Cumberland Medical Center

Cumberland Medical Center ("Cumberland"), an acute-care hospital located on the Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee, has served the Cumberland community since 1950 and joined Covenant Health in 2014.SERVICECumberland offers specialized services not usually found in more rural areas, making health care resources more accessible to local residents. Currently licensed for 189 beds, Cumberland has more than 200 affiliated physicians working with nearly 700 employees and about 65 dedicated volunteers who deliver quality care to patients. Physician specialties include anesthesiology, cardiology, neurology, intensivist/critical care, nephrology, obstetrics, ophthalmology, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics, radiology, radiation oncology, tele-psychiatry, and urology services.Cumberland served 124,146 patients in 2023. Of these, 119,410 were outpatients and 4,736 were inpatients with an average length-of-stay of 4.23 days.PUTTING PATIENTS FIRSTAdvanced medical and surgical care is provided at Cumberland, including telemetry-monitored beds, intermediate care, and an intensive care unit. Additionally, Cumberland offers an outpatient diagnostics center, same-day surgery unit, cardiac and pulmonary rehab programs, a sleep disorders center, a breast center offering 3D mammography, a cancer center, and hyperbaric and wound care. The hospital also has a 12-bed maternity suite for labor and delivery. As a member of Covenant Health, Cumberland is part of the region's only stroke hospital network, which links Covenant Health's member hospitals in providing access to rapid diagnosis and treatment of stroke. Cumberland holds Advanced Primary Stroke Center certification from The Joint Commission. Cumberland has an in-house cardiac catheterization lab and inpatient dialysis services. A full-service laboratory, medical imaging department, full range of therapy services and cardiopulmonary services department are also available. Cumberland's surgery department includes six main operating rooms, four of which are equipped with high-definition endoscopic video equipment. Cumberland is accredited by The Joint Commission. It has also earned the Commission on Cancer's Accredited Cancer Program designation and is accredited by the American College of Radiology in Radiation Oncology, Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging and Breast Imaging Center of Excellence. IMPROVING THE COMMUNITY'S QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH BETTER HEALTHEmergency physicians are on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week, while general and specialty surgeons provide around-the-clock coverage and treatment. A new emergency department was opened in 2016 that has allowed Cumberland to better serve patients with updated equipment and technology, new patient care rooms, and specialty cardiac and trauma rooms.The hospital offers 24/7 interventional cardiology coverage, making it possible to providing emergency cardiac care "close to home" for those on the Cumberland Plateau. 2023 outreach programs included the following: - With patients' consent, Cumberland shared a variety of patient testimonial stories with the community on topics and education related to breast health, diabetes, stroke, active lifestyles, moving more, etc. - Supported a "Hike for Health" 12-week series of walks on local one-mile paved trails.- Held health fairs in Fairfield Glade and with Uplands Village.- Provided free childbirth education classes.- Partnered with the Cumberland County Health Department for a "Community Baby Shower" in support of safe sleep and breastfeeding awareness. - Provided free prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screenings in support of a Men's Health Awareness benefit golf tournament.- Held a Breast Cancer Awareness luncheon and Breast Center open houses in both Fairfield Glade as well as the hospital in Crossville.- Offered additional programs and outreach activities in local middle and high schools.