Hickman Community Hospital

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Hickman Community Hospital
Geography
Location 135 East Swan Street,, Centerville, Tennessee, Tennessee, United States
Organization
Care system Private
Hospital type Non-private
Services
Standards JCAHO accreditation
History
Founded 1964
Links
Website http://www.hickmanhospital.com Hickman Community Hospital
Lists Hospitals in Tennessee

Hickman Community Hospital is a not-for-profit hospital in Centerville, Tennessee, United States.

It was the first hospital in Tennessee to qualify as a Critical Access Hospital. Its specialty clinics include eye care, gastroenterology, cardiology, urology and orthopedics. Complete ancillary services consist of physical therapy, cardiopulmonary services with full pulmonary function testing, and radiology with CAT scan and echocardiography capabilities.

Hickman Community Hospital is part of Hickman Community Health Services, which employs approximately 150 people and includes a nursing home (ICF), two physician clinics, an affiliated home health agency, and an outpatient geriatric psychiatry program.

Hickman Community Hospital is part of Saint Thomas Health Services which also includes Saint Thomas Hospital, Baptist Hospital in Nashville, and Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro. Saint Thomas Health Services is part of Ascension Health, the largest Catholic health care system in the United States.

History

Hickman Community Hospital was established in 1964 as Hickman County Hospital through a 17-acre (6.9-hectare) land donation by the Huddleston family of Centerville, Tennessee, and Federal Hill-Burton Funds.

Over its history, Hickman Community Hospital has expanded its services to include a local home health program and become the first hospital in Tennessee to qualify as a Critical Access Hospital. In 1996, Baptist Hospital purchased the hospital. In January 2002, Hickman Community Hospital became a member of Saint Thomas Health Services.

Hospital services

  • Primary Care Clinics
  • Home Health
  • Nursing Home
  • Emergency Services
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Senior Care
  • Physical Therapy
  • Cardiopulmonary Services
  • Specialty Clinics

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