Georgetown Community Hospital - Georgetown, KY
N 38° 11.186 W 084° 33.654
16S E 713618 N 4229313
Georgetown Community Hospital has again been voted "Fifth Best Place To Work In Kentucky" and the hospital has several times ranked as a Top 100 Hospital. They also specialize in Bariatric Surgeries.
Waymark Code: WM2W3Z
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 12/28/2007
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The following information comes from the hospital's webpage (
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The ASBS Designates The Bariatric Center at Georgetown Community Hospital and surgeons G. Derek Weiss, MD, FACS and John S. Oldham, Jr. MD of Bluegrass Bariatric Surgical Associates as a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence.
The Hospital
Georgetown Community Hospital is a 75-bed acute care facility with an award-winning history of providing excellence in healthcare. Georgetown Community Hospital has been named a "Solucient 100 Top Hospital" three times in recent years, and recently ranked 6th in the "15 Best Places To Work in Kentucky" and 1st in the "Best Places for Women to Work in Kentucky" competitions.
By continuing to add new medical services and to grow the number of specialist and primary care physicians, the hospital has experienced a record number of surgeries, admissions, outpatient procedures and ER visits. The hospital features a newly renovated ICU, Med/Surg Unit and 24-hour Emergency Services Department. State-of-the-art equipment includes: MRI, Lithotripsy, CT Scanner and Ultrasound.
Medical services include: Allergy, Anesthesiology, Bariatric Surgery (100% Minimally Invasive – including the LAP-BAND(R) System), Cardiac Rehab/ Cardiology, Dentistry, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Hematology/Oncology, Family Practice, Gynecology, Internal Medicine, OB/GYN, Occupational Therapy, Ophthalmology, Orthopedic Surgery, Otolaryngology, Pathology, Pediatrics, Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine, Plastic Surgery, Podiatry, Radiation Oncology, Radiology and Urology.
Surgical services include: Colon-Rectal, Gynecological, Orthopedic, Urology and Plastics. The hospital's Bariatric Center is the only 100% minimally invasive weight loss surgery program in the Greater Lexington area and was recently named a Top Five national program by Obesity Help magazine.