Healthcare

Area Healthcare Centers

Cherokee Medical Center

www.CherokeeMedicalCenter.com
Cherokee Medical Center is a growing hospital that is expanding its staff and service lines to meet the needs of the Cherokee County residents. The hospital is currently a 60-bed acute care facility accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). It is owned and operated by Franklin, Tennessee-based Community Health Systems, Inc., the nation's leading operator of non-urban acute care hospitals.

Current services include:

  • Emergency care
  • Intensive care
  • Laboratory
  • Inpatient and outpatient surgery
  • Pediatrics
  • Radiology
  • Respiratory therapy
  • Physical, occupational, and speech therapies
  • Nutrition
  • Home health/hospice
Cherokee County Health & Rehabilitation Center

www.CherokeeNursingHome.com
Cherokee County Health & Rehabilitation Center is ranked one of the top ten nursing homes in Alabama, and houses one of the state's three finest Alzheimer's care units. The center is a 185-skilled-bed nursing home with a 50-bed Alzheimer unit. The center also has a 12-bed Medicare rehabilitation unit for patients needing short-term rehabilitation. Cherokee Village, the center's assisted living facility, has 16 assisted-living beds and 36 specialty-care assisted-living beds.

Nearby Healthcare Centers

Additional healthcare services are located in nearby communities, as well as Birmingham, Atlanta, and Chattanooga.

Gadsden

Gadsden Regional Medical Center – Gadsden

Rome, GA

Floyd Medical Center

  • www.Floyd.org
  • 304-bed facility
  • Level 2 neonatal intensive care unit
Redmond

Redmond Regional Medical Center

  • 230-bed facility
Birmingham

UAB Health System – Birmingham

  • www.Health.UAB.edu
  • 900-bed facility
  • Consistently ranked among "America's Best Hospitals" by U.S. News and World Report
  • Affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine

Alabama Children's Health System – Birmingham

  • www.CHSYS.com
  • 275-bed facility
  • Specialized areas include a pediatric trauma center, renal care, pediatric burn center, hematology, and oncology center
  • Affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine and Department of Pediatrics
Atlanta

Grady Memorial Hospital – Atlanta

  • www.GradyHealthSystem.org
  • 953-bed facility
  • Affiliated with Emory University School of Medicine and Morehouse School of Medicine
  • Provides additional services

Emory University Hospital - Atlanta

  • www.EmoryHealthcare.org
  • 587-bed facility
  • Named among "America's Best Hospitals" by U.S. News and World Report
  • Affiliated with Emory University School of Medicine
  • Provides additional services
Chattanooga

Erlanger Hospital / T.C. Thompson Children’s Hospital - Chattanooga

  • www.Erlanger.org
  • State level three neonatal intensive care unit
  • Affiliated with the University of Tennessee College of Medicine
  • Provides additional services