Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital

Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital 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 beds for patients with Alzheimer's disease.[2][3]

Murphy Medical Center
Erlanger Health System [1]
Geography
LocationMurphy, Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States
Organization
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeGeneral
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds57
HelipadYes
Links
Websitehttp://www.erlanger.org/murphymedical
ListsHospitals in North Carolina

It is affiliated with Erlanger Health System, based in Chattanooga, TN. In January 2019, Erlanger renamed the facility, "Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital."

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. "Erlanger agrees to take over North Carolina hospital". Timesfreepress.com. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-06-10. Retrieved 2012-05-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2015-02-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "North Carolina (NC) Hospitals - City Directory". Healthgrades.com. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  5. "Murphy Medical Center Rating and Report. Murphy, NC". Nursinghomerating.org. Retrieved 23 May 2019.


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