O'Bleness Memorial Hospital - Pharmacy and Laboratory

Agency Information
O'Bleness Memorial Hospital is a private, not-for-profit hospital in Athens, Ohio, which has provided healthcare services to the residents of southeastern Ohio since 1921. O'Bleness is an a cute-care facility operated by the Sheltering Arms Hospital Foundation, Inc.

CCE Site:
Pharmacy
O’Bleness Memorial Hospital
55 Hospital Drive
Athens, OH  45701

Phone:
(740) 592-9252

Contact Person:
Joyce McCarthy, RPh (email: jmccarthy@obleness.org)

Special Notes:
O’Bleness is within walking distance of OU-COM, just across Shafer St. If you drive, use the two lots available for employee parking on the South Shafer side; look for the green “Employee Parking” sign.  Please call the contact person if you will be late. 

Office Hours:
8:00 am – 7:00 pm

Instructors:
Joyce McCarthy, R. Ph. (pharmacy)
Melanie Stethem (laboratory)

Specific CCE Goals:
Gain experience in prescription and over the counter (OTC) medications in a hospital pharmacy.

Experience the dynamics of a hospital laboratory.

Acquire knowledge of the diagnostic tools available to physicians in an acute care setting.

Objectives/Activities:
By participating in this assignment, medical students will:

Acquire knowledge of prescriptions: proper dosages, dosing intervals, administration, contraindications, warnings and costs.

Learn proper prescription writing & abbreviations.           

Observe computer systems & their ability to track patient profiles.

 Describe how the system works once the physician  writes the order.

Laboratory:

Witness the collection of laboratory specimens and performance of lab tests.

 Recognize the most common lab tests used as diagnostic tools.

 Observed phlebotomy and recognize the most common sites for blood collection.

Equipment Needed for Activity:
None

Dress:
White lab jacket and identification badge.  Please wear professional casual clothes, no blue jeans or tennis shoes. 

Responsibilities of the Medical Student:

·    While on agency property, medical students will conform to all applicable policies and procedures of the agency.

·    Medical students will exercise confidentiality with regard to all patient and staff information gained during the clinical experience.

Directions
Stop at the desk in the lobby at O'Bleness to ask for directions to the pharmacy and laboratory.