Fully accredited by the Joint Commission, the acute care hospital offers all private patient rooms as well as specialized services not usually found in the rural medical system. For seriously ill patients, there is advanced medical and surgical services found at CMC including telemetry monitored beds and an intensive care unit. Additionally, Cumberland Medical Center offers an Outpatient Imaging Center, Same Day Surgery Unit, Sleep Disorder Center, Regional Cancer Center, Durable Medical Equipment Services Division, and the CMC Physician Group as some of its outpatient service lines. CMC also offers an in-house Cardiac Cath Lab as a joint venture with the Saint Thomas Heart Institute. The CMC Auxiliary sponsors the Lifeline program, which is an emergency response system for individuals in their homes. A full-service laboratory, radiology department, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and cardiopulmonary services department support these services within the facility and the patients the hospital serves. The Emergency Department at Cumberland Medical Center is staffed by board-certified physician(s) 24-hours a day. Also, the AirEvac Lifeteam helicopter ambulance service facilities are located on the hospital’s campus.

To complete the health team, there are 71 physicians working with over 1,100 employees and 160 volunteers to deliver quality care to the residents of the Cumberland Plateau. The physicians on staff include anesthesiology, cardiology, emergency medicine, endocrinology, ENT, family medicine, general medicine, general surgery, geriatrics, gynecology, internal medicine, neurology, obstetrics, ophthalmology, oncology, oral surgery, orthopedics, pediatrics, pulmonology, radiology, radiation oncology, urology, and vascular surgery.

In the area of wellness, Cumberland Medical Center at Fairfield Glade is a 25,000 square foot facility which hosts a wellness complex, fitness area, physical therapy services, mammography services, and patient financial services. Additionally, Cumberland Medical Center has a Wellness Complex facility in Crossville located in the Woodmere Mall. Both facilities were recognized by the Medical Fitness Association with a Distinguished Achievement Award.

Listed below are Services and programs offered at Cumberland Medical Center.

(1) 182-bed private, non-profit regional medical center established in 1950
(2) JCAHO Accredited
(3) 20-bed sub-acute skilled nursing facility
(4) 140 Member Adult Auxiliary

(5) Comprehensive medical and surgical services including:
a. Twelve-bed Intensive Care Unit/37-bed Telemetry Unit
b. Nine-bed Pediatric Unit
c. Emergency Department with 24-hour physician coverage
d. Same Day Surgery Unit
e. Outpatient Services Department
f. Home Health Care Services including Home Oxygen and other equipment

g. Cardiopulmonary Services including stress testing, EKG testing, respiratory therapy, and holter monitoring

h. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Physical, Speech, and Occupational Therapies)
i. Radiology Services including state-of-the-art computer tomography (CT) scanner and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners
j. Mammography Services (Medicare Certified and ARC Accredited)

k. 71 active physicians on staff, with specialties in cardiology, emergency medicine, endocrinologist, family practice, gastroenterology, general practice, internal medicine, neurology, obstetrics, gynecology, ophthalmology, oral surgery, otorhinolaryngology, pathology, pediatrics, pulmonology, radiology, general surgery, urology, orthopedics, medical & radiation oncology. (112 Consulting & Visiting Physicians on staff)

l. Helicopter ambulance service to hospitals in Nashville, Knoxville, and Chattanooga
m. Lifeline personal emergency response program available through the CMC Auxiliary

n. Complete obstetrical services, including private maternity suites
p. Cardiac Rehabilitation/Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs
q. Industrial Medicine
r. CMC Regional Cancer Center (Radiation Therapy including 3-D Treatment Planning and IMRT)
s. Lithotripsy
t. In-house Cardiac Catheterization Services
u. CMC Physician Group
v. Cumberland Medical Center at Fairfield Glade

(6) Education Classes and Programs
a. Community and Healthcare Provider CPR classes
b. Advanced Cardiac Life Support Classes for Health Care Providers
c. Critical Care Course for Health Care Providers
d. Diabetes Self Management

(7) CMC Grief Support Group offered through the CMC Emergency Department

(8) CMC Wellness Complex
a. Crossville
b. Fairfield Glade

All services at Cumberland Medical Center will be provided in a non-discriminatory manner without regard to race, color, national origin or handicapped condition in compliance with Title VI and Section 504.

 

 

 

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