Changing With the Times
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With a fresh slate of accomplishments, new services and a brand-new name, Maury Regional Medical Center is becoming a one-stop source for the region’s healthcare needs.
The former Maury Regional Hospital changed its name in October 2008 to reflect the facility’s growing presence in the region.
It’s not just a surgical center, but also a resource for wellness programs and much more, says Robert Otwell, chief executive officer.
“Our management team, physicians and board look at our vision and values every year during our planning process, and in those discussions our name came up,” Otwell says. “The new name conveys the scope and depth of services that we truly have.
“‘Hospital’ connotes inpatient services that may be somewhat limited, and so much of what we do now is much more comprehensive, and more than half of it is from an outpatient perspective.”
The medical center’s recent awards and upgrades speak to its growing mission.
Maury Regional was named a Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospital in March 2008, and it received accreditation as a chest pain center that July.
The facility also has wrapped up a three-year renovation and expansion of its surgical services, opened a wound-care center and added digital mammography technology to its women’s center.
In mid-2009, the 275-bed facility will bring 14 more private rooms online – space on the sixth floor that is being built out to meet demand.
“If you’re in the hospital, you would like to be in a private, room, so we’re expanding that number of rooms,” Otwell says. “It’s part of an ongoing process we have here of prioritizing our growth based on input from our constituents on the medical staff and in the community.”
Of particular interest to staff and potential patients is new technology, which is added based on the medical center’s resources and the community’s needs.
“We think that we compare favorably to hospitals to the north of us,” Otwell says. “As we grow and develop, we’re hoping more people in our eight-county service area in southern Middle Tennessee will utilize Maury Regional to seek health-care services in their community.”
For more information, visit www.mauryregional.com.
Story by Joe Morris
Photo by Antony Boshier
