Good Samaritan Hospital is a full-service hospital on the west side of Dayton, Ohio. The hospital has 3,300 employees and 577 beds. Good Samaritan Hospital as won numerous awards and is constantly recognized for its excellence in health care delivery and safety by places such as U.S. News & World Report, HealthGrades, and others. The hospital is a teaching hospital with the Boonshoft School of Medicine at Wright State University as the affiliated university. The hospital is a part of Premier Health Partners. The Dayton Heart and Vascular Hospital is owned by Good Samaritan Hospital and is located on the hospital's main campus.HistoryIn 1928, the city of Dayton partnered with the Sisters of Charity in Cincinnati to raise $1 million to construct the hospital. The hospital was completed four years later. In 1975, the hospital expanded by adding its south wing. In 2003, Samaritan Pavilion was opened and included an emergency department, intensive care unit, and two additional surgical suites.The hospital opened Samaritan North Health Center in 1995, at the time the largest outpatient care center in the country. Good Samaritan Hospital acquired Dayton Heart Hospital in May 2008. The Dayton Heart Hospital is now located on the Good Samaritan Hospital main campus.Awards and recognitionFrom 2009 to 2012 the hospital received the following HealthGrades honors: 2009 - 2011 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence 2010 - 2012 Emergency Medicine Excellence Award 2009 - 2011 Pulmonary Care Excellence Award 2011 Critical Care Excellence Award In 2012, the hospital was rated in the Top 10 in Ohio for Cardiology by HealthGrades. HealthGrades also placed the hospital at Five Star Rated in Cardiology Services, Treatment of Heart Attack & Heart Failure, Treatment of Pneumonia, Treatment of Sepsis, Treatment of Respiratory failure.
