Firelands Regional Medical Center is committed to being big enough to care FOR you, and small enough to care ABOUT you. The area's largest and most comprehensive resource for quality medical care, Firelands is committed to providing patients and their families with the latest in healthcare technologies.
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At Firelands we know you have a choice when it comes to selecting a regional medical center and want you to have all the information you need to choose Firelands.
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There is always a lot happening at Firelands Regional Medical Center and we believe it's important to keep the community informed. You can find all the latest news on the hospital here.
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Our resources are always available to the community. For your convenience a department directory is included here along with a list of our executive staff members. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the appropriate resource.
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Firelands Regional Medical Center is committed to providing quality health services to our community. Our Community Offerings include health screenings, educational classes, community presentations and support groups, all designed to help you live a healthier and more fulfilling life.
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Support is key to continued recovery and healing. At Firelands we offer a number of support resources to patients, families and the community.
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Educational classes and events are a major part of Firelands Community Offerings programs. These classes and events are designed to meet both the healthcare and social needs of our community residents. A comprehensive listing of classes and events is available for review on this site.
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Approval and support by third party agencies gives us a "checks and balances" of meeting industry standards. Firelands is proud to report accreditations and quality recognition by a number of leading industry organizations.
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For optimal communications with patients, and in compliance with state law, Firelands Regional Medical Center is providing this list of our charges for room and board, emergency department, operating room, physical therapy and other procedures. The hospital's charges are the same for all patients, but a patient's responsibility may vary, depending on payment plans negotiated with individual health insurers. Uninsured or underinsured patients should consult with our Financial Counseling staff at 419-557-7879 to determine whether they qualify for discounts. These prices are correct as of January 2008.
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Located on the southern shoreline of Lake Erie in the City of Sandusky, Firelands Regional Medical Center has a history rich with the tradition of providing the finest healthcare services available to the surrounding five county areas.
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Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you have regarding Firelands Regional Medical Center.
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To make your visit or stay at Firelands more pleasant, we have provided you with visitor information and maps to help guide you through the hospital.
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You can find answers to the most frequently asked questions about hospitals services and procedures in this section. This section will be updated on a regular basis to reflect a variety of topics.
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Firelands Counseling & Recovery Services is an established provider of inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services. A full spectrum of mental health and chemical dependency services are available to help your transition through a time of crisis to a place of healing and recovery.
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The Firelands Cancer Center provides cancer patients and their families with HOPE. Unlike anything in the area, the Center looks at cancer and its treatment through the eyes of the patient. And with its holistic approach, provides a complete program of comprehensive care for the whole family.
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The clinics offered by Firelands Regional Medical Center are designed to meet the specific needs of our community. All clinics are staffed by our highly trained hospital staff.
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Firelands Regional Medical Center's Corporate Health Center offers area businesses a comprehensive package of occupational and safety services tailored to each company's needs. Our goal is to help employers keep employees on the job.
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The primary role of Diabetes Education is to provide an educational experience and the appropriate support systems for patients and families to learn the effective management of diabetes.
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Whether you have been undergoing dialysis for some time or you are new to the procedure, Firelands Regional Medical Center will ease your fears and concerns with a special level of caring combined with leading edge technology.
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Firelands Emergency Services Department is dedicated to providing the fastest and highest quality emergency care possible to our community 24-hours, 7 days a week. Our physicians and nurses are specialists in Emergency Medicine and certified in Advanced Trauma Life Support, Emergency Nursing, Trauma Nursing, Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Emergency Pediatric Care.
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There have been many changes in health care recently. Firelands 55+ Club was formed to help our guests (ages 55 and older) to better understand and cope with these changes. This free program offers many services and important information.
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At Firelands Regional Medical Center our goal to provide high quality, personalized, safe, efficient and professional care for all patients. From cardiac testing through cardiac rehabilitation, high-risk heart catheterizations, and coronary angioplasty and open-heart surgery, we provide the full spectrum of inpatient and outpatient heart care.
