Woods Memorial Hospital

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Name :

Woods Memorial Hospital

Address  :

886 Highway 411 North

Town  :

Etowah

State  :

Tennessee

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

37331

Phone  :

423 263 3600

Web URL  :

Available

Email  :

woods@woodshospital.org
Specialization
  • Cardiology
  • Family Practice
  • General Surgeon
  • Internal Medicine
  • Orthopedics
  • Podiatry
  • Psychiatrist
  • Urology
Facilities
Description
About Woods memorial hospital
The hospital was named in memory to Carrie Alice and George Woods Sr at the request of their son George Woods Jr a former Tennessee Speaker of the House from Etowah who was instrumental in establishing the hospital

Originally opened with 32 beds Woods Memorial quickly grew to include a 44bed nursing home McMinn Memorial Nursing Home and in 1972 more than doubled the hospitals size to its current 72 beds In 1992 the hospital again went through a major expansion with the construction of a new surgery center renovation of the entire hospital and additional 44 beds for the nursing home In 1998 a new emergency department and eightbed intensive care unit were built

With approximately 300 full time employees Woods Memorial has a medical staff of more than 75 physicians representing numerous specialties

In addition to the hospital Woods Memorial operates a nursing home regional dialysis center emergency department wound care center inpatient geriatric psychiatric unit and other services under a single organization

The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
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