Economic Impact Study of CHP’s healthcare facilities completed by the University of Cincinnati’s Economic Center for Education & Research. The report estimated economic impact for calendar year 2005, the last year for which current information was available at the time the research was done.

    St. Rita's Impact on the Regional Economy
    Total expenditures by St. Rita’s healthcare facilities: $300 million

    Total economic impact on the region: $453 million

    Wages and benefits to employees: $102.7 million

    Total impact on employment: 4,352 jobs

    Investing to Benefit the Lima Community
    Total Community Benefit: $36,681,000

    Benefit to those who are poor: $26,008,000

  • Care for those who cannot afford to pay: $13,629,000
  • Unreimbursed care for those who qualify for Medicaid: $11,342,000
  • Other programs for the under-served: $1,037,000

    • Benefit to the broader community: $10,673,000

    Uncollectible debt absorbed: $2,982,521

    As a mission-driven organization, we strive to meet and exceed the letter and the spirit of the law regarding our tax-exempt status. In 2005, West Central Ohio Health Partners provided more than $1.30 in community benefit for every $1.00 it would have paid in taxes.

    Awards and Recognition
    In 2006, St. Rita’s Medical Center was recognized for the second consecutive year for service excellence under the J.D. Power Distinguished Hospital Program and exceeded the national benchmark for overall patient satisfaction.

    In 2006, St. Rita’s Regional Cancer Center was named a recipient of a 2005 Outstanding Achievement Award from the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer. Only approximately nine percent of programs surveyed in 2005 received the award.

    St. Rita’s Medical Center received a 2007 Governor’s Healthy Ohioans Healthy Worksite Award for its commitment to associates’ health and was recognized at the gold level of achievement.

    St. Rita’s Medical Center received a 2007 Organ Donation Medal of Honor from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services for achieving and sustaining an organ donation rate of 75% or more of eligible donors. This was the third consecutive year that St. Rita’s had received the award.

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