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Patients recovering from an illness or coping with a chronic health problem are apt to feel more at ease, and recover more quickly, in the familiar surroundings of home. Questions about your recovery, rehabilitation or care often arise along with the need for a helping hand and words of encouragement. To help with the transition from the hospital environment to the comfort of your own home, Firelands Regional Medical Center offers Home Health Services.
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Wide ranges of diagnostic imaging procedures are available at Firelands. These services include diagnostic radiology, nuclear medicine, CT scanning, MRI, ultrasound, Angiography and PET. Additionally, Firelands has a Women's Health and Wellness Center where mammography, DEXA and select ultrasound studies are performed.
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The Infusion Center was first established five years ago, when Firelands Regional Medical Center recognized the need for a designated area where physicians could send patients to receive infusion medications on an outpatient basis.
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Firelands Regional Medical Center has long been a leader in providing maternity services to our community and surrounding areas. Here, you receive a special level of care throughout each aspect of your maternity experience.
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Firelands Regional Medical Center provides the area's most advanced neuroscience services. The program provides integrated care in the treatment of all neurological and musculoskeletal systems. Utilizing a team approach, the program offers inpatient and outpatient physical medicine and rehabilitation services to children and adults.
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One of the most important missions of physicians everywhere is to relieve their patients' pain and suffering. Doctors have worked for thousands of years with a variety of treatments, techniques and medications to find the most effective methods to address pain. They focus on studying pain, what causes it, how we react to it and how to dull or eliminate pain. This mission has created a new category of medicine known as Pain Management.
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Firelands offers extensive therapy services for our patients in need. These services, available on both an inpatient and outpatient basis, are designed to help our patients achieve optimal functioning in their daily activities and lead a productive and fulfilling life. We also help both patient and family adjust emotionally and socially to the changes that occur as a result of any disability.
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Our goal is to provide high quality and efficient pulmonary diagnostic and respiratory therapeutic care for all patients requiring pulmonary services. Under the direction of a Pulminologist, respiratory services are administered on both an outpatient and inpatient basis.
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One in three people are affected by a sleep disorder at some point in life. Too often sleep problems are ignored or assumed to be psychological in origin. Better testing procedures have revealed new information on sleep-wake disturbances resulting in greater understanding and more successful treatment. Firelands Center for Sleep Disorders provides help for those suffering from sleep problems.
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There are four different types of surgery available at Firelands Regional Medical Center: outpatient, ambulatory, same day and inpatient. Your physician will decide which surgery is appropriate for you.
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At the Firelands Women's Health and Wellness Center, we understand the unique healthcare concerns of women and are dedicated to meeting their specific diagnostic needs. Our total care program includes screening, diagnostics, education and consultation.
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If you have a wound that won't heal, you are not alone. Approximately three to five million Americans experience this condition. The good news is that you no longer have to suffer. The Firelands Wound Care Center specializes in treating chronic or non-healing wounds, defined as sores or wounds not showing significant improvement with conventional treatment.
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The Patient Advocacy Department at Firelands assists patients and their families with a variety of services. Crisis counseling, Customer Service, patient satisfaction surveys, Advance Directives, the Concierge program, and Spiritual Care are just some of the services we offer.
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While you are in the care of Firelands Regional Medical Center, we want you to know that we are committed to honoring your rights as a patient. You have rights regarding your treatment and care. Knowing your rights can help you make the best decisions about your care.
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A Hospitalist is a physician who specializes in caring for patients in the hospital and who does not have an outpatient medical practice.
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The Rainbow Pediatric Program at Firelands Regional Medical Center is pleased to offer pediatric patients at Firelands the service and attention of the Rainbow Pediatric Hospitalists.
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Social Work and Care Management services are available to the patients and residents of Firelands Regional Medical Center Acute Care, Skilled Nursing, Physical Rehabilitation, Home Health and outpatient. Services are provided by licensed social workers, RN Care Managers and LPN Care Managers who have undertaken extensive training.
