Habersham County Medical Center
With an annual local economic impact of $70 million, HCMC plays a large role in bolstering Habersham County’s economy. HCMC employs more than 600 people, and the compassion shown by these professionals has earned HCMC national awards for “Exceeding Patient Expectations in Service Quality” from Avatar International, Inc., a leader in health care research and consulting, and two quality and patient safety awards from the Georgia Partnership for Health and Accountability. 
Physicians who serve on the HCMC Medical Staff are highly-trained and experienced professionals whose expertise and specialties include: ear, nose and throat, emergency medicine, family practice, general surgery, geriatrics, gynecology, internal medicine, obstetrics,ophthalmology, orthopedics, pain management, pediatrics, plastic surgery, podiatry, radiology, sports medicine and urology. Located at 541 Historic Highway 441 North in Demorest, Habersham County Medical Center has earned the gold seal of approval from the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO) and is a Certified Primary Stroke Center. For more information, call 706-754-2161. For physician referral, call 706-754-2300. Emergency Services Available Close to HomeWhen you or a loved one is ill or injured, every minute counts. The HCMC emergency department has a fully-equipped trauma room, and the ER staff is trained in advanced cardiac life support and pediatric life support. HCMC has earned the Gold Seal of Approval™ for stroke care by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and is a Certified Primary Stroke Center. To speed up the treatment process of heart attack patients, HCMC and Haberham EMS have collaborated with the Ronnie Green Heart Center at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Referred to as STEMI (Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction), this program is designed to quickly diagnose, stabilize, monitor, transfer and provide advanced treatment for heart attack patients from the HCMC Emergency room to the NGMC’s Ronnie Green Heart Center in Gainesville. Habersham EMS paramedics and EMTs are have intensive training and experience in providing advanced cardiac life support, basic trauma life support, pediatric life support and rescue/extrication. And our team also includes certified high-angle rescue and wilderness medicine-trained emergency medical technicians. HCMC Growing to Meet Community NeedHCMC is currently undergoing a $38.6 million expansion. The plans call for adding 78,000 additional square feet to the existing hospital and renovation of 14,000 square feet of existing departments.According to President Dick Dwozan, the project “represents a significant step forward in meeting the growing demand of healthcare services in our community. HCMC has long recognized the need for expansion, especially when it comes to our overcrowded emergency room, which was built to serve 12,000 patients annually but serves approximately 20,000. Our goal is to ease the current overcrowding while anticipating future population growth.” The new ER will include eight additional treatment rooms for a total of 17, a new-advanced triage area, a parking garage and a helipad. 
Additionally, the outpatient surgery department will triple in size to accommodate a 24-bed, all private room facility with adjacent space for future expansion. Also, the expansion project includes a quick stop (convenience) center for laboratory, x-rays, EKGs and pre-operative visits, a new hospital main entrance, and new waiting areas. Hospital officials submitted the CON application to the State on Dec. 7 and hope to start facility construction in the spring with completion by December 2008. Visit the Habersham County Medical Center website for more information. |
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As a 53-bed acute care not-for-profit hospital, Habersham County Medical Center (HCMC) offers much more than inpatient care. With an 84-bed nursing home, a non-emergency clinic, an occupational health program, cardiac rehab, sleep lab, physical, speech and occupational therapy, audiology, diabetes education and a home health care agency, HCMC continuously expands its health care services to provide area residents with professional and quality health care close to home.