Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville

Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville is a non-profit, 987-bed hospital in Gainesville, Georgia owned and operated by Northeast Georgia Health System.^[1][2]

Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville
Northeast Georgia Health System
Geography
Location	Gainesville, Georgia, United States
Coordinates	34.1199°N 83.8376°W / 34.1199; -83.8376
Organization
Funding	Non-profit hospital
Services
Emergency department	Level I trauma center
Beds	987
Helipad	Yes
History
Opened	1951
Links
Website	www.nghs.com/locations/gainesville
Lists	Hospitals in Georgia

History

Hall County Hospital, the predecessor to Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville, opened on September 1, 1951, as a 90-bed hospital. The hospital's creation was the result of the merger of two existing hospitals: Downey Hospital, a private hospital founded in 1908 in the home of Dr. James Henry Downey, and the previous Hall County Hospital, a public hospital with an almshouse for the poor and elderly. Hall County Hospital underwent a $10 million expansion and was renamed Northeast Georgia Medical Center in 1976.^[3][4] In 2023, the hospital was designated as Georgia's fifth American College of Surgeons (ACS) verified Level I trauma center.^[5]

Services

Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville is a Level I trauma center and a comprehensive stroke center.^[5][6] The hospital also features a labor and delivery unit and a Level III neonatal intensive care unit.^[2] Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville's campus is home to Laurelwood Behavioral Health, a 54-bed inpatient behavioral health facility.^[7]