Sweeny Community Hospital

Name :

Sweeny Community Hospital

Address  :

305 N Mckinney St.

Town  :

Sweeny

State  :

Texas

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

77480

Phone  :

979 548 1500

Web URL  :

Sweeny Community Hospital
Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Cardiology
  • Family Practice
  • General Surgeon
  • Internal Medicine
  • Nephrology
  • Pain Management
  • Pathology Lab
  • Podiatry
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 11

Other Facilities

  • Pathology


History

Located in southwestern Brazoria County on the Texas Gulf Coast the Sweeny Hospital District was established by the Texas Legislature in 1963 after a 10year community effort The districts tax funds along with individual and corporate donations paid for a new facility which opened its doors March 29 1965 as Sweeny Community Hospital SCH
Originally the hospital was Lshaped and had 22 beds A second wing opened in 1966 featuring an obstetrics department and enough additional beds to bring the total to 50 A physician clinic with five offices was added before the 1975 addition of an ICU conference room operating suite and emergency department

In 2002 voters approved a 10 million bond issue to pay for a new larger emergency department hospital renovations a new medical office building and a 27unit assisted living community to be known as quotThe Fountainsquot The facility opened in 2005
Currently licensed for 20 beds Sweeny Community Hospital has a total of approximately 130 employees at locations in Sweeny Brazoria and West Columbia
SCH is a member of the Texas Hospital Association the Texas Organization of Rural and Community Hospitals
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