Community News
The latest healthcare information and the current events happening at Decatur County Memorial Hospital.
DCMH Prepares for Ebola and Respiratory Enterovirus
Although the risk of Ebola in Indiana is relatively low, Decatur County Memorial Hospital (DCMH) is preparing to treat patients with such symptoms should they arise. After talking with staff, meeting with physicians, participating in calls with the Centers for...
DCMH Reaccredited Under DNV-GL Healthcare
This past June Decatur County Memorial Hospital was randomly assessed by the DNV-GL Healthcare, an international healthcare accrediting corporation. The DNV-GL prides itself on safeguarding life, property and the environment. It is overlooked by NIAHO, which stands...
Tee Off ‘Fore’ Ta-Tas Comes to the Rescue
GREENSBURG – To say that Tee Off ‘Fore’ Ta-tas was a success hardly describes the magnitude of Friday's event at North Branch Golf Course. Carol Blasdel said the hospital had received grants for Mammography Assistance for several years from the Susan G. Komen...
Hospital Foundation’s 9th Annual Event ‘Fore’ Caring a Success
GREENSBURG -- The skies were gray and the wind was blowing, but no rain came for this year’s Hospital Foundation “Event ‘fore’ Caring” Golf Outing. Twenty-eight teams took to the links in search of fame and glory, and to benefit the Hospital Foundation of Decatur...
Celebrating Rehabilitation Week
GREENSBURG – National Rehabilitation Services Awareness Week is Sept. 21 through Sept. 27. Most people only think of rehabilitation, or rehab, when they need it, or associate it only with physical injuries. However, the field of rehab services is a widely varied one...
Senator Donnelly Visits DCMH
U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly (D) visited the Decatur County Hospital Tuesday and did a Q and A with staff members. Donnelly asked questions as well as answered remarks made by doctors and nurses during his visit. Decatur County Memorial Hospital recently was named one of...
Community Hero Recognized Nationally
Decatur County Memorial Hospital (DCMH) is proud to announce that Karen Turner, a devoted educator, volunteer and ovarian cancer survivor, has been chosen as a National Winner of the 2014 Spirit of Women Community Hero award in recognition of her outstanding...
Survivors Celebrate Triumph Over Cancer
GREENSBURG — There was no shortage of courage and tenacity Monday night in the main conference room of the Hampton Inn. To be sure, there were a few stories of loss and disappointment scattered here and there, between all the optimism and the prevailing sense of...