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Community Profile Hospital Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center located in Jasper Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center offers a comprehensive range of acute medical services in a 131-bed facility located on Ninth Street in Jasper. As a regional health center with over 80 active staff physicians and more than 1,350 employees, Memorial Hospital serves Dubois and surrounding counties in southern Indiana . Under the sponsorship of the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary, the hospital annually provides care for nearly 8,000 inpatients and 196,000 outpatients including nearly 29,000 emergency patients. One thousand babies were born at Memorial Hospital in 2007. The hospital has received national recognition recently including the 2004 Solucient/Thomson 100 Top Hospitals® Award; the 2007 Select Practice National Quality Award; and 2007 “ Five-Star Hospital ” designation.
Medical Personnel Emergency ambulance located in Ferdinand — 24 hour alert
Ferdinand Clinics Darin Thomas, MD, Internal Medicine @ 202 E. 3rd Street Dr. Glen Schepers, Dentist @ 223 W. 10th Street Dr. Bruce Nonte, Chiropractor @ 1320 Main Street Gary Riddle MD, Family Physician @ 115 S. Main Street Kevin Lusk, MD, Family Physician @ 115 S. Main Street
Government Town Council — is an elected 3-member council, 4-year term Clerk-Treasurer — is an elected position, 4-year term Town Manager — full time Fire Department — 1 Fire Chief and 32 volunteer firefighters; 8 units of equipment, plus extrication services, emergency support unit; EMTs and First Responders Law Enforcement — 1 Police Chief, 4 patrol officers, 2 reserve officers Street Department — Superintendent and 3 employees, provides maintenance for 26 miles of streets; weekly trash pickup Utilities — Superintendent and 2 employees to provide electricity & water Wastewater — Superintendent and 2 employees to provide sanitary sewer Town Hall — located at 2065 Main Street with 3 office personnel Park Department — an appointed 4-member board that oversees 2 city parks with a total of 45 acres Planning Commission — an appointed 9-member board, 4-year terms Board of Zoning Appeals — an appointed 5-member board, 4-year terms Services “Wired” Community – PSC has wired our entire community for broadband internet, telephone and television services. Natural gas provided by Ohio Valley Gas Co.
Financial Institutions
Locally Owned Insurance Companies Ferdinand Farmers Mutual Insurance Co., Inc. German Mutual Insurance Co.
Assessed Valuation of Town $103,031,797 (2007 – 2008)
Recreation Ferdinand Parks and Recreation Department offers year-round facilities with a lighted walking trail
Nearby Recreational Facilities
Public Library Ferdinand Library is located on 243 W. 10th Street ; with 22,000 volumes and access to Jasper Library with 63,290 volumes. Ferdinand Library Hours — Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Closed Friday and Sunday. (The Contractual Library is in the process of building a new library in Ferdinand.)
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