Ownership History
The Joel Pomerene Hospital Company was established in 1919 as a not-for-profit corporation with the goal of building a hospital in Holmes County. County taxpayers later passed a 1.5-mil levy to supplement the money donated by the Pomerene family and build the Joel Pomerene Memorial Hospital, which opened its doors on June 1, 1937, as a county hospital. The original facility started with a six-bed women's ward, a three-bed men's ward, six private rooms, a three-bed OB ward, and a nursery with five cribs. There were ten physicians on staff.
Today, we have more than 325 employees, 150 volunteers and a medical staff of 80 with more than thirty active providers. After several major renovations and expansion projects, the hospital has three floors and more than thirty departments. Pomerene is one of the largest employers in Holmes County and serves the greater Holmes County area with some patients residing in contiguous counties.