North Side Hospital

Name :

North Side Hospital

Address  :

1000 Johnson Ferry
Road NE

Town  :

Atlanta

State  :

Georgia

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

30342

Phone  :

404 851 8000

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Cardiology
  • Colon & Rectal Surgeon
  • Dentistry
  • Dermatology
  • ENT
  • Family Practice
  • Gastro-enterology
  • General Medicine
  • General Surgeon
  • Gynaecology
  • Hematologist
  • Internal Medicine
  • Mammography(Digital)
  • Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Microbiology
  • Neuro Surgeon
  • Neurologist
  • Obestetrician/Gynecologist
  • Oncologist
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics
  • Otolaryngologist
  • Paediatrics
  • Pain Management
  • Pathology Lab
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Podiatry
  • Psychiatrist
  • Urology
  • Vascular Surgeon
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 753


Description

About Northside Hospital
Northside is so much more than just a hospital Its an extensive network of stateoftheart facilities staffed with skilled caring professionals who are dedicated to the health and wellness of the communities they serve

Specifically the Northside Healthcare Delivery System includes

Three notforprofit hospitals located in Atlanta Forsyth and Cherokee with a total of 753 licensed beds

15 Northside Hospitalaffiliated outpatient centers and medical office buildings throughout North Metro Atlanta

Nearly 1800 physicians on staff and more than 5000 employees

Northside has nearly 600000 patient encounters annually

All Northside hospitals are fullservice acutecare facilities that offer particular expertise in Maternity Services Womens Health Cancer Care Surgery and Radiology

Mission
Northside Hospital is committed to the health and wellness of our community As such we dedicate ourselves to being a center of excellence in providing highquality health care We pledge compassionate support personal guidance and uncompromising standards to our patients in their journeys toward health of body and mind To ensure innovative and unsurpassed care for our patients we are dedicated to maintaining our position as regional leaders in select medical specialties And to enhance the wellness of our community we commit ourselves to providing a diverse array of educational and outreach programs

15 Northside Hospitalaffiliated outpatient centers and medical office
buildings throughout North Metro Atlanta

Nearly 1800 physicians on staff and more than 5000 employees

Northside has nearly 600000 patient encounters annually

All Northside hospitals are fullservice acutecare facilities that offer
particular expertise in Maternity Services Womens Health Cancer Care
Surgery and Radiology

Hospitals Atlanta Forsyth and Cherokee Campus are notforprofit fullservice community hospitals dedicated to providing A Lifetime of Care

Northside physicians and other health care professionals provide a full range of care including surgery cancer care womens services emergency care outpatient services and behavioral health services

Renowned for its expertise in surgery Northside specialists perform more surgeries than any other hospital in Georgia

Diagnoses andor treats more breast gynecological and prostate cancer cases than any other hospital in Atlanta

Ranking first in the nation among community hospitals in the number of babies delivered with more than 18000 deliveries in 2004 and receiving the Consumers Choice Award in 2005 for WomensGYN and MaternityOB Services

The Northsides Womens Center is a nationally recognized stateoftheart facility dedicated to caring for a womans health throughout her life In addition to advanced obstetrical and gynecological care Northside Hospital features a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit The latest in breast cancer treatment and community education programs on a wide range of topics also are available


History

History
Northside HospitalAtlanta in Sandy Springs opened in 1970 The original facility had 250 beds but has since been expanded to 537 beds

In 1997 Northside HospitalCherokee in Canton was created through an agreement between RT Jones Regional Hospital and Northside Hospital Inc Today the hospital has 84 beds

In 2002 Northside Hospital purchased the 62bed Georgia Baptist Medical Center in Cumming and renamed it Northside HospitalForsyth Since then the facility has grown to 132 beds
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