 Since our inception in July 2004, Excela Health and the thousands of dedicated employees, medical staff and volunteers that comprise our organization have taken great strides as a solution for preserving access to health care in local communities throughout our region.
By combining our strengths, the hospitals of Excela Health have achieved far more together than we could have as individual, stand alone hospitals. The support of our entire community has been critical to this success – from board members to area leadership, to local physicians and the very patients we serve.
Building upon the rich traditions created by our communities’ hospitals – Frick, Latrobe Westmoreland and Westmoreland at Jeannette – Excela Health has emerged as the leading provider of care in the region with a bright future.
With patients as our first priority and people as our key resource, we continually strive to
advance health care in a way that is Clinically Excellent, Operationally Excellent and characterized by Growth to meet the needs of our communities. These three areas of focus – Clinical Excellence, Operational Excellence and Growth – represent the core elements of our forward-looking Strategic Vision. Anchored by our People and supported by Capital, this Strategic Vision will guide us as we move forward through the next five years.
 Each of these elements is embodied in our Strategic Compass, pictured here.
This Compass defines our organization’s Vision to be recognized as the best provider of care. In addition, we are committed to making Excela Health an advanced employer and place to practice medicine in the region. In fulfilling this Plan, we will focus on creating a future for all three hospitals as unique providers of care to each community we serve. We are committed to investing in each of the hospitals and clinics that encompass Excela Health. We are proud to share this Strategic Vision with you. Whether you are a caregiver on the front lines of care or a community member that supports this health system each day, your partnership is appreciated and critical to what we do.
Please know that our entire team considers it both a privilege and great responsibility to serve you, and we look forward to caring for the residents of our region for many years to come.
Sincerely,
David S. Gallatin
Chief Executive Officer
Excela Health
Excela Health, Westmoreland County's largest employer, joins together some 725 medical professionals in 35 specialties to provide award-winning health care to the residents of Westmoreland County and parts of Fayette and Indiana counties.
With a workforce of 4,500, Excela Health offers traditional inpatient care through hospitals in Greensburg, Jeannette, Latrobe and Mount Pleasant, along with outpatient treatment and specialty services to rank as the region's third largest health care network.
We’ve been recognized nationally with a variety of designations. Highlights include:
- Clinical Care: Frick, Latrobe, and Westmoreland Hospitals have received American Heart/American Stroke Association’s Get with the Guidelines - Stroke (GWTG–Stroke) Bronze Performance Achievement Award. The award recognizes Excela Health’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of stroke care by ensuring that stroke patients receive treatment according to nationally accepted standards and recommendations.
- Patient Satisfaction: Frick Hospital’s Emergency Department has been recognized consistently over the last several years for sustaining excellence in patient satisfaction, while becoming a model and leader for the organization. Consistently rating within the 90th percentile and above among like-size hospitals in patient satisfaction since 2005, the ED has been received designation as a Press Ganey Success Story Finalist (2006), Hospital Association of Pennsylvania Operational Excellence Award (2007), Press Ganey Forum Best Practice Award (2007).
- Center of Excellence: The Obstetrics department at Westmoreland Hospital has received a 2008 Five-Star rating from Health Grades, a leading national health care ratings organization, setting the stage for continued excellence as all maternity care services within Excela Health move toward a Center of Excellence model.
- Communications: Our Communications and Marketing team has been recognized for excellence for the quarterly community newsletter, Healthy Connections, claiming a Gold Award in the 25th Anniversary Healthcare Advertising Awards from Healthcare Marketing Report. Over the past few years, the team also has been recognized with Service Industry Advertising Awards and Aster Awards.
Excela Health is committed to maintaining community-based hospitals providing ease of access to vital acute care services and emergent care. Highly specialized services such as invasive cardiology, neurosciences, maternity care and cancer care are coordinated under the Center of Excellence model and anchored within one of our hospitals. In this manner, we strive to improve the health and well-being of every life we touch.
Located in Mount Pleasant, Frick Hospital is a 102 licensed bed hospital. The hospital includes an 18-bed skilled nursing unit. In addition to general acute care, award-winning emergency care services and a full complement of outpatient care and surgical services, the Frick campus, offering services to portions of Westmoreland and northern Fayette counties, features a sleep disorders center, a state-of the art outpatient rehabilitation center and women’s care including breast health services and bone density scanning.
