Good Samaritan Hospital is a values-driven hospital providing high quality care in a patient-centered atmosphere to a service area of over 225,000 people. The hospital is licensed for 232 beds, offers employment to over 1500, and has an active medical staff of 86 physicians. More than 30,000 people receive care in our newly remodeled Emergency Department each year and the hospital conducts over 233,000 outpatient visits in a year.

Good Samaritan Hospital has been the recipient of numerous awards, including being named "Most Wired", putting us in the top technologically advanced hospitals in the United States. Most recently, we have been named a "Magnet Hospital" by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, an award only achieved by 5% of the hospitals in the country. The Magnet Recognition Program recognizes health care organizations that demonstrate excellence in nursing practice and adherence to national standards for the organization and delivery of nursing services. This shows our core value is putting patients first and it is a commitment for our entire health team.

Our hospital offers a stand alone Same Day Surgery Center designed with input from physicians. The center provides a high-tech setting for physicians, including the most modern technology, and an OR suite with windows offering an uplifting environment for staff. The calming atmosphere includes a beautiful Healing Garden, an inviting place for family and friends to relax and rejuvenate. We recently celebrated an open house for the newly constructed, 25,000 sq. feet Cancer Pavillion. The Pavillion houses the established Breast Care Center, offering the latest in diagnostic tools and treatment procedures, and the newly expanded Radiation Therapy Department, featuring state-of-the-art linear accelerator, one of the most advanced methods for delivering radiation therapy. This center includes 12 comfortable infusion suites for chemotherapy treatments, a resource library with internet access for patients and family, a staffed boutique and office space for physicians specializing in Oncology.

Multiple specialty services are available including Diabetology, Nephrology and Cardiology. The Heart Center performs 800 cardiac caths per year, along with Open Heart Surgery. You will find state-of-the-art equipment throughout the hospital including a linear accelerator, P.E.T. scanning, two 64-slice CT scanners, and a High-field Short Bore Magnetic MRI. To improve both patient care and physician lifestyle, we have embraced technology by utilizing the PACS system and Care Manager Systems, allowing you to conveniently view patient images and records from your home or laptop.  ood Samaritan Hospital allows you to live in a small, friendly community, while practicing medicine at a Regional Referral Center.

Please visit Good Samaritan Hospital website at www.gshvin.org for more detailed information on the services we provide.  Our hospital is located in Vincennes, Indiana. 

Nestled in the Ohio Valley along the eastern bank of the Wabash River, discover one of the state's best kept secrets. Vincennes is a quiet, charming town located in southwest Indiana, offering a safe environment with three award-winning public school districts, along with two private, affordable Christian schools.


In Vincennes, you will find beautiful parks with camping, hiking, picnic areas, walking trails, baseball/softball fields, basketball courts, swimming pools, tennis courts, a new skate park, and much more. Travel only a few miles from town and you can find lakes and reservoirs for boating, fishing, and other water activities. If you like to snow ski, you can enjoy Paoli Peaks, also located in southern Indiana. Whether you want to go camping for the night in a rustic cabin, take a walk, or just take the children to play, you can find a place that takes you back to the serenity of yesterday.


If you are looking for shopping, Vincennes offers numerous specialty boutiques throughout the city, along with some of the national department store chains. Stroll downtown for a day of shopping, eating, and old-fashioned entertainment. Main Street is still a gathering place and a site for parades and festivals throughout the year, and a focal point for growth in the community.


Vincennes offers something for everyone. Theater lovers can enjoy live performances at the new Red Skelton Theater, or on Broadway at Fifth by the Old Town Players. The Northwest Territory Art Guild provides a supportive atmosphere for sculptors, painters, and illustrators whose works grace the community. If you want to take in a movie, you can choose from eight different shows at the new movieplex, and then wind down with soda and some homemade ice cream at the old time soda fountain.


Vincennes is also the home of the first college in Indiana. Vincennes University is a public, two-year, comprehensive community college with a system wide enrollment of around 8,000 students coming from all 92 Indiana counties, 25 other states, and numerous other countries. The University is known for their outstanding nursing program, as well as their aviation program, and has recently begun offering four-year degrees in multiple areas.


Looking for a great place to have some family fun? Southern Indiana offers two beautiful state parks, four show caves, a restored pioneer 20-mile train ride and Patoka Lake Recreation Area. You can canoe the Blue River, picnic at Spring Mill State Park, or go horseback riding at the working western Wilstem Dude Ranch. Paoli Peaks in Paoli, Indiana is a complete ski resort with a 300-foot vertical drop, 15 trails, and 8 lifts and only a short drive from Vincennes. In a little over an hour, you can be enjoying the day at the renowned theme park of Holiday World & Splashin' Safari which offers not only amazing rides for young and old but includes admission to the adjoining water park. This is definitely #1 for family fun in Southern Indiana.


When you want to leave the tranquility of home, and head for the hustle and bustle of city life, you can easily access multiple highways, making travel to the surrounding larger cities easy. The following cites offer airports as well as vast shopping, eating, and entertainment: Evansville - 51 miles, Louisville - 115 miles, Indianapolis - 117 miles, St. Louis - 187 miles and Bloomington - 59 miles.


If southern Indiana is a location that fits into your family and life plans, we would love to introduce you to our community and hospital.  Please call or email at your earliest convenience.