Damas Hospital has been around for a good while, serving as both a hospital and a training site for residents, and folks will find 151 beds here along with both inpatient and outpatient services that run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The hospital keeps its focus on patient-centered care, with staff that include registered nurses and physical therapists, and it provides specialized care units, modern equipment, and dedicated departments for different medical specialties, so you'll see things like post-acute care, wound care, speech therapy, stroke recovery, diabetes management, cardiac therapy, occupational therapy, and orthopedic rehabilitation, and there's support for mental health challenges, pain management, IV antibiotics, and nutritional counseling, too. Therapy and recreational activities help people recover after health events or surgery, and the short-term care here gets high marks, with ratings at "A" level and support to help folks return home after treatment, and a lot of the rehab can be arranged with the same staff, so there's some consistency for patients needing repeated visits.
Residents at Damas Hospital get four weeks paid vacation with the chance to carry over any unused days, and first-year residents, known as PGY-1, start with a $57,000 salary. Training runs about three years, with folks rotating through areas like internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, OB/GYN, and neurology, and the hospital gives help with finding housing nearby to ease the move, offering partnered accommodations and extra support for settling in. Alumni from Damas Hospital end up working all over the U.S. and Puerto Rico, both in academic and private settings, and many have gone into fellowships for things like cardiology, GI, and geriatrics if they want extra specialization. The program encourages International Medical Graduates (IMGs) to apply, and tries to make things welcoming for both U.S. and international trainees, and it's also known for being inclusive for LGBTQ+ staff and patients, with clear non-discrimination policies, open visitation, and special training for staff to deliver care with respect to each person's background and identity.
People at Damas Hospital can access services like diagnostic labs, lots of kinds of medical tests (DNA, genealogy, metabolism, food sensitivity, even IVF or pregnancy tests), and there's online resources to help with things like medical record access, understanding health insurance, and even legal medical records retrieval for cases that require it. The hospital also puts an emphasis on data security and offers advice and support for things like HIPAA rights and health care privacy protections, and people can review reports and guides on healthcare data breaches, encryption, and technology for staying safe in the digital world.
The hospital's commitment to safety is shown by their monitoring of infection and accident rates, like serious blood clots after surgery, catheter-related infections, and staph and C. diff infections, and there are patient experience ratings for aspects like nurse and doctor communication, responsiveness of staff, explanations about medications, info about recovery, cleanliness, and quietness of rooms. Folks needing emergency care can walk in any time day or night, and there are options for short visits or longer stays depending on what's needed, and you can book appointments by phone if you prefer. The hospital's got different options for medical records services and lets patients request information or help with insurance and legal concerns, and with a website at hospitaldamas.com, you can find extra details on everything from therapy to lab tests to the kinds of care offered for different health needs, plus information about their efforts in patient safety, data security, and the support available for unique health and housing concerns.
