Roane County Medical Center

ROANE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER IS A 54-BED FULL SERVICE, ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL LOCATED IN HARRIMAN, TN. IT IS A MEMBER OF THE COVENANT HEALTH SYSTEM.

ROANE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER, DOING BUSINESS AS ROANE MEDICAL CENTER ("ROANE"), LOCATED IN HARRIMAN, TENNESSEE, HAS BEEN SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 2008 AND PREVIOUSLY SERVED THE COMMUNITY AS A COUNTY HOSPITAL. A NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART HOSPITAL WAS BUILT AND OPENED IN FEBRUARY 2013.SERVICEROANE IS A 54-BED HOSPITAL OFFERING QUALITY MEDICAL, SURGICAL AND CRITICAL CARE, EMERGENCY SERVICES, REHABILITATION SUPPORT, DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING AND HEALTH EDUCATION. ROANE'S DEDICATED STAFF PROVIDES SPECIALIZED CARE IN CARDIAC AND PULMONARY REHABILITATION, WOMEN'S SERVICES, INPATIENT/OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION AND SLEEP SERVICES.IN 2023 THE HOSPITAL SAW 65,262 PATIENTS. OF THESE, 62,484 WERE OUTPATIENTS AND 2,778 WERE INPATIENTS WITH AN AVERAGE LENGTH-OF-STAY OF 3.71 DAYS. PUTTING PATIENTS FIRSTROANE IS CERTIFIED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION AS AN ADVANCED PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND IS A MEMBER OF COVENANT HEALTH'S STROKE HOSPITAL NETWORK, PROVIDING RAPID DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF STROKE. THE HOSPITAL IS ALSO ACCREDITED IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY. ROANE'S CARDIAC DIAGNOSTICS AND INTERVENTIONAL SERVICES PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE HEART CARE TO PATIENTS IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. THESE SERVICES MEET EVIDENCE-BASED STANDARDS RECOMMENDED BY ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY, SOCIETY OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING, AND THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY. ROANE'S EMERGENCY ROOM HAS 15 SUITES WITH DEDICATED ROOMS FOR CARDIAC, MAJOR TREATMENT AND ORTHOPEDIC EMERGENCIES. IT IS STAFFED 24 HOURS A DAY BY HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS WITH ADVANCED TRAINING IN ADULT AND PEDIATRIC EMERGENCIES. A HELICOPTER PAD MAKES AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT SERVICES AVAILABLE WHEN NEEDED. IMPROVING THE COMMUNITY'S QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH BETTER HEALTHAS AN ACTIVE ORGANIZATIONAL PARTICIPANT IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS, ROANE PARTNERS WITH MID-EAST SENIOR SERVICES AND UT EXTENSION SERVICES TO EXPAND ACCESS FOR SENIORS TO PARTICIPATE IN A CONGREGATE FEEDING PROGRAM, WHICH REGULARLY OFFERS MEALS AT THE HOSPITAL FOR SENIOR ADULTS. ROANE HAS HAD AN ACTIVE PATIENT/FAMILY PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL SINCE 2017. THE GROUP MEETS REGULARLY TO IDENTIFY ANY SERVICE CONCERNS THAT MIGHT BENEFIT FROM A HOSPITAL/COMMUNITY COLLABORATION. CURRENT MEMBERS INCLUDE A SURGERY RN, A CHAPLAIN (AND FORMER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL), THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES/NCM/THERAPY AT MICHAEL DUNN CENTER, A CARDIAC REHAB RN, A CHAPLAIN AND RETIRED DIRECTOR OF THE MICHAEL DUNN CENTER, A CHAPLAIN AND MINISTER AT KINGSTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, A NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNICIAN, AND THE HOSPITAL'S PATIENT EXPERIENCE MANAGER, WHO IS ALSO AN RN. THE GROUP'S LATEST PROJECT IS A FOCUS GROUP FOR PATIENT EXPERIENCE IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. ROANE CURRENTLY HAS 30 COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER CHAPLAINS WHO ARE ON-CALL FOR PASTORAL NEEDS FOR PATIENTS, FAMILIES OR EMPLOYEES. THE GROUP MEETS MONTHLY, AND ABOUT HALF THE VOLUNTEER CHAPLAINS CURRENTLY PASTOR CHURCHES, WHILE THE OTHER HALF ARE RETIRED AND/OR LAY LEADERS IN THEIR CONGREGATIONS.