Capital Reginol Medical Center
History
- October 1994 TCH expands hyperbaric medical service with a new hyperbaric oxygen chamber that accommodates 12 patients.
- March 1995 TCH acquires a primary care practice in Crawfordville, Florida. TCH introduces and sponsors a chapter of Senior Friends, a National Association in conjunction with HCA, with a mission to promote and encourage better health for mature Americans.
- June 1995 TCH upgrades the Mammography Suite with General Electric Senography DMR equipment.
- March 1996 TCH introduces a Wound Treatment Center, providing treatment for non-healing wounds, diabetic ulcers and wounds caused by poor circulation.April 1996 TCH announces the milestone of the 1,000th open heart surgery patient. The program has developed a strong relationship with Mended Hearts, a community-based support group for heart patients.
- September 1979 Capital Medical Center opens.
- September 1980 HCA purchases General Care Corporation.
- January 1982 Capital Medical Center becomes HCA Tallahassee Community Hospital.
- June 1982 TCH introduces CT Scan service.
- February 1983 TCH opens The Family Center.
- June 1985 HRS grants TCH a Certificate of Need to expand and renovate current facility.
- July 1986 TCH opens cardiac catheterization lab.
- October 1986 TCH breaks ground for an $11 million expansion and renovation project.
- November 1988 HRS issues final approval for TCH's renovated and expanded physical plant.
- February 1998 TCH announces the milestone of its 10,000th cardiac catheterization procedure performed in the cath lab.
- March 1998 Newly renovated and expanded Emergency Department opens, nearly tripling in size and doubling its number of treatment areas.
- June 1999 TCH opens Conference Center adjacent to hospital for community health education seminars, meetings and related events.August 1999 New outpatient heart catheterization lab is opened.
- May 2000 TCH opens Progressive Care Unit (PCU)
- November 2000 TCH announces new $100 million replacement hospital to be built by 2003.
Casherra Cadet
Melinda Hubert
Jennifer Jean
Alexandrea Montgomery
Indigo Shivers
Reginald Turner
- January 1989 TCH introduces Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy program.
- April 1989 HRS issues final approval for TCH’s open-heart surgical program and the first patient is accepted.
- March 1990 The Family Center at TCH begins to provide labor-and-delivery services for women in the Tri-County area.
- November 1990 TCH opens the Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit (CSICU).
- February 1993 TCH opens the “Walkabout” Mall Walking Program in conjunction with the Tallahassee Mall, offering a full exercise program for community residents.
- July 1993 TCH opens a new Intensive Care Unit (ICU), adding nine critical-care beds in a newly constructed unit at the front of the hospital.
- April 1997 TCH surgeons begin performing an alternative to open heart surgery, Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass (OPCAB)
- July 1997 TCH operates primary care practices in the following outlying areas; change me Perry, Crawfordville and Madison.
- September 1997 TCH begins $1.1 million dollar renovation and expansion of Emergency Department.
- November 1997 TCH opens Seniors First, a comprehensive, outpatient healthcare center for patients on Medicare.
- June 2001 TCH opens 18 bed Ortho/Neuro Unit
- August 2001 TCH opens ExpressCare division of Emergency Department to treat minor injuries and illnesses in an expeditious manner.
- October 2001 Ground Breaking Ceremony October 25, 2001 for the new facility.
- May 2002 TCH held a Topping Out Ceremony in which the last beam of steel was placed into the structure of the new facility.
Services
Services cont.
Welcome to the Hyperbaric Medicine Services Department
Team is led by the area’s only Board Certified Hyperbaric Medicine physician, William Kepper, M.D. and Wound Care Specialist, Val Sullivan, P.T. M.S. C.W.S. Sullivan is certified by the American Academy of Wound Management and a nationally published author.
Robotic surgery
The da Vinci® Surgical System provides surgeons with an alternative to both traditional open surgery and conventional laparoscopy, putting a surgeon's hands at the controls of a state-of-the-art robotic platform.
Bariatric Center
Unlike traditional gastric bypass surgery, LAP-BAND® – more commonly known as “banding,” utilizes minimally invasive surgical techniques to place a state-of-the-art banding device around the stomach that can be adjusted to fit your lifestyle while helping you achieve better health.
- Bariatric Center
- Breast Care
- Cancer Care
- ER - Main Campus
- ER - Gadsden Campus
- Express ER
- Family Center
- Heart and Vascular Center
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Structure
- Orthopedic Services
- Outpatient Services
- Pediatric ER
- Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Services
- Robotic Surgery
- Senior Care ER
- Seniors First
- Wound Care & Hyperbaric Oxygen
- Wound Care Center
Charity Discount Policy
CRMC has a Charity Discount Policy that provides free hospital care for patients who have received non-elective care, do not meet the qualifications for Medicaid and whose income is less than 200% of the Federal Poverty Level. To qualify for this free care, the patient must complete a Financial Assistance Application and provide documentation to support one’s low income.
Overview/Description
Population
Ownership/ Affiliation
More organizations Capital Regional
worked with in this year:
• Alzheimer’s Project
• American Cancer Society
• American Heart Association
• Big Ben Hospice
• Big Ben Minority Chamber of Commerce
• Children’s Home Society
• Leukemia & Society
• March of Dimes
• Tallahassee Senior Center
2626 Capital Medical Boulevard
Tallahassee, FL 32308
United States
850-325-5000
http://capitalregionalmedicalcenter.com/
CEO: Brian T. Cook
Architect: Michael Graves
Founded: 1979
- Chattahoochee
- Crawfordville
- Southwood
- Tallahassee
- Capital Regional Cancer Center
- Capital Regional Cardiology Associates
- Capital Regional Infectious Disease
- Capital Regional Medical Group, Podiatry Services
- Capital Regional Pulmonary Associates
- Capital Regional Surgical Associates
- Capital Regional Women’s Health
- Heart & Lung Surgical Associates
Capital Regional Medical Center is a hospital that is committed to making a change in the community. This year, Capital Regional united with The Big Ben Minority Chamber of the Commerce & started a regional organization that was designed to helping the minority and women business owners.
Q & A
- What was CRMC original name?
- How many beds does CRMC hold?
- What was one of the organization CRMC is affiliated with?
- Names two of the services CRMC provides.
- Name one of the values essential to CRMC?
- What organization did CRMC united with this year to help minority and women business owners?
Thank You!
Mission/ Purpose
Eligibility Criteria
- Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life. In recognition of this commitment, we will strive to deliver high quality, cost-effective healthcare in the communities we serve.
In pursuit of their mission, they believe the following values are essential and timeless:
- We recognize and affirm the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual.
- We treat all those we serve with compassion and kindness.
- We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness in the way we conduct our business and the way we live our lives.
- We trust our colleagues as valuable members of our healthcare team and pledge to treat one another with loyalty, respect, and dignity.
- All self pay patients will receive a managed care like discount, referred to as an "uninsured discount".
- The Uninsured Discount is limited to patients who have no third party payer source of payment or do not qualify for Medicaid, Charity or any other discount program the facility offers.
- Financial counselors on hand to determine individual eligibility for the different local & State programs, including County Assistance and Medicaid