Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare
Encyclopedia
Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) is a private, not-for-profit community health care system that includes a 770-bed acute care hospital
located in Tallahassee
, Florida
, United States
. TMH is the eighth-largest hospital in Florida, with a medical staff of 500 physicians representing 50 different specialties.
, five men and one woman officially formed Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. The hospital was a wooden barracks
used by the military during World War II
. On November 4, 1949 the hospital known as Tallahassee Memorial Hospital opened its doors at its present location at Magnolia Drive and Miccosukee Road at a total cost of $1.5 million, plus $6,000 for the land. Tallahassee Memorial gained national recognition in 1954 for its effective handling of a polio-like virus
that hit Florida's Big Bend
and on September 10, 1958 TMH expanded with the addition of a new wing housing an emergency department, a medical floor, obstetrics
service, and surgical services
.
On October 19, 1964, M.T. Mustian was appointed administrator of Tallahassee Memorial. His leadership lasted for 25 years. In 1967 TMH assumed the operations of Florida A&M Hospital. In
1974 The Family Practice Residency program opened and heled alleviate the hospital's shortage of doctors. On June 30, 1976 TMH becomes Tallahassee Memorial Regional Medical Center, Inc. In 1977 Tallahassee Memorial helped establish Voluntary Hospitals of America to unify non-profit hospitals nationwide. In 1978 The TMH Auxiliary provided 40,932 hours and purchased a heart-lung machine for $24,460 and a portable image intensifier for $43,500.
During January 1988 Duncan Moore, administrator of Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
in Albany, Georgia
, accepted the position as president and CEO of Tallahassee Memorial which lasted until his retirement in 2003.In 2003 Mark G. O'Bryant accepted the position of CEO and President ushering in a new era. In 1997 TMH had an on-site kindergarten
and becomes one of Florida's newest partnership schools. TMRMC would become Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare in 1998.
In 2003 TMH started an improvement and expansion plan adding the Behavioral Health Center, Bixler Emergency Center, Cancer Center, Heart and Vascular Center, Medicine Services, NeuroScience and Orthopedic, Surgery Center, and Women's and Children's Services followed by a Women's Pavilion. The Women's Pavilion features the region's only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
On January 15, 2008 TMH opened the Urgent Care Center to better improve patient flow through the Emergency Center. This new center gives patients with non emergent issues somewhere to go instead of waiting in the Emergency Center as long.
The hospital became the center of national controversy in January 2010 when it was reported that a staff physician, Jana Bures-Forsthoefel, confined a pregnant patient against her wishes in order to protect the welfare of the fetus. The patient's case, Samantha Burton v. State of Florida, was taken up by a local nurse attorney, David H. Abrams, and the American Civil Liberties Union
joined the case as amicus.
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
located in Tallahassee
Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. TMH is the eighth-largest hospital in Florida, with a medical staff of 500 physicians representing 50 different specialties.
Health Centers
- Adult Day Services
- Bariatric Center
- Behavioral Health Center
- Bixler Emergency Center
- Cancer Center
- Diabetes Center
- Family Medicine Centers
- Family Medicine Residency Program
- Heart & Vascular Center
- Neuroscience Center
- Orthopedic Center
- Premier Health & Fitness Center
- Rehabilitation Center
- Surgical Services
- Trauma Center
- Urgent Care Center
- Women's & Children's Services
- Wound Healing Center
History
In a small room at a former Air Force base known as Dale Mabry FieldDale Mabry Field
Dale Mabry Field was an early airfield located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States established in 1928 and replaced by Tallahassee Regional Airport. It was located at what is now Appleyard Drive and W...
