Meadows Regional Medical Center

Description

At Meadows Regional we measure the quality of our care in terms of what it can do to help you get more
out of life

This drives us to deliver some of todays most advanced clinical care in the most comfortable atmosphere we can create whether that means taking exacting measures to ensure accurate test results utilizing the latest minimally invasive surgical methods for improved comfort and healing or simply taking the time to listen

We combine the strength experience and focus of our Joint Commission accredited medical center affiliated medical practices accredited sleep centers and expansive wellness center as well as more than 600 nurses and staff and affiliated physicians to fulfill a common goal delivering the best possible healthcare for you for life

The MRMC Mission
OUR MISSION
Providing Quality Healthcare

OUR VISION
To be quotYour First Choicequot

OUR VALUES
Safety
We value a safe workplace environment and strive to prevent harm injury or loss to patients guests fellow workers and ourselves

Teamwork
We value working together without turf boundaries with each individual doing their part to meet common goals

Accountability
We value acceptance of responsibility for our actions and problems until solved or accepted by someone who can solve them

Caring
We value compassion and respect for others and demonstrate a helpful attitude through our words and actions

Integrity
We value honesty trustworthiness and hold ethical standards high treating others with dignity and respect

Excellence
We value efficient use of resources quality work and service as we strive for continuous improvement

Stewardship
We value our obligation to manage our duties and organizational resources as if they were our own

History

Welcome to Meadows Regional Medical Center
Our medical center was established in 1963 on 22 acres of land donated by A H Meadows the son of the first physician in Toombs County John M Meadows MD That was only the beginning

1963 As the Dr John M Meadows Memorial Hospital we admitted our first patient September 18 1963

1976 Our first expansion project added a third floor with an eightbed ICU bringing our total number of beds up to 91

1978 We established behavioral health services with an outpatient mental health center and inpatient alcohol and drug abuse center built on campus

1980 To provide space for meetings and educational programs we constructed a multipurpose building on campus

1984 Our continued growth added 34 medicalsurgical beds and expanded all support services including pharmacy radiology laboratory emergency operating room medical records and nutrition services

1988 Answering the need for outpatient surgical services we opened our ambulatory surgery center near the operating room We admitted our first patient to our new 35bed Meadows Nursing Center June 9 1988

1992 We performed our first MRI using a mobile unit October 19 1992

1993 Employees and community members began enjoying our new halfmile fitness trail in June

1994 Through a corporate reorganization we officially changed the name of our hospital to Meadows Regional Medical Center on July 1 1994 We performed our first lithotripsy using a mobile unit February 8 1994 Our RT Stanley Sr Health Center opened in Lyons

1995 We established Treutlen Medical Center in Soperton

1996 Our hospital longterm care center and laboratory were awarded JCAHO accreditation

1997 We established the John W McArthur Health Center in Mt Vernon

The Lucy Pierson Medical Office Building opened on our campus creating office space for eight physicians

1998 Our obstetrics renovations created five new labor delivery recovery and postpartum LDRP suites

1999 We broke ground on a 20000 squarefoot renovation on October 19 1999 This added

Eight ambulatory surgery beds
Three surgical suites
Two endoscopy suites
One cystoscopy suite

And increased space for

Post anesthesia recovery
Rehabilitation
Cardiopulmonary care
Cafeteria
Radiology
Admitting area
Emergency department

1999 We were named a Top 100 Regional Hospital by HCIASachs
2000 In June we performed our first procedure in our new twobed sleep lab

We installed our first CT scanner in July
2001 Specialists performed the first procedure in our new cardiac catheterization laboratory November 7 2001

2002 We received the Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals Small Hospital of the Year award

We installed a new nuclear camera launched our urodynamics program and reinstated our EEG program

Renovations began on our third floor patient rooms and nurses station
2003 We renovated our medical office building to house two new open and closed MRI units

Our progressive care unit opened for patients who need monitoring without intensive care

Our radiology department went completely digital with the installation and validation of our picture archiving and communication system PACS

2005 We were named to the list of Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals

2006 We were named to the list of Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals again

2008 We were named to the list of Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals for a third time

2009 We were part of the inaugural group of hospitals to earn the HealthGrades Outstanding Patient Experience Award

2009 We broke ground on our new stateoftheart medical center August 26

2010 Hospital interventional cardiology program provides angioplasty and stents so heart attack victims can undergo lifesaving treatment without traveling from the region

2011 The new stateoftheart 194000squarefoot Meadows Regional Medical Center welcomes its first patient