Murphy Medical Center

Murphy Medical Center
Erlanger Health System [1]
Geography
Location Murphy, Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States
Organization
Funding Non-profit hospital
Hospital type General
Services
Emergency department Yes
Beds 57
Helipad Yes
Links
Website http://www.erlanger.org/murphymedical
Lists Hospitals in North Carolina

Erlanger Murphy Medical Center 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 alzheimers beds.[2][3]

It is affiliated with Erlanger Health System, based in Chattanooga, TN.

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]

References

  1. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2018/jan/16/erlanger-plans-acquire-murphy-medicalhospital/461355/
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-06-10. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
  3. Urgent Care Locations website, at http://www.urgentcarelocations.com/nc/murphy/4716-murphy-medical-center-urgent-care .
  4. HealthGrades website, at http://www.healthgrades.com/hospital-directory/north-carolina-nc/murphy-medical-center-hgst23797b36340160 .
  5. Nursing Home Rating website , at http://nursinghomerating.org/NC/murphy+medical+center/345190/ .

Coordinates: 35°04′22″N 83°58′00″W / 35.0728°N 83.9667°W / 35.0728; -83.9667


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