Barrow Regional Medical Center

Name :

Barrow Regional Medical Center

Address  :

Post Office Box 688
316 North Broad Street

Town  :

Winder

State  :

Georgia

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

30680

Phone  :

770 867 3400

Fax  :

770 307 5221

Web URL  :

Available

Description

About Barrow Regional Medical Center
Barrow Regional Medical Center is a 56bed acute care facility located in Winder Georgia approximately 45 miles east of Atlanta and 20 miles west of Athens We provide acute care diagnostic services emergency services and outpatient services throughout the local community The facility is recognized by The Joint Commission American College of Radiology and the College of American Pathologists

Barrow Regional Medical Center is focused on providing highquality healthcare services to the region Since December 2009 the Georgia Hospital Association has recognized BRMC as one of only 12 hospitals throughout the state to earn the Chairmans Honor Roll the highest category in quality As of July 2011 BRMC ranked 105 out of almost 3000 hospitals nationally for quality of care received from April 2010 to April 2011

Mission
To provide quality healthcare services to our patients and their families with compassion and care without compromise to contribute to the well being of our employees and to establish the hospital as an integral part of the community

Vision
To be the healthcare provider of choice for our region as we continue to meet the medical needs of our community by expanding our scope of services and providing quality care in a safe environment for patients visitors and staff

Values
The employees and medical staff of Barrow Regional Medical Center will perform their duties in a way that consistently reflects the values of Integrity Commitment Compassion Respect Trust

History

Winders first hospital was made possible by the Hill Burton Act and opened for patients in 1951 The East Broad Street location served the Barrow County community from 1951 1983

The current facility on North Broad Street opened in September 1983 and the Medical Office Building was added in January 1995

Barrow Regional Medical Center now owned by Health Management Associates Inc HMA offers a great variety of health care services the latest technology and a new level of commitment not seen before in this area Being part of the community has been an important goal throughout the years and we are dedicated to the health of our community

Doctors Day in Winder

Doctors Day was started in Winder Georgia in 1933 by Mrs Eudora Brown Almond wife of Dr Charles B Almond and the Barrow County Alliance a group of physicians wives They chose March 30th to honor all doctors on the anniversary of the first use of anesthesia by Dr Crawford Long in nearby Jefferson on March 30 1842 Festivities included cards sent to physicians and their wives flowers on the graves of deceased doctors and a formal dinner This dinner was held at the home of Dr and Mrs William T Randolph In 1934 the Doctors Day celebration became a statewide honor on May 10 1934 as a resolution was adopted at the state meeting in Augusta The Southern Medical Association first observed Doctors Day in 1936 and also honored Mrs Almond with a bronze marker at the Barrow County Courthouse on August 1 1989 In 1990 legislation was introduced to the US Congress to make Doctors Day a national celebration and President George HW Bush signed Senate Joint Resolution 336 designating March 30 as National Doctors Day

During renovations the plaque at the Barrow County Courthouse honoring Mrs Almond was misplaced After searching late in 2008 the Barrow County Historical Society found the plaque and held a rededication of the bronze marker honoring Eudora Almond as the originator of Doctors Day inside the Barrow County Museum on Saturday March 28 2009 On hand to celebrate the rededication were Dr Garey H Huff Sr Dr Garey H Huff Jr Dr Audrey Huff Dr Hugh Hodges Dr CB Skelton retired Mrs WT Randolph who hosted the first dinner at her home and Dr Pamela Settle Miles a physician from University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and originally from Winder

Area physicians are honored every year on or around Doctors Day by Barrow Regional Medical Center In attendance at the 2011 luncheon in alphabetical order Dr Rasha Al Samara Dr Altaf Aman Dr Rami Arfoosh Dr Dwight Austin Dr Stella Bulengo Dr David Causey Dr Marian Colosimo Dr Gary Daniels Dr Doy Gay Dr Gedion Getachew Dr Hugh Hodges Dr William MacNew Dr Aja McCutchen Dr Tara Merritt Dr Kenneth ONeal Dr Carla Price Dr Adeel Rahman Dr Rhett Rainey Dr Lorrie RichardsonONeal Dr Richard Schlossberg Dr Manan Shah Dr W Thomas Shoaf III Dr CB Doc Skelton Dr Jeralyn Smith Dr Joe Souther Dr Sharon Taylor Dr Claire Visitacion Dr Drew Xenos