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Baptist Memorial Hospital

731-885-2410

Baptist Memorial Hospital - Union City, formerly Obion County General Hospital, became part of the Baptist system in 1982 and is located in the northwest corner of Tennessee, just south of the Kentucky border.

In 1995, construction was completed on a new three-story, 85,000-square-foot patient tower. This construction added patient rooms and tripled the size of the emergency department.

BMH-Union City recognizes that the foundation for our facility is the teamwork of our employees, medical staff members, board of directors and hospital auxiliary members. We all work together to provide the very best patient service through a program called "Service First."

• Awards - Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City recently was named a recipient of a Gallup Award for Healthcare Excellence 2005 for achieving and maintaining patient satisfaction in its inpatient nursing units.

• Beds – 173 acute care beds, 14 beds for critical care and a 20-bed unit for adult psychiatric and substance abuse patients.

• Cardiac – The hospital has instituted a cardiac catherization service, utilizing a mobile lab for patients who meet certain protocols, allowing the procedures to be performed safely, quickly, and with minimal expense.

• Services – Behavioral health, home care and hospice, physical therapy, cancer treatment, a 24-hour emergency room, MRI testing, radiation oncology, ACR certified mammography unit, educational services, support groups, and special programs designed to promote and enhance healthy life-styles.

• Staff – Medical staff numbers over 100. Services provided at the local hospital include: family practice, general surgery, pediatrics, orthopedic surgery, radiology, and a wide variety of other specialties.

Other Healthcare

• Home Health Care – Obion County offers five home healthcare agencies – Parkway Regional Home Health, Baptist Home Care & Hospice, Extendicare of West Tennessee, Volunteer Home Care, and Careall Home Care Services – which provide nursing care, multiple types of therapy, and management of diet, diabetes, and medication.

• Obion County Health Department – Staff includes several nurses, aids, and clerks; environmentalists; a lay home visitor; a nutrition educator; a TIOP (Toward Improvement of Pregnancy); and a family planning official.

• Northwest Counseling Center – The center provides help to children struggling with peer pressure, individuals suffering from a chronic mental illness, couples seeking ways to salvage a damaged relationship, and persons battling an addiction. Skilled professionals in the multi-disciplinary treatment team include: psychiatrists, licensed clinical social workers, psychiatric nurses, psychological examiners, licensed professional counselors, case managers, program technicians, psychologists, pharmacists, master's level social workers, certified alcohol and other drugs of abuse counselors, prevention and intervention specialists, and crisis clinicians.

• Northwest Regional Health Office – Provides administrative support and technical assistance for rural West Tennessee health departments. There are twenty-one health service providers and staff at the office. Three direct services provided by the regional health office are x-ray screening for tuberculosis, pediatric clinic for Children's Special Services clients, and dental services to children referred by the Obion County Health Department.

Nursing Homes & Assisted Living

• Beverly Healthcare – This skilled and intermediate 101-bed care facility offers 24-hour nursing care, therapeutic diets, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy. Beverly Healthcare is part of Beverly Enterprises, the largest nursing home enterprise in the USA.

• Etheridge House – This assisted care living facility has 24-hour personal assistance, medication supervision by a licensed D.O.N., home-style meals, housekeeping, and laundry.

• Magnolia Place – This facility is an assisted care living facility offering a full-time 24-hour nursing staff, medication management, home cooked meals, and assistance with daily living activities.

• Obion County Nursing Home – A country setting providing a clean, home-like environment for 56 residents, a 24-hour licensed nurse, daily activities, home cooked meals, and a therapeutic diet.

• Park Terrace Village – Park Terrace Village offers an alternative to premature nursing home care. The facility offers a full-time nurse and activities director.

• Union City Manor Nursing & Rehab Center – This 83-bed intermediate care facility is funded by private pay and TennCare.

• Other facilities include Life of Riley in Troy, Tennessee, and Ridgely Care and Rehabilitation Center.