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Floyd Medical Center to Join Alabama Network for Stroke, Trauma Care

Floyd Medical Center to Join Alabama Network for Stroke, Trauma Care.
Floyd Medical Center, already recognized by Georgia as a Level II stroke and trauma center, has also received that designation from Alabama and will soon be included in that state's Acute Health Systems network. That network matches patients with member facilities through its command center in Birmingham, which is tied by computer to regional medical facilities throughout the Southeast. Floyd Medical Center's Emergency Care Center is expected to be linked to Birmingham by early 2020, informing Alabama officials about the hospital's capacity in real time to treat trauma and stroke patients. The system improves the chances of survival, regardless of proximity to an urban trauma center. Participating hospitals are inspected to verify that they can provide the level of care for which they have applied. John Blue, the Acute Health Systems' executive director for the eastern Alabama region, said the process allows the command center to quickly determine where a patient should be sent. “Patients win when that happens," Blue said. Floyd EMS Director Bud Owens was immediately interested in joining when he first learned about Alabama's program, and contacted Blue to discuss Floyd Medical Center's inclusion. “It just really makes sense for us to be part of the system," said Owens. “We already provide ambulance service in northeast Alabama. When we become part of their system, more patients in that region will have access to stroke and trauma care at Floyd." Inclusion in the system also opens the door for Alabama EMS services to have the ability to transport patients to Floyd Medical Center if it is the closest appropriate facility for treatment, Owens said. The process took several months to complete and included an on-site visit to Floyd Medical Center from Alabama officials. ​Level 2 stroke centers are appropriate for patients when a Level 1 stroke center is more than two hours away from the patient's location. Level II trauma and stroke centers often provide the same level of clinical care as Level I, but Level I centers also focus on research and education.

About Atrium Health Floyd

The Atrium Health Floyd family of health care services is a leading medical provider and economic force in northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama. Atrium Health Floyd is part of Charlotte, North Carolina-based Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Floyd strategically combined with Harbin Clinic in 2024 and employs more than 5,200 teammates who provide care in over 40 medical specialties at four facilities: Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center – a 361-bed full-service, acute care hospital and regional referral center in Rome, Georgia; Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center in Cedartown, Georgia; and Atrium Health Floyd Cherokee Medical Center in Centre, Alabama; and Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Behavioral Health, also in Rome. Together, Atrium Health Floyd and Harbin Clinic provide primary care, specialty care and urgent care throughout northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama. Atrium Health Floyd also operates a stand-alone emergency department in Chattooga County, the first such facility to be built from the ground-up in Georgia.