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Firelands Regional Medical Center is a 400-bed, full service, not-for-profit hospital located in Sandusky, OH on the southern shore of Lake Erie. A full range of general medical and specialty services are provided to the 300,000 residents of Erie County and the surrounding areas.
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Thank you for considering Firelands Regional Medical Center: we appreciate your interest in Firelands as a potential employer.
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Just as we're recognized for our efforts, we believe you should be recognized for yours. Firelands Regional Medical Center offers an employee benefits program that is equal to or better than other healthcare institutions in our area.
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New hires are asked to complete necessary paperwork prior to their scheduled processing appointment with Human Resources. Please print the forms and compete the necessary information.
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The Foundation for Firelands is a non-profit organization whose purpose is establishing and maintaining philanthropic relationships that support Firelands Regional Medical Center in the fulfillment of their mission, and to ensure the future of quality healthcare for our community.
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The reasons our donors make gifts to the Foundation are as diverse as the donors themselves. Some honor loved ones or friends, honor the past accomplishments of their parents or pay tribute to the care provided by our medical staff.
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Welcome, Donors!
We invite you to visit our Donors page regularly to receive valuable news exclusively for our donors. Current information about how your gifts to Firelands Regional Medical Center and The Foundation for Foundation are helping people in our community will be posted and updated on a regular basis. Find out how your contributions are making a difference today and for future generations to come. We want you, our donors, to be the first to know when exciting things are happening at Firelands Regional Medical Center.
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Volunteering is not only challenging and demanding but provides immense self-satisfaction and personal fulfillment that comes from helping others. We encourage energetic and committed adults and teens to participate in our program, which offers a variety of opportunities to meet personal interests and needs.
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Members of Firelands Regional Medical Center's Auxiliary are energetic and dedicated. The Auxiliary is composed of talented and conscientious women and men promoting community awareness and interest in the hospital. The Auxiliary raises funds for the purchase of special hospital equipment to enhance patient care and services as well as aid in the education and/or services of our employees and the School of Nursing.
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Congratulations on considering a career in nursing. The Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing is pleased that you are interested in learning more about our nursing programs.
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Firelands School of Nursing offers a comprehensive curriculum programs for the RN program, the LPN to RN program and the RN to BSN program in addition to educational programs offered in conjunction with Lourdes College.
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Campus Housing - For students who want to live on campus, a coed student residence facility is located adjacent to the School's education building. Both private and semi-private rooms are available.
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Our School of Nursing Application is available online for you to download and print right from your computer! Please print out all pages, complete the form and mail or drop off your application to us.
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For those considering Firelands School of Nursing, a complete list of admission requirements is outlined in this section.
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Tuition fees for programs at the School of Nursing are outlined in the chart in this section.
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Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing administers the following Federal and State Financial Aid Programs. To apply for these funds the student must file a FAFSA and a Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing Application.
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The current academic calendar featured in this section includes all the significant dates and events that our students need to know.
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Enrolled students can use this link to view their financial aid award package.
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Enrolled students and parents will be directed to this page when loan counseling or loan applications are required. Links to Stafford, PLUS, and private loan applications are provides and student loan request forms are available for download.
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The Providence Hospital/Firelands Regional Medical Center Alumni Association Board of Trustees met at the School of Nursing on November 8, 2007. The Board discussed the Alumni Banquet that was held on August 7, 2007. The 50-year graduates from the Class of 1957 were recognized.
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To receive an Information Packet and Application for the School of Nursing send your request to the following contact and address.
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Firelands Regional Medical Center provides a high quality didactic lecture series in a state-of-the-art conference center. In addition, OMT Rounds are held regularly to advance the osteopathic distinctiveness of education at Firelands. Medical Grand Rounds are held monthly and Cancer Conferences are held every Friday morning.
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