Oconee Regional Medical Center

Name :

Oconee Regional Medical Center

Address  :

P.O. Box 690

Town  :

Milledgeville

State  :

Georgia

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

31059

Phone  :

478 454 3505

Web URL  :

Oconee Regional Medical Center
Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Cardiology
  • Dermatology
  • Family Practice
  • Gastro-enterology
  • General Medicine
  • General Surgeon
  • Gynaecology
  • Hematologist
  • Internal Medicine
  • Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Neurologist
  • Obestetrician/Gynecologist
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics
  • Paediatrics
  • Pathology Lab
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Podiatry
  • Psychiatrist
  • Pulmonology
  • Urology
  • Vascular Surgeon
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 140


Description

Mission Statement
The Mission of Oconee Regional Medical Center is to provide high quality safe compassionate and patientfocused healthcare


History

Oconee Regional Medical Center ORMC is located in Milledgeville near the geographic center of Georgia providing advanced healthcare technologies to the 90000 residents living in the seven surrounding counties

The hospital offers a wide range of medical services from specialized treatment centers for cancer and wound care to advanced imaging technologies that include digital mammography and highspeed CT scanning In addition to its 247 Emergency Department the hospital also offers a number of outpatient treatment programs sameday surgery health education programs and a stateoftheart laboratory for diagnostic testing For inpatient treatment the hospital is licensed for 140 acute care beds and for 15 beds in its Skilled Nursing Unit which serves patients requiring extended care

ORMCs roots date back to March 1957 when it opened as Baldwin County Hospital In the 1990s the hospitals name was officially changed to Oconee Regional Medical Center and Oconee Regional Health Systems Inc was formed as a nonprofit 501 c 3 organization to serve as a holding company to operate the hospital Today the system also encompasses a number of other healthcare subsidiaries including Jasper Health Services which operates Jasper Memorial Hospital and The Retreat Nursing Home both located in Monticello Georgia

As part of its mission to provide high quality safe compassionate and patientfocused healthcare ORMC continues to make substantial investments each year in new medical technologies equipment and upgrades to its facilities During the past decade this has included the addition of Park Tower a fourstory complex which houses the Education Center a MedicalSurgical unit Cardiopulmonary Services a PostSurgical Unit Same Day Surgery Ambulatory Care Outpatient Lab Administration and quotA Place for Womenquot the hospitals maternity and obstetrics care unit Other enhancements to its facilities have included renovation and expansion of the Emergency Treatment Center which added 4157 square feet to the unit a Cancer Treatment Center a Wound Care Healing Center and a Sleep and Wellness Center

ORMC is committed to patientcentered care and is focused on quality improvements at every level of the patient experience Through programs like Quality Works every process from admission to discharge is reviewed to ensure that each patient receives care that is safe compassionate and personalized to their specific illness or injury
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