Sumner Regional Medical Center

Description

About Sumner Regional Medical Center
Sumner Regional Medical Center SRMC has been providing quality health care to Sumner County and the surrounding areas for more than 50 years Since opening in 1959 as Sumner County Memorial Hospital SRMC has grown from a facility with just 50 employees and seven physicians to a comprehensive health care leader in the community with over 1000 employees and 300 physicians

Since 1994 SRMC has served as the flagship hospital of the health care entity HighPoint Health System SRMC is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations and is governed by a local board of directors The hospital is also one of the largest nongovernment employers in Sumner County

Today SRMC operates as a 155bed healthcare facility and provides quality care in numerous areas including cancer treatment cardiac care same day surgery orthopaedics diagnostics womens health and rehabilitation services As the community grows SRMC strives to continually improve its services and programs to meet the changing needs of its service area

Mission
To be valued as a regional health care network provider of quality service by
Providing services in a personal and caring manner

Anticipating and meeting the priority health needs of our communities

Developing and promoting health awareness

Maintaining technologically advanced equipment and services

Delivering costeffective services

Promoting a work environment conducive to quality work practices

Vision
To promote optimal health in our communities through networking of quality services in a socially ethically and financially responsible manner

History

Sumner Regional Medical Center SRMC has been providing quality health care to Sumner County and the surrounding areas for more than 45 years Since opening in 1959 as Sumner County Memorial Hospital SRMC has grown from a facility with just 50 employees and seven physicians to a comprehensive health care leader in the community with more than 1000 employees and 165 physicians

Since 1994 SRMC has served as the flagship hospital of the nonprofit health care entity Sumner Regional Health Systems Inc SRMC is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations and is governed by a local board of directors The hospital is also one of the largest nongovernment employers in Sumner County

Today SRMC operates as a 155bed facility and provides quality care in numerous areas including cancer treatment cardiac care same day surgery orthopedics diagnostics womens health and rehabilitation services

As the community grows SRMC strives to continually improve its services and programs to meet the changing needs of its service area HealthLine the new SRHS call center now allows the community quick access to the most uptodate information about our services physicians and classes

1957
The Sumner County Hospital Commission is formed by an act of the Tennessee General Assembly Construction of Sumner County Memorial Hospital begins on Hartsville Pike
1959

Sumner County Memorial Hospital opens on Dec 1 John H Dean is hired as the first hospital administrator in January
1960

The first specialist surgeon Dr Joe Blackshear joins the hospital
1972

Local group of women starts the Volunteer Auxiliary Program providing scholarships to students pursuing careers in medicine
1991

Hospital name changes to Sumner Regional Medical Center SRMC to reflect growing service area SRMC installs first freestanding MRI center in Sumner county
1992

A multimillion dollar expansion and renovation results in a new outpatient care center and the doubling in size of the emergency room
1994

The Sumner County Commission votes unanimously to transfer the operation of SRMC to Sumner Regional Health Systems SRHS a Tennessee private notforprofit corporation The Sumner Foundation is formed Two of its first projects include the establishment of the CareAVan and the Hospitality House William T Sugg becomes president and CEO of SRHS
1995

The Sumner Pain Clinic opens
1996

Sumner Endocrine and Diabetes Center opens
1997

The Sumner Medical Plaza is built adjacent to the hospital
1998

An inpatient dialysis center a 10bed transitional care unit and a new Cardiac Catheterization and Vascular Lab are added to the hospital
1999

SRMC celebrates its 40th year of health care service to the community
2001

Trousdale Medical Center a criticalaccess facility in Hartsville becomes an affiliate of SRHS
2003

SRHS acquires Carthage General Hospital a criticalaccess hospital in south Carthage
2004

SRMC purchases its building and loan lease from Sumner County
2005
Construction of a new 600unit parking garage began on the SRMC campus and Interventional Cardiology expands SRMCs heart services
2006
On March 31 Smith County Memorial Hospital Carthage TN joined the SRHS family SCMH is a 63bed acute care facility offering general medical and surgical care 24hour emergency services skilled nursing psychiatric services and geriatric care

The Sumner Cancer Center gained national accreditation American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer on its first attempt a major accomplishment for any cancer treatment facility

The first parking garage in Sumner County was opened on August 17 2006 by SRMC providing almost 600 parking spaces in a six story garage

On November 6 2006 SRMC broke ground on a 200000 square foot patient tower an million capital investment