Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital
| Murphy Medical Center | |
|---|---|
| Erlanger Health System[1] | |
 | |
 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Murphy, Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States |
| Organization | |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Type | General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 57 |
| Helipad | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | 1979 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.erlanger.org/murphymedical |
| Lists | Hospitals in North Carolina |
Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital is a hospital located in Murphy, North Carolina certified by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Erlanger Murphy Medical Center is the only hospital west of Bryson City and Franklin. The hospital is licensed for 191 beds. Of the 191 beds, 120 are nursing home beds, 57 are general beds, and 14 are beds for patients with Alzheimer's disease.[2][3]
It is affiliated with Erlanger Health System, based in Chattanooga, TN. In January 2019, Erlanger renamed the facility, "Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital."
Quality ratings
Much hospital quality information exists in the HealthGrades website concerning this hospital. HealthGrades shows twelve quality indicators; these are rated as one star, three stars and five stars. This hospital scored as follows:
- one star - one rating
- three stars - nine ratings
- five stars - one rating.
The hospital was rated on nine patient-safety indicators. Murphy Medical Center received the following ratings:
- worse than average - three ratings
- average - five ratings
- better than average - one rating.[4]
The Nursing Home Rating website has quality information about the nursing home part of Erlanger Murphy Medical Center. Its overall rating was four of five possible stars, with five stars being the best possible rating. This information was generated in 2013.[5]
History
The hospital was founded in 1979 as Murphy Medical Center. In the 1990s, MMC went from being a county-supported not-for-profit hospital to becoming a private not-for-profit medical facility, which allowed it to fundraise to secure financing.[6]
Erlanger Health System acquired the hospital in January 2018 and changed its name a year later. The medical center closed its labor and delivery unit in December 2019.[7]
As of 2018, the hospital had approximately 450 employees.[8] Stephanie Boynton serves as the hospital's current CEO.[9]
References
- ^ "Erlanger agrees to take over North Carolina hospital". Timesfreepress.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Murphy Medical Center Services". Archived from the original on 2012-06-10. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
- ^ "Murphy Medical Center Urgent Care - Urgent Care in Murphy, NC 28906-6845". Archived from the original on 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2015-02-06.
- ^ "North Carolina (NC) Hospitals - City Directory". Healthgrades.com. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Murphy Medical Center Rating and Report. Murphy, NC". Nursinghomerating.org. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ Hoban, Rose (2018-01-18). "Keeping a Hospital Afloat in Far Western Murphy". NC Health News.
- ^ Knoepp, Lilly (2019-11-26). "Erlanger CEO Explains Why Murphy Labor And Delivery Is Closing". Blue Ridge Public Radio.
- ^ Fite, Elizabeth (2018-04-03). "Erlanger Murphy Medical Center opens doors". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Chattanooga Publishing Company.
- ^ "Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital Leadership". Erlanger.
External links
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