Floyd Medical Center

The Facility:
Floyd Medical Center is a general medical and surgical hospital located in Rome, GA. The facility manages 322 beds. It is accredited by the Joint Commission and Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). According to the most recent survey data, 65,664 patients visit the hospital's emergency room; a total of 12,586 patients are admitted. Its physicians perform 6,223 inpatient and 3,783 outpatient surgeries.

The Community:
Located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Rome is the largest city and the county seat of Floyd County, Georgia, United States. At the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 34,980, and was the largest city in Northwest Georgia. Though no Interstate highway passes through Rome, it is the largest city near the center of the triangular area defined by the Interstate highways between Atlanta, Birmingham and Chattanooga, which contributes to its importance as a regional center in several areas, such as medical care and education.