In 1951 Athens-Limestone Hospital began serving 3,000 patients; they had 50 beds, then they added 28 more beds including a surgical suite.
In 2001 Athens-Limestone Hospital celebrated their 50th Anniversary. They acquired several properties between Washington and Market Streets, a ?Point of Care? charting system which links the hospital information system with the bedside of their patients, anesthesia monitoring equipment and two more ambulances.
Athens-Limestone Hospital provides high quality medical care to all their patients. Their staff is ready to satisfy all the health care needs of their patients.
They offer these benefits to their employees: automatic deposits, credit union, deferred compensation, life insurance, long term disability plans, group health care and dental plans, paid time off program, pension plans, scholarships, sick leave, tax savings and compensations.
The Hospital has an education department that has full or part time schedules. They offer Fitness Weight Loss Programs and classes in Diabetic Education, Community Nutrition, Childbirth, Breastfeeding, Safe Sitter and Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation
Athens-Limestone Hospital has services like health assessment, medical fitness, aerobics, aquatics, sports medicine, outpatient physical therapy, wellness education, nutrition, trained health experts, highly customized programs, sleep centers, home health services, senior health centers, home medical equipment indoor, walking tracks, lap pool (4 lane), therapy pool, free weights, sauna and whirlpool, personal training, locker rooms and fully-staffed playcare.
Anesthesiology, dermatology, emergency medicine, family practice, family obstetrics, general surgery, internal medicine, gynecology, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, otolaryngology, pathology, pediatrics, podiatry, pulmonology or sleep disorders, radiology, sports medicine, urology and gynecology are some of the specialties that are part of this hospital.