Cumberland Medical Center

Name :

Cumberland Medical Center

Address  :

421 South Main Street

Town  :

Crossville

State  :

Tennessee

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

38555

Phone  :

931 484 9511

Web URL  :

Available

Email  :

webmaster@cmchealthcare.org

Description

Mission Statement
To make available quality health care on a regional level to those in need of its service through dedication professionalism and financial stability

Vision Statement
To be the regional healthcare provider of choice committed to excellence and dedicated to continuously improving the health wellness and quality of life of the citizens of the communities we serve

History

CUMBERLAND MEDICAL CENTER DELIVERYING QUALITY HEALTHCARE FOR THIS COMMUNITY SINCE 1950

Cumberland Medical Center has been serving the healthcare needs of the Cumberland Plateau and the surrounding areas residents since 1950

What began as the dream of Dr May Cravath Wharton years ago is now a full service medical facility dedicated to growth and to the promotion of health for those it serves

Cumberland Medical Center is growing growing with the community and its healthcare needs Since 1950 CMC has dedicated itself to the Cumberland Plateau that dedication is leading the hospital into the 21st century

1921 Dr May Cravath Wharton opens a twobed clinic located at Pleasant
Hill This facility soon proves inadequate

1922 The Uplands Cumberland Mountain Sanatorium a 30bed hospital at
Pleasant Hill is founded

1950 As the medical needs of the community grow plans for a regional
health center are formed These plans result in the founding of Cumberland
Medical Center of Crossville a 50bed general hospital

1960 With growth in the community Cumberland Medical Center strives to
keep up by adding 32bed CWing

1969 The second floor of Cumberland Medical Center opens In addition to
40 more beds a five bed ICCU area and a new Surgery Department the
Outpatient Department Emergency Room and Cafeteria are renovated and
improved and waiting rooms and offices are added

1973 North Wing is constructed adding 32 more beds XRay and Nuclear
Medicine Departments are added This project provides a new cafeteria and
laundry and a more spacious kitchen The new wing brings the bed count to
159

1974 A new outpatient clinic opens in August adding five suites of
examining and consultation rooms waiting rooms nurses station clinical
office and ambulance office as well as new emergency rooms

1975 The hospital basement level referred to as North Wing is complete
Included in this addition is the relocation and renovation of the Board of
Directors room Physical Therapy Department Respiratory Therapy Department
and Pharmacy Department

1977 An expansion is completed that includes new Laboratory ICCU and
additional patient rooms that bring the total number of patient beds to 216

1980 A major project is completed that consists of the renovation and
expansion of an existing 34 bed medicalsurgical wing C Wing to a 32 bed
obstetricalGYN suite The expansion includes a double corridor arrangement
of 16 semiprivate patient rooms a full term nursery two laborrecovery
rooms two delivery rooms a fathers waiting room and adequate staff
facilities The project also includes extension of a medicalsurgical wing
2North to add 21 beds These beds replace 21 beds lost in an earlier
renovation for a zero gain in beds

1984 DME opens

1986 The Radiology Department is expanded to add a Computed Tomography
System CAT Scan A new building is built on the hospitals subbasement
level to house the new service

1991 Health CARE Link opens at Fairfield Glade providing service to a
fastgrowing population

1992 Robert Couch retires after 33 years as President of Cumberland
Medical Center

1992 Edwin S Anderson is appointed President and Chief Executive Officer
at CMC

1993 Cumberland Medical Center adds CMC Home CARE to its growing list
of services

1994 July 10 million expansion and renovation project is complete and
opens to the public This project includes a new surgical suite expanded
physical medicine and rehabilitation department new admittingoutpatient
registration area complete renovation and expansion of the emergency
department sterile processing and distribution and the installation of an
inhouse MRI unit

1994 Cardiac Rehabilitation program begins at CMC

1994 Cumberland Medical Center opens the Subacute CAREUnit

1995 CMC Primary Care Center opens The name is later changed to CMC
Physician Group

1996 Lithotripsy and Cardiac Catheterization Services are made available
to the community

1996 The Regional Cancer Center opens providing cancer treatment for the
Upper Cumberland region

1996 CMC offers bone mineral density testing to fight osteoporosis

1996 Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program is started for patients with chronic
lung disease

1997 The CMC Wellness Complex opens providing opportunities for health and
fitness programs for members

2000 CMC Celebrates 50 years of Service

2000 Senior Perspectives a day treatment program for adults 60 and over
opens broadening CMCs service to the community

2001 Edwin S Anderson retires January 2001 as President of Cumberland
Medical Center

2001 Jim McMackin assumes PresidentCEO role of CMC January 2001

2002 New patient tower housing an expanded ICU and adultpeds private beds

2003 Cath Lab opens and expands services to the plateau

2004 CMC at Physicians Associates opens allowing for off campus patient
registration and physical therapy

2005 Outpatient Diagnostic Medical Imaging Center opens

2006 CMC opens new patient tower with all private rooms new LDRP suites
conference center gift shop cafeteria and administrative suites

2007 Hospital announces a partnership with Saint Thomas in offering the
Chest Pain Center at Cumberland Medical Center

2007 CMC Auxiliary donates 17673900 to hospital to purchase medical
equipment to be used in the hospital

2008 Jim McMackin retires as PresidentCEO of Cumberland Medical Center
Ed Anderson comes out of retirement to assume duties as PresidentCEO

2008 CMC breaks ground on expansion for CMC Regional Cancer Center

2009 Cumberland Medical Center offers Elekta Synergy Radiation Cancer
Treatment Therapy to community