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Acute Care Services

Nurse preparing IVAcute Care Services at Deckerville Community Hospital provide for the needs of individuals at various stages of their lives.

Emergency Room - Services are available at all times. We are staffed by the local Practice Physicians as well as EmCare, a nationally recognized company that provides emergency room physicians to area hospitals. On-call lab and x-ray are available for all emergency room visits requiring their services.

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Inpatient Care
- Provided by a variety of skilled nurses under the direction of a physician; We have fifteen beds, including two monitored beds and two telemetry beds for persons needing close observation of their heart.

 

 

Respite Care - Described as a "care-giving service that provides a planned intermittent break from the ongoing responsibility of caring for a chronically ill or disabled individual who is being managed at home," Many families caring for a chronic illness or disability have expressed the need for a break in care-giving-if they travel for business, want to take a long awaited vacation, or simply just need a rest. Call 810-376-2835 for more information.

Hospice Care - Hospice Care is now available at Deckerville Community Hospital through Heartland Hospice. Now your family member can receive expert Hospice care, including personal care with the goal that your loved one will be kept pain free and comfortable. Contact Cindy Fisher, APRN, Director of Nursing at 810-376-2835.

Surgical Care - Two General Surgeons and a Gastroenterologist Doctor and Nurses Removing Patient's Gall Bladderprovide a variety of elective surgical services and procedures such as hernia repair, laproscopic gallbladder surgery, biopsies, and colonoscopy at Deckerville Hospital. Additionally, Specialists do certain Urological, Gynecological and Pulmonary surgical procedures.

A spacious and attractive operating suite offers patients a comfortable environment in which to have their surgery done. Friendly and competent operating room staff assists the surgeon in delivering professional and compassionate care before, during, and after procedures. Patients appreciate the convenience of receiving these services close to home and often being cared for by familiar faces.

Outpatient Surgery - Patients can be confident of the care given by competent, qualified staff. Outpatient Surgical Anesthesia is provided by our outstanding Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs)...

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Additional services available:

  • Walk-in Urgent care clinic: Monday-Friday from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
    Saturdays 9:00 am-12:00 noon and Sundays 1:00 pm-4:00 pm
  • Blood pressure screening.
  • Lexington Walk-in clinic, located in the Lexington Plaza, Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm.

Respite Care

Respite Care at Deckerville Community Hospital is a care-giving service that provides a planned intermittent break from the ongoing responsibility of caring for a chronically ill or disabled individual who is being managed at home. Many families caring for a chronic illness or disability have expressed the need for a break in care-giving-if they travel for business, want to take a long awaited vacation, or simply just need a rest. Call Irene Cole RN at 810-376-2835, extension 274, for more information.

Hospice Care

Hospice Care is available at the hospital through Heartland Hospice. Now your family member can receive expert Hospice care with the goal that your loved one will be kept pain free and comfortable. Contact Irene Cole RN at 810-376-2835, extension 274.

Surgical Care

Surgical Care - General surgical care is provided by

*Dr. Dawn Morey of St. Clair Surgical, Port Huron, who provides elective general surgical services which include breast and other biopsies, cyst removal,

*Gastroenterologist Dr. Kavita Tumma offers a variety of elective services and procedures such as hernia repair, laporascopic gallbladder surgery, biopsies and colonoscopy

*Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Michael J. Sutton

*Gynecologist/Obstetrician Drs. Jerome Yaklic and Nancy Krohn, and

*Pulmonologist Drs. Ali Haidar and Basha

These specialty physicians offer a variety of elective general and specialty services such as breast and other biopsies, hernia repair, laporoscopic gallbladder surgery, colonoscopy, orthopedic and gynecologic procedures.

A spacious and attractive operating suite offers patients a comfortable environment in which to have their surgery done. Friendly and competent operating room staff assists the surgeon in delivering professional and compassionate care before, during and after procedures. Patients appreciate the convenience of receiving these services close to home and often being cared for by familiar faces.