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General Infomation

Athol Memorial Hospital is a non-profit acute care hospital serving the nine communities of the North Quabbin Region. The hospital’s service area includes, but is not limited to, the towns of Athol, Erving, New Salem, Orange, Petersham, Phillipston, Royalston, Warwick, and Wendell. The hospital opened its doors in 1950, the result of the efforts of community and business leaders to establish a local hospital to serve the healthcare needs of the region. Land on which to build was donated by the family of Addison Sawyer, an inventor whose residence once stood where the hospital building is located. Originally, the hospital was to be named Athol Hospital, but the name was changed to Athol Memorial Hospital to honor the sons of Athol who gave their lives in World War II. A plaque of their names is on the wall of the Main Lobby. In 1999 Athol Memorial Hospital was faced with closing its doors. The Save Our Hospital Campaign, spearheaded by members of the Auxiliary and our current Board of Trustees, raised the money from the community and area businesses to remain open. Since then the hospital has consistently run in the black, made many improvements to our facility and services, and continues to meet the challenges of delivering “Quality healthcare close to home.”

Our staff of highly trained dedicated professionals provides skilled diagnosis and treatment in all major medical disciplines. Our growing roster of physicians based in Athol and Orange include family practitioners, internists, pediatricians, surgeons, anesthesiologists and other specialists. Physicians in many specialties, plus primary care physicians, have office hours in our Medical Arts Building and in the West River Health Center in Orange.

AMH features acute care treatment facilities, including fully-equipped operating room suites, intensive care unit, and 24-hour emergency room. Our commitment to modern ambulatory care includes a high tech laboratory, cardio-pulmonary services and short-stay unit. Our radiology department includes accredited mammography, Spiral CT scan, ultrasound, fluoroscopy and nuclear medicine.  

Currently accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) (2006-2009).  Our laboratory is accredited through COLA (2007-2009).

Trustees

BOARD OF TRUSTEES ATHOL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 2008

James Meehan, Jr., Chairman
William Meehan, 1st Vice Chairman
Cheney Castine, Treasurer
Lawrence Estelle, Jr.
Laurey Kenerson, Clerk
Pauline Briggs
Robin Brooks 		Danilo Funa, MD
Robert Knight, MD
Janet Kraft
Roy Lake
Wayne Miller, MD
Donald Mruk, MD
Mohsen Noreldin, MD, 2nd Vice Chairman		 Curtis Rand
Timothy Soule-Regine, MD
David G. Spackman
Douglas A. Starrett
Yogendra Thaker, MD

Leadership

  • Leadership is the responsibility of the Governing Body, the President/Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Nursing Officer, President of the Medical Staff, Chiefs of Services, and Department Directors and Managers.
  • The leadership group is responsible for fulfilling the mission and vision of Athol Memorial Hospital through communication of goals and objectives to all staff within the hospital.
  • Leadership has the responsibility of ensuring that staff throughout the hospital is competent at performing their assigned responsibilities.
The Governing Body is the Board of Trustees, a group of 21 dedicated members elected from the larger group of hospital “Corporator” supporters. The Board of Trustees serves on a volunteer basis and receives no remuneration for their efforts.

Mission Statement

Our mission is to provide quality health care close to home. The office of the President/CEO is committed to ensuring that all employees perform their duties in accordance with Athol Memorial Hospital's Vision and Mission. Communication, guidance and policy interpretation will ensure that high quality patient care is delivered in a fiscally responsible manner to the residents of the nine communities that we serve.




Directions


From East: (Boston, 60 miles)
  • Take MA RT-2 West to exit 18(Athol).
  • Take left at end of ramp onto MA RT-2A W.
  • Follow for approximately 1.6 mi.
  • You will pass State Police Barracks and Fire Dept.
  • Hospital is on the left.
From West: (Greenfield, 30 miles)
  • Take MA-Rt-2, East to exit 17 (Rt-32 towards Athol/Petersham.)
  • Take left at end of ramp onto MA Rt-32.
  • Follow for approximately 1 mi.
  • Take left at junction with MA RT-2A W.
  • Follow approximately 0.5 mi.
  • You will pass State Police Barracks and Fire Dept.
  • Hospital is on the left.

Performance Improvement Plan

Department members participate in the Hospital-wide Performance Improvement Plan through the following means:
  • Maintain membership on the Hospital-wide Performance Improvement Committee (HPIC) and report to the committee on a scheduled basis for nursing.
  • Provide sufficient staff and funds to allow continuous performance improvement activities to occur.
  • Participate in corrective action teams (CATS) as multi-disciplinary/multi-unit teams whenever appropriate.
  • Establish Help Improve the Process (HIPs) teams within the department or other departments when "quick fixes" are identified.
  • Establish continuous monitors from issues raised from community agency interactions.
  • Report a summary of nursing quality activities twice a year (May and November) to HPIC.
  • Participate in continuous monitoring processes:
    • Patient satisfaction
    • Physician satisfaction
    • Employee satisfaction

Visiting Hours

General Visiting Hours

  • 11 am to 8 pm--limited to 2 visitors per patient at one time
  • Exceptions:
    • Consideration will be made based upon individual patient and family needs.
    • Parents may visit pediatric patients at anytime.
    • ICU patients-family only-may visit anytime.
    • Emergency patients-visitors are to wait in waiting room, parents may accompany children.

Visitor Requirements

  • Adherence to these requirements will facilitate patient privacy and maintain a therapeutic environment for each patient:
    • Keep noise to a minimum.
    • Avoid any behavior that will impede patient care or inconvenience to the patient, staff or other visitors.
    • Use public restrooms and not the patient restrooms.
    • No smoking is allowed in the building.
    • Refrain from reading patient charts.
    • Step out of the room is asked to do so by a health care professional or a patient.
    • Refrain from consuming foods and liquids from the patient trays as food and fluid intake is often monitored.
    • Supervise any child under the age of twelve who has been permitted to visit the patient.
    • For reasons of safety, patients may receive Mylar balloons ONLY.
    • Shoes and shirts must be worn.