Baptist Mem Hosp-Union City

Details

Name :

Baptist Mem Hosp-Union City

Address  :

Russell and Bishop Streets

Town  :

Union City

State  :

Tennessee

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

38261

Phone  :

731 885 2410

Web URL  :


Description

Baptist Memorial HospitalUnion City formerly Obion County General Hospital became part of the Baptist system in 1982 The 173bed facility is located in the northwest corner of Tennessee just south of the Kentucky border

In 1995 construction was completed on a new threestory 85000 square foot patient tower This construction program provided new patient rooms and tripled the size of the Emergency Department

In 1995 the Behavioral Health Services expanded to include an Adolescent Inpatient Treatment Program Presently BMHUnion City provides inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services for both adults and adolescents In this same year the hospital opened a complete fitness and wellness center HealthQuest

1998 brought many changes to Baptist Memorial HospitalUnion City A new physicians office building Baptist Medical Arts CenterUnion City opened and is located on Reelfoot Avenue across from the hospital Baptist Rehab located next to HealthQuest opened and now provides outpatient rehab services BMHUnion City offers radiation oncology services and is officially recognized as a Baptist Center for Cancer Care

The Outpatient Services Department was recently renovated and includes an inhouse catheterization laboratory and a new Helical CT Scanner The Outpatient department offers all routine outpatient services The Obstetrics department has been completed and includes a LDRP labor delivery recovery and postpartum Room CSection Room as well as private room accommodations The magnetic resonance imaging MRI services has been moved from a mobile to a fixed inhouse unit

BMHUnion City recognizes that the foundation for our facility is the teamwork of our employees medical staff members board of directors and hospital auxiliary members We all work together to provide the very best patient service through a program called quotService Firstquot
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