Floyd Medical Center
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| Floyd Medical Center | |
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| Location | |
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| Place | Rome Georgia, (US) |
| Organization | |
| Care System | Public hospital |
| Hospital Type | General |
| Services | |
| Emergency Dept. | Level II trauma center |
| Beds | 304 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1942 |
| Links | |
| Website | Homepage |
| See also | Hospitals in Georgia |
Floyd Medical Center (originally Floyd Hospital) is a system of health care providers serving Northwest Georgia and Northeast Alabama since 1942. Located in Rome, Ga., it is Floyd County’s largest employer with over 2,000 employees.
Floyd and its affiliates are now operated by Floyd Healthcare Management Inc. The Floyd family of health care services provides a full spectrum of health care services from prenatal childbirth classes to grief support groups through Heyman HospiceCare at Floyd. More than 2,000 babies are born at Floyd each year and are cared for in one of our three nurseries, including a neonatal intensive care nursery for babies as small as two pounds.
It is home to a state-designated Level II Trauma Center, a behavioral health center, primary care and urgent care network of providers. It also hosts a realm of outpatient services, including the operation of the Floyd County Clinic and an associated pharmacy for uninsured patients who cannot otherwise afford health care.
Floyd Medical Center is a Primary Stroke Center recognized by The Joint Commission with its gold seal of approval indicating Floyd has the critical elements to achieve long-term success in improving outcomes of stroke. Floyd is one of only a few hospitals in Georgia and the only Rome area facility to be recognized as a Primary Stroke Center.
Floyd's Surgical Services Team was the first in Georgia to perform the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing procedure, and is lead by Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, M.D., Harbin Clinic orthopedic surgeon.
[edit] History
More than six decades ago a group of men with the vision to build a community hospital for the citizens of Floyd County set about making the dream a reality.
Lead by Dr. W.H. Lewis, the Floyd County Board of Revenues took its vision to the people who readily embraced the idea. Built by county labor and funded by the citizens of Floyd County, what was then called Floyd Hospital opened its doors on July 4, 1942.
Since its beginning as a 70-bed pavilion style structure, Floyd has continued a tradition of care by adding services, building new facilities and offering the latest in medical technology. Today, Floyd serves six counties as a 304-bed acute care hospital and regional referral center with more than 400,000 patient encounters annually.
[edit] Awards
2007 Awards include:
- H.R. Solutions Inc., ranked Floyd in the 87th Percentile among all healthcare organizations for Employee Satisfaction,
- Floyd’s Materials Management Department earned a VHA Georgia Supply Chain Management Award for it’s initiative to clear storage space and meet needs of other departments by making stored items available to other departments and auctioning unclaimed items that are no longer needed.
2006 Awards include:
- Compass Award for Customer Service Improvement
- 2006 VHA Georgia Leadership Award for Clinical Excellence for Surgery Infection Prevention
- 2006 VHA Georgia Leadership Award for Operational Excellence for reducing wait times and average length of stay in the Emergency Care Center and improving customer service scores.
- Target Award of Excellence from the Georgia Society of Healthcare Marketing and Public Relations
