** About Tomah Memorial Hospital **
A man saw an old woman stooped over on a beach covered with starfish. He asked her what she was doing to which she replied, “I am throwing the starfish back into the sea; if I don’t they will dry up and die.”
Laughing the man said, “But Old Woman, there are so many starfish on the beach, you can’t possibly take care of all of them.”
She picked up a starfish and threw it back into the sea. Then looking at the man, she said, “I just took care of that one.”
Tomah Memorial Hospital is about “taking care of you” and focusing the full resources of our organization to help each individual patient. The parable above, which is the inspiration for our starfish logo, continues with the old woman returning to the beach the next morning only to discover the man and his children busily throwing starfish back into the sea. He looked up and smiled, “we are here to take care of a few more starfish.”
Tomah Memorial Hospital is doctors and nurses, dieticians and medical technicians, housekeepers and bookkeepers, and rehab therapists, administrators and environmental custodians, system engineers and volunteers – whose collective actions make a difference for our entire community.
The hospital itself is located on beautiful Lake Tomah. Within the modern facility, with its state-of-the-art equipment, Tomah Memorial Hospital offers medical and surgical care for adults and children, obstetrics, swing bed care (extended skilled nursing care while the patient regains independent living skills), and respite care, as well as physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and cardiac rehabilitation.
Healthcare has been a priority for Tomah area residents, circa this early Tomah facility in 1912.Tomah Memorial's 24-hour Emergency Department is staffed for emergent health care needs. Urgent Care services are available daily on a walk-in basis. Many diagnostic tests, procedures, treatments and surgeries are performed on an outpatient basis.
A renal dialysis satellite unit, Dietitian Consultation Service, Home health services and Hospice are also available. Serenity House, a facility for the terminally ill, provides a four-bed hospice residence. Community educational services and wellness programs are provided through the Hospital's Community Outreach Program.
The Hospital's Medical Staff and Allied Health Professional Staff provide services in an array of specialties.
Tomah Memorial Hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. The Hospital has been awarded accreditation based on its demonstration to provide the very best healthcare possible by meeting high standards for the delivery of care. Tomah Memorial Hospital has also been designated by the Federal Government's Medicare Program as a Critical Access Hospital. This designation recognizes Tomah Memorial Hospital as a critical component in the delivery of health care in our rural area.
** Vision **
Tomah Memorial Hospital will be the recognized leader in providing superior health care to families, friends, and businesses throughout the communities we serve.
** Mission **
Our mission is to provide high quality health care for you at Tomah Memorial Hospital.
** Purpose **
Tomah Memorial Hospital has been committed to providing professional, compassionate healthcare since 1952 to residents of Tomah and the surrounding area. In fulfilling this commitment, the Hospital is guided by the needs and values of the community that it serves. The Hospital strives to provide a comprehensive range of health services including high-level specialty medicine. These services are provided in an environment, which is conducive to healing of the body, mind, and spirit.
