** Welcome to Takoma Regional Hospital **
Takoma Regional Hospital has a unique combination of specialists, resources, facilities and commitment to serve the needs of Greene and surrounding counties. Takoma Regional has a rich history dating back to 1928 when the facility was opened as a sanitarium by Dr. Leroy Coolidge. Today this 100-bed, acute-care facility is staffed by over 120 board-certified or board-eligible physicians and nearly 500 compassionate nurses, technicians and support staff members. As a member of the Adventist Health System and Wellmont Health System family of hospitals, patients also have easy access to the most advanced medical specialists in the region, such as one of the nation's top 100 heart hospitals in Holston Valley Medical Center and Bristol Regional Medical Center's CyberKnife, among the most technologically advanced treatments for cancer. Takoma's Wound Healing Center, inpatient rehabilitation unit and geriatric behavioral health unit are just a few of the hospital's unique specialties. The hospital offers a wide-array of surgical specialties and has a advanced imaging and diagnostic center.
** Mission, vision statements **
** Mission Statement **
We exist to extend the healing ministry of Christ by caring for those who are ill and by nurturing the health of the people in our communities.
** Vision Statement **
It is our passion to create a healing sanctuary for all those whose lives we touch. Takoma Regional Hospital will be recognized for superior technology and unparalleled service excellence provided by a team of highly qualified, caring professionals who demonstrate the joy of service.
History Of Takoma Regional Hospital
** History **
In 1928, several prominent Greenevillians persuaded Dr. Harry Miller of Washington Sanitarium in Takoma Park, Md., to open a facility in Greeneville, Tenn. That contact initiated a partnership between Greene County and what would become a hospital committed to helping people achieve physical, mental, and spiritual wholeness. Dr. Miller brought a colleague, Dr. Leroy Coolidge, to Greeneville several times to treat patients at Mr. And Mrs. Roy Bowens' hydrotherapy treatment center on Main Street. Soon, Dr. Coolidge purchased the Bowens' facility and renamed it Takoma Park.
From those modest beginnings, what would become Takoma Regional Hospital was born and grew, expanding and adding new services and technology in order to remain a state-of-the-art facility. In 1978, the original Hospital and Sanitarium was razed, and Takoma Regional Hospital was built. Now a $7 million project to add a surgical suite and a new facade is underway.
In 2007, Takoma Regional became affiliated with Wellmont Health System. Wellmont is the premier healthcare provider in the Tri-State region of Northeast Tennessee, Southwest Virginia and Southeast Kentucky.
Despite change and growth, however, Takoma Regional has never lost sight of its mission to provide friendly and compassionate care that promotes comfort and healing. Takoma Regional continues to focus on community wellness, devoting time, talent, and financial support to educate residents in the principles of illness prevention and healthful living. The hospital takes pride in conducting business with integrity, honesty, and fairness and values the diversity of its patients, associates, and business colleagues and visitors, treating all with kindness and respect.
