The Lewis Ashmore Medical Park promotes quality health care in the community by showcasing Liberty Regional Medical center and Liberty Regional Medical Office Building.
Liberty Regional Medical Center, with 70,000 square feet, is now a critical access facility with 25 beds. The hospital and its FastTrack emergency care see nearly 20,000 patients a year.
Liberty Regional Medical Center offers such services as:
- Women’s Health
- Obstetrics/Gynecology (labor/delivery)
- Mammography (FDA/ACR accredited)
- Pediatrics
- Family medicine
- Specialty service such as surgery, laser, and laparoscopic
- Ear, nose, and throat, orthopedics/sports medicine, plastic surgery
- Gastroenterology
- Urology
- Ophthalmology
- Non-invasive cardiology
- Rehabilitation Therapy including speech, physical, and occupational
- Imaging services such as CT Scan, Mobile MRI, X-rays, Ultrasound Echocardiology
- Emergency and Trauma
The 70,000 sq. ft., 2-story medical center has 25 in-patient rooms and eight out-patient rooms. The in-patient rooms, labor/delivery/postpartum/recovery rooms and pediatric rooms are on the second floor to give patients more privacy.
All of the diagnostic areas, out-patient services, emergency, administrative offices, gift shop, dining room, and classrooms are on the first floor.
Liberty Regional Medical Center operates the Emergency Medical Services in both Liberty and Long counties.
A 66-bed, long-term care facility, Coastal Manor, provides 24-hour nursing care for residents while offering some of the comforts of home. It recently opened a 42-bed Alzheimer’s patients’ wing.
The 30,000 square foot Medical Office Building is located behind the hospital and provides office space to physicians.
Liberty Regional Medical Center is governed by the Hospital Authority of Hinesville. Seven members have voting privileges and are appointed by the county commissioners. There are also three ex-officio members as well. Voting members serve three-year terms. The Authority’s meetings are open to the public and are held at 12:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of every month.
(Excerpt from the Coastal Courier’s 2005 Newcomer’s Guide)
