Gadsden Regional Medical Center Delivering Quality Care and More to Etowah County
4/10/2025
GADSDEN, AL, April 10, 2025 – Gadsden Regional Medical Center provided care to thousands of area residents in 2024, with more than 302,000 patient encounters across its network of physician clinics and other outpatient sites of care. In addition to delivering safe, quality, compassionate healthcare, the health system is helping those in need, supporting charitable organizations and contributing to the area economy. In its most recent Community Benefit Report, Gadsden Regional Medical Center’s impact totaled an estimated $256 million in 2024.
Gadsden Regional Medical Center’s emergency room provides lifesaving, medically necessary care at more than 31,000 patient encounters each year, treating all patients regardless of their ability to pay. In 2024, Gadsden Regional Medical Center provided nearly $138 million in charity and uncompensated care and provided resources to help patients in need secure medications and medical support devices.
The health system and its employees also support local organizations that make a difference, especially those addressing social determinants of health. Through service projects such as the annual Jars of Love Peanut Butter drive for Etowah Community Food Bank and contributions to charitable organizations such as United Way of Etowah County, Man Up Gadsden, and Family Success Center, Gadsden Regional Medical Center gives back to the community throughout the year.
“Our work to grow and enhance the medical services we provide is ongoing, as we continuously improve our safety and quality and support access to healthcare for our community,” said Michael Hall, chief executive officer of Gadsden Regional Medical Center. “From providing care to our most vulnerable residents to supporting local charitable organizations, we are proud to make an impact on the health, well-being and quality of life in Etowah County.”
To enhance patient care and expand healthcare access, Gadsden Regional Medical Center is investing in medical services, facilities and technologies. Capital projects in 2024 totaled almost $2 million and included the addition of an imaging system at the Gadsden Surgery Center with advanced visualization to improve efficiency of surgical procedures. The facility also became the first in the region to offer "smart knee" technology, an implantable device that captures motion data to monitor recovery progress and help patients stay on target following knee replacement surgery.
The hospital also took steps to strengthen services offered at the Gadsden Physician Clinics by recruiting a new general surgeon, OB/GYN provider, and a cardiothoracic surgeon. Four local general surgeons on the medical staff also perform procedures at Gadsden Regional Medical Center.
“We are strategically applying our resources to help area residents have access to the care they need close to home,” said Hall. “These investments, along with our outstanding medical staff and employees, support our delivery of high quality medical care and services for a positive patient experience.”
Gadsden Regional Medical Center is one of the community’s larger employers with a payroll of approximately $95 million. Support for the future healthcare workforce includes training the next generation of medical professionals. Nursing, radiology, lab, and respiratory therapy students from six colleges and universities are completing their clinical rotations at the hospital, giving them clinical training and cultivating a pipeline of providers for the future. Foothills Family Medicine will also celebrate its first graduating class of six residents in 2025, who started in 2022.
In addition to supporting the local economy through job creation, Gadsden Regional Medical Center paid more than $14 million in taxes in 2024, monies that support local infrastructure and civic resources.
Gadsden Regional Medical Center’s commitment to helping people get well and live healthier includes a free monthly e-newsletter with health and wellness tips for all ages. Sign up at bit.ly/grmcenews.
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