Murphy Medical Center
| Murphy Medical Center | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Murphy, Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States |
| Organization | |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Hospital type | General |
| Affiliated university | Mission St. Joseph Hospital in Asheville, NC, Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA, Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN |
| Patron | None |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Helipad | Yes |
| Beds | 57 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.murphymedical.org/mmcmain.html |
| Lists | Hospitals in North Carolina |
Murphy Medical Center (MMC) is a hospital located in Murphy, North Carolina certified by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Murphy Medical Center is the only hospital west of Bryson City and Franklin. MMC is licensed for 191 beds. Of the 191 beds, 120 are nursing home beds, 57 are general beds, and 14 are alzheimers beds.[1][2]
It is affiliated with Mission St. Joseph Hospital in Asheville, Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, and Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga.
It was known as Murphy Medical Center when it was created. The facility was located near downtown Murphy.[3][4]
Quality ratings
Much hospital quality information exists in the HealthGrades website concerning this hospital. HealthGrades shows twelve quality indicators; these are rated as one star, three stars and five stars. This hospital scored as follows:
- one star - one rating
- three stars - nine ratings
- five stars - one rating.
The hospital was rated on nine patient-safety indicators. Murphy Medical Center received the following ratings:
- worse than average - three ratings
- average - five ratings
- better than average - one rating.[5]
The Nursing Home Rating website has quality information about the nursing home part of Murphy Medical Center. Its overall rating was four of five possible stars, with five stars being the best possible rating. This information was generated in 2013.[6]
External links
References
- ↑ http://www.murphymedical.org/services.html
- ↑ Urgent Care Locations website, at http://www.urgentcarelocations.com/nc/murphy/4716-murphy-medical-center-urgent-care .
- ↑ Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce website, at http://business.cherokeecountychamber.com/list/member/murphy-medical-center-222 .
- ↑ Hospital-Data.com website, at http://www.hospital-data.com/hospitals/MURPHY-MEDICAL-CENTER-MURPHY.html .
- ↑ HealthGrades website, at http://www.healthgrades.com/hospital-directory/north-carolina-nc/murphy-medical-center-hgst23797b36340160 .
- ↑ Nursing Home Rating website , at http://nursinghomerating.org/NC/murphy+medical+center/345190/ .
Coordinates: 35°04′22″N 83°58′00″W / 35.0728°N 83.9667°W