Northwest Florida Comm Hosp

Details

Name :

Northwest Florida Comm Hosp

Address  :

1360 Brickyard Road
P.O. Box 889

Town  :

Chipley

State  :

Florida

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

32428

Phone  :

850 638 1610

Web URL  :

Email  :

Specialization
  • Orthopedics
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 59

Other Facilities

  • X-Ray

Description

About Us
Northwest Florida Community Hospital NFCH is a 59 bed healthcare facility that includes a 25 bed Critical Access hospital a 34 bed Long Term Care Facility and a Home Health Agency Our Vision is to improve the quality of life by partnering with our community in meeting their healthcare needs Through our dedicated Medical Staff and Associates our Mission is to provide safe compassionate comprehensive healthcare close to home We are proud of the recognition as one of Floridas Top Hospitals as well as our recent selection for the Hospital of Choice Award NFCH was one of only three Florida Hospitals to receive that award We are accredited by the Joint Commission of Accreditation of Health Care Organizations JCAHO

Our 24 hour state of the art Emergency Room provides the latest in diagnostic radiology with 24365 coverage by Board Certified Radiologists Our ER physicians are Board Certified and trained in pediatrics cardiac and trauma emergencies Our Emergency Room has the shortest wait time among Critical Access Hospitals when compared with the top 25 best performing Critical Access Hospitals nationwide
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