Stringfellow Memorial Hospital

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Name :

Stringfellow Memorial Hospital

Address  :

301 East 18th Street

Town  :

Anniston

State  :

Alabama

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

36207

Phone  :

256 235 8900

Fax  :

256 235 8899

Web URL  :

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Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Cardiology
  • Colon & Rectal Surgeon
  • Daibetes, Endocrinology
  • Dentistry
  • ENT
  • Gastro-enterology
  • General Medicine
  • General Surgeon
  • Gynaecology
  • Hematologist
  • Internal Medicine
  • Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Microbiology
  • Neuro Surgeon
  • Neurologist
  • Obestetrician/Gynecologist
  • Oncologist
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics
  • Otolaryngologist
  • Paediatrics
  • Pathology Lab
  • Podiatry
  • Psychiatrist
  • Urology
  • Vascular Surgeon
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 125

Other Facilities

  • X-Ray
Description
About
Stringfellow Memorial Hospital in Anniston Alabama is a 125bed acute care hospital that was established in 1938

Accreditation
The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations a distinction that is awarded only to those health care facilities that maintain the highest standards of quality

Services
Stringfellow Memorial provides comprehensive acute care inpatient services offers 24hour emergency care general and specialized surgical services including laparoscopic and laser surgery same day outpatient surgery and procedures a fullservice rehabilitation department pain clinic and diagnostic testing procedures including MRI and CT scanning The hospital also is the only health facility in Calhoun County to offer lithotripsy services

Stringfellow Hospital has a Medical Staff of approximately 170 physicians representing 30 medical specialties

Our Mission
The mission of Stringfellow Memorial Hospital is to provide quality healthcare services with compassion and care without compromisequot

Born with a strong commitment of caring and dedication to the provision of health care services in a nurturing and healing environment today Stringfellow Memorial Hospital carries on that proud tradition providing stateoftheart health care services with a personal touch Stringfellow Memorial Hospitalwhere quotcarequot is still the key word in health care

History
History
1920 Susie Parker Stringfellow dies leaving money and plans for the
development of a hospital

1938 Stringfellow Memorial Hospital opens its doors as a 10bed
tuberculosis hospital

1955 The need for a tuberculosis hospital diminished and the doors close
Plans begin for building a fullservice hospital

1958 The new Stringfellow Chronic Disease Hospital opens with 18 private
rooms and four semiprivate rooms hospital now able to accommodate 30
patients

1965 Renovation occurs and hospital now equipped with 60patient beds and
two operating rooms

1970 More expansion and 43 surgical beds added bringing the capacity to
103 beds hospital becomes accredited by the Join Commission on
Accreditation of Hospitals

1977 Two surgery suites added making 4 total

1985 Expansion occurs which brings hospital to a full service 125bed
facility

1994 Hospital came under management of Health Management Associates Inc

1995 Patient rooms renovated

1997 Hospital begins 30 year lease by Health Management Associates Inc

1997 Major additional parking expansion completed

19992000 Emergency Room expansion to 13 beds laboratory and pharmacy
also moved and expanded additional renovation of patient rooms completed
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