Red Bay Hospital

Details

Name :

Red Bay Hospital

Address  :

211 Hospital Road

Town  :

Red Bay

State  :

Alabama

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

35582

Phone  :

256 356 9532

Web URL  :

Not Available

Description

Red Bay Hospital Where Quality Healthcare Meets Small Town Security

At Red Bay Hospital our focus is and always has been the healthcare needs of our patients and service to our communities Since its inception in 1967 Red Bay Hospital has been an integral part of the wellbeing of the people in Northwest Alabama and Northeast Mississippi

After being purchased in 1991 by the Northwest Alabama Health Care Authority Helen Keller Hospital modernizing renovations have been completed and new services added Because of the Authoritys commitment the hospital now boasts comfortable patient rooms a modern emergency room comprehensive rehabilitative therapy services and stateoftheart diagnostic equipment

In 2005 Red Bay hospital was awarded the status of Critical Access Hospital by the state of Alabama and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services One of only four such facilities in the state of Alabama the critical access designation means that the citizens of our communities can count on access to quality healthcare within a reasonable distance from their home

What makes Red Bay Hospital Special
Swing Bed Programa unique service that allows the hospital to convert a hospital bed to a longterm care bed This makes it possible for a patient who is not quite ready to go home or to a longterm care facility to transfer to a swing bed from which they will receive full nursing care for up to an additional 12 weeks Patients can transfer from any hospital to the swing bed program

Wellcare CenterDesigned to promote health and fitness the Red Bay Hospital Wellcare center functions much like a fitness center Featuring modern exercise and rehabilitative equipment and staffed with trainers and therapists the Wellcare Center is the perfect setting for rehabilitation or fitness maintenance
Teleradiology Teleradiology is the electronic transmission of radiographic images such as MRI CT ultrasound and Xrays from our hospital to any other location in the world where the information can be interpreted by expert board certified radiologists This is a stateofthe art system for gaining information regarding your healthcare in a timely manner In fact the results are usually received the same day as the test
The Faces You Know and the People You TrustWhen you come to Red Bay Hospital chances are that at least some of our staff will be people youve known all your life You see them at church you see them at ballgames you see them in the grocery store We know you and we will take care of you like family Although our facilities are modern and our equipment stateoftheart we will never lose sight of oldfashioned caring and compassion


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