New Bolivar hospital offers updated equipment, more emergency rooms
BOLIVAR, Tenn. (WBBJ) - Patients in Bolivar have a new place to receive medical care following the opening of a West Tennessee Healthcare hospital.
The new facility replaces a hospital building that opened in 1974. Hospital CEO Ruby Kirby said the older building had served its purpose, but its infrastructure made upgrades difficult.
“It was difficult to even plan and upgrade to be able to meet the needs of the present community and present technology,” Kirby said.
The new hospital has an upgraded CT scanner and other imaging equipment, Kirby said. It also has 12 emergency department rooms, three more than the previous hospital.
Six inpatient rooms provide space for family members to stay overnight.
“They’re larger. They have a comfortable bed and a sleeper sofa in case the family member decide they need to stay with them,” Kirby said.
Patients can receive lab work, physical therapy and cardiac rehabilitation in Bolivar. However, the hospital does not offer surgery, labor and delivery or intensive care, Kirby said. Patients who need those services may need to travel to another hospital.
“We transport patients to Memphis, especially trauma patients,” Kirby said. “We can send them to Jackson, or we send them to Memphis. So it just depends on the diagnosis.”
Kirby said the hospital plans to use technology in the future to help keep some less acute patients closer to home. Patients who need critical care will still be transferred, she said.
The new hospital is located at 760 Vildo Road. Kirby said the city of Bolivar will take ownership of the old hospital property.
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