Preston Memorial Hospital

The Hospital had 2,697 inpatient days, cared for 9,231 emergency patients and treated 74,857 patients in its outpatient clinics. The Hospital provides care regardless of the patient's ability to pay. Charges foregone for charity care amounted to $251,306. The Hospital promotes and provides activities such as health fairs, blood drives, and a fitness center to improve the health and welfare of its patients. The Hospital also conducts community-wide speaker bureaus to help educate the community on specific health and wellness matters. The Hospital strives to provide and promote needed services in the community by partnering with local agencies such as the Preston county health department, family resource network, Preston prevention partnership, and the Preston county chamber of commerce.

The organization sponsored health fairs, blood drives, cancer screenings, cpr/first aid classes, crisis intervention, diabetes intervention, family/parenting/sibling education, fitness education, flu shots, nutrition/weight maintenance, school based programs, senior education and outreach programs, sports injury prevention, substance abuse and tobacco/smoking cessation.