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Unlike many communities its size, New Albany is fortunate to have modern health care facilities with Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County. At a time when many community hospitals are closing their doors, Baptist continues to expand its range of services, specialties, and physician base.
Founded in 1966 as Union County General Hospital with a 65-bed capacity, the Baptist complex has subsequently grown to a 153-bed facility featuring 24-hour emergency services, a state-of-the-art surgical unit, comprehensive and advanced diagnostic and therapeutic services, a Women’s Center, pediatric services, outpatient surgery, and more.
The Emergency Room treats over 18,000 people annually, and includes trauma and cardiac rooms. A Women’s Center was completed in the early 1990’s and provides the latest in birthing techniques such as labor/delivery/recovery suites, private labor rooms, Cesarean delivery suites, postpartum recovery, nursery and waiting room.
Each year, over 1,000 babies are born at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County.
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County offers a comprehensive range of services including CT, MRI, mammography, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, laboratory services, general and laser surgery, orthopedic surgery, rehabilitation services, respiratory services, and an intensive care unit.
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Baptist also boasts a Transitional Care Center, which provides care for patients requiring additional rehabilitation and treatment; The Multi-Speciality Clinic provides local access to specialities such as oncology/hematology and neurology; and The Sleep Disorders Center can help identify and treat those with sleeping disorders such as sleep apnea.
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And given state-of-the-art technological capabilities, many procedures that once required extensive hospital stay can now be performed as outpatient, such as gall bladder, hernia, breast biopsy, and tonsillectomy surgeries.
New in 2006, the hospital has added wellness to its scope of services with the addition of the Baptist Healthplex (formerly the Healthtrax). The Baptist Healthplex features over 33,900 sq. ft. of wellness and fitness in addition to over 4,200 sq. ft. of Outpatient Rehabilitation services.
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County is a part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation, named one of the Top 100 Integrated Health Care Systems in the country. If referrals are necessary, other hospitals in the Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation, especially nearby Oxford and Memphis, are readily available. |
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North Mississippi Medical Center (NMMC), a 650-bed regional referral center, is located about 25 miles from New Albany in Tupelo. It is the largest non-metropolitan hospital in America with over 40 medical specialties represented on the staff. It is designated as a Level II trauma center by the Mississippi State Department of Health. North Mississippi operates a system of medical clinics including one in New Albany. NMMC won the 2006 Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award.