A 196 licensed bed hospital, Latrobe Hospital offers an array of acute, surgical and specialized services, including a 20-bed skilled nursing unit. Accessible to eastern Westmoreland and southern Indiana counties, Latrobe Hospital is home to Excela Health’s Geriatric Assessment Center, and an Inpatient Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit. The campus is also the site of the Center for Neurosciences, slated to open in early 2009, providing services to stroke patients and those with other neurological disorders in one convenient location. The Center will include: enhanced neurosurgery capabilities, a neuro intensive care unit, acute rehabilitation unit and a Neighborhood Way rehabilitation experience, integrating a simulated environment of typical daily living activities and community-like experiences designed to maximize function and independence.
Located within Latrobe Hospital is Select Specialty Hospital, an independent hospital that specializing in long-term treatment of the most critical and complex medical and surgical conditions.
Latrobe Hospital also is home to Excela Health’s Family Medicine Residency Program. Here, medical students and family physicians receive the clinical experience needed to prepare them for rural, suburban or urban family medical practice. With roots dating back to 1974, the program is affiliated with the Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University.
Westmoreland Hospital’s Greensburg campus boasts 298 licensed beds plus 25 skilled care beds. A full service, acute care facility, the campus is the hub of our The Center for Cardiovascular Medicine. Here, patients have local access to high quality, comprehensive cardiac care featuring state-of-the-art technology and professional
expertise, ranging from rapid emergency care to cardiac catheterization, open heart surgery, advanced vascular and thoracic surgery, interventional cardiology and rehabilitation. A newly renovated Maternity Center consolidates services for the health system in a central location. Designed to accommodate 2,300 births per year, the center includes 10 labor and delivery suites, three triage rooms and 23 postpartum rooms. The Center also has a Level II Special Care Nursery for infants requiring advanced care.
Outpatient surgery services are available through the Surgi-Center at Westmoreland. Individuals requiring hospitalization for mental and emotional problems are served at Westmoreland’s Adult Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit. Individual and family counseling is also available here as well as Latrobe Hospital and the health system’s community counseling center near the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport.
Westmoreland Hospital at Jeannette is a 102 licensed bed acute care facility. An extension of Westmoreland Hospital, the Jeannette campus is the newest partner in providing health care to Westmoreland County. The campus offers vital health care service such as emergency care, inpatient care including medical, surgical, telemetry and critical care as well as surgical services and advanced diagnostics. The hospital also is the site of Excela Health’s inpatient 10 bed Hospice Unit. In recognition of its strong Catholic roots, the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services are honored at the Jeannette campus.
- Physician Group Practice - A multi-specialty group comprising more than 100 physicians practicing in cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, family medicine, gastroenterology, internal medicine, occupational medicine, orthopedics, pediatrics, psychiatry and physical medicine.
- The Arnold Palmer Pavilion, a UPMC Cancer Center and joint venture with Excela Health, assures personalized care in our local communities combined with the clinical expertise of a world-renowned leader in cancer care.
- 12 Barclay Rehabilitation including inpatient and outpatient locations offering physical, occupational and speech therapies
- 22 QuikDRAW and QuikDRAW PLUS diagnostic testing locations
- Five Lifeline Centers for Sleep Disorders, a joint partnership with Excela Health
- Medcare Equipment Company, LLC, a joint venture with Conemaugh Health System
- Physician Billing/Transcription and Diversified Collections through Diversified Services
- Excela Health School of Anesthesia
- Excela Health Home Care and Hospice
- Excela Health SurgiCenter at Ligonier
- Latrobe Area Hospital Charitable Foundation
- Westmoreland Hospital Foundation
- Frick Hospital Foundation
- Ligonier Valley Ambulance Services
Above and beyond traditional medical care, Excela Health offers prevention programming, community education, support groups; volunteer opportunities and more. Class scheduling, physician referral, free patient transportation and general information are just a toll free call away. Contact our Call Center at 1-877-771-1234.
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