Riverview Regional Medical Center

Name :

Riverview Regional Medical Center

Address  :

600 South 3rd Street

Town  :

Gadsden

State  :

Alaska

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

35901

Phone  :

256 543 5200

Fax  :

256 543 5888

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Cardiology
  • Daibetes, Endocrinology
  • Dentistry
  • Dermatology
  • ENT
  • Family Practice
  • Gastro-enterology
  • General Medicine
  • General Surgeon
  • Gynaecology
  • Hematologist
  • Neuro Surgeon
  • Neurologist
  • Obestetrician/Gynecologist
  • Oncologist
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics
  • Paediatrics
  • Pain Management
  • Pathology Lab
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Podiatry
  • Psychiatrist
  • Urology
  • Vascular Surgeon
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 281


Description

Welcome to Riverview Regional
Riverview Regional Medical Center is a JCAHO accredited acute care Gadsden hospital with 281 licensed beds Riverview is owned and operated by Health Management Associates Inc HMA headquartered in Naples Florida an investorowned company traded on the New York Stock Exchange


History

Our History
Riverview Regional Medical Center is a JCAHO accredited acute care and fullservice hospital Located in Gadsden Alabama the hospital orginally named Holy Name of Jesus Hospital was founded in 1926 by the Sisters of the Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity a Catholic order established in Opelika Alabama in the 1900s In 1991 Health Management Associates Inc acquired the hospital and the name was changed to Riverview Regional Medical Center

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