Tazewell Community Hospital
141 Ben Bolt Avenue
Tazewell, Virginia 24651
Telephone: 276.988.8700
Website: www.tazecommhospital.org
FACILITY INFORMATION
Licensed Beds 56
Critical Access Hospital No
Accreditation JCAHO
Speciality Clinics Podiatry, Ophthalmology, General Surgery, Orthopedics, ENT
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT INFORMATION
Shift Coverage 24/7 - 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Maximum Length of Shifts 48 hours
Annual OPV 11,636

Average OPV - 24 hour shift Monday - Friday

 25
Average OPV - 24 hour shift Saturday/Sunday 35


% of Peds Patients

15%
% of High Trauma Patients 1 - 2%
Preferred Transfer Site (Facility Name & City) No preferred site, but most transfers likely to one of these facilities:
Cardiac - Bristol Regional Medical Center - Bristol, TN
Peds - Holston Valley Medical Center - Kingsport, TN
Trauma - Carilion Medical Center - Carilion, VA
Back-up Available One physician on-call from local clinic
Ancillary Services (Hours Available in-house and on-call)

Lab: 24/7 in house
X-ray: 24/7 in house
CT: 24/7 in house
Ultrasound: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday, on-call off hours
Additional ED Staff available 2 RN's 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m./1 RN 10:00 p.m. - 10:00 a.m.
ED tech 10:00 p.m. - 6:00 a.m.
Employee Physicals No
URGENT CARE CLINIC INFORMATION - NA
DOCUMENTATION