, five men and one woman officially formed Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. The hospital was a wooden barracks
Barracks
Barracks are specialised buildings for permanent military accommodation; the word may apply to separate housing blocks or to complete complexes. Their main object is to separate soldiers from the civilian population and reinforce discipline, training and esprit de corps. They were sometimes called...
used by the military during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. On November 4, 1949 the hospital known as Tallahassee Memorial Hospital opened its doors at its present location at Magnolia Drive and Miccosukee Road at a total cost of $1.5 million, plus $6,000 for the land. Tallahassee Memorial gained national recognition in 1954 for its effective handling of a polio-like virus
Virus
A virus is a small infectious agent that can replicate only inside the living cells of organisms. Viruses infect all types of organisms, from animals and plants to bacteria and archaea...
that hit Florida's Big Bend
Big Bend (Florida)
The Big Bend of Florida, U.S.A., is an informal region of the state with no official surveyed boundary. It includes part of the counties of the Florida Panhandle. Geologists prefer to characterize Florida’s Big Bend as the drowned karst section of the coast that occurs between the mouth of the...
and on September 10, 1958 TMH expanded with the addition of a new wing housing an emergency department, a medical floor, obstetrics
Obstetrics
Obstetrics is the medical specialty dealing with the care of all women's reproductive tracts and their children during pregnancy , childbirth and the postnatal period...
service, and surgical services
Surgery
Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...
.
On October 19, 1964, M.T. Mustian was appointed administrator of Tallahassee Memorial. His leadership lasted for 25 years. In 1967 TMH assumed the operations of Florida A&M Hospital. In
1974 The Family Practice Residency program opened and heled alleviate the hospital's shortage of doctors. On June 30, 1976 TMH becomes Tallahassee Memorial Regional Medical Center, Inc. In 1977 Tallahassee Memorial helped establish Voluntary Hospitals of America to unify non-profit hospitals nationwide. In 1978 The TMH Auxiliary provided 40,932 hours and purchased a heart-lung machine for $24,460 and a portable image intensifier for $43,500.
During January 1988 Duncan Moore, administrator of Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital is located at 417 Third Ave. in Albany, Georgia.The health system is a network of hospitals, family medicine clinics, rehab facilities, auxiliary services, and medical education training facilities. The flagship hospital Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital is a 443-bed...
in Albany, Georgia
Albany, Georgia
Albany is a city in and the county seat of Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. It is the principal city of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan area and the southwest part of the state. The population was 77,434 at the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the...
, accepted the position as president and CEO of Tallahassee Memorial which lasted until his retirement in 2003.In 2003 Mark G. O'Bryant accepted the position of CEO and President ushering in a new era. In 1997 TMH had an on-site kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
and becomes one of Florida's newest partnership schools. TMRMC would become Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare in 1998.
In 2003 TMH started an improvement and expansion plan adding the Behavioral Health Center, Bixler Emergency Center, Cancer Center, Heart and Vascular Center, Medicine Services, NeuroScience and Orthopedic, Surgery Center, and Women's and Children's Services followed by a Women's Pavilion. The Women's Pavilion features the region's only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
On January 15, 2008 TMH opened the Urgent Care Center to better improve patient flow through the Emergency Center. This new center gives patients with non emergent issues somewhere to go instead of waiting in the Emergency Center as long.
The hospital became the center of national controversy in January 2010 when it was reported that a staff physician, Jana Bures-Forsthoefel, confined a pregnant patient against her wishes in order to protect the welfare of the fetus. The patient's case, Samantha Burton v. State of Florida, was taken up by a local nurse attorney, David H. Abrams, and the American Civil Liberties Union
American Civil Liberties Union
The American Civil Liberties Union is a U.S. non-profit organization whose stated mission is "to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States." It works through litigation, legislation, and...
joined the case as amicus.
See also
- Pemberton v. Tallahassee Memorial Regional CenterPemberton v. Tallahassee Memorial Regional CenterPemberton v. Tallahassee Memorial Regional Center is a case in the United States regarding reproductive rights...
- Samantha Burton v. State of FloridaBurton v. FloridaSamantha Burton v. State of Florida, is a Florida legal case that arose in March 2009 after Tallahassee Memorial Hospital sought to confine a pregnant woman, Samantha Burton, for fifteen weeks to protect her fetus. Tallahassee lawyer, David H. Abrams, filed an Appeal in the Florida First District...
External links
- “About Us”, Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Website. Retrieved on 2009-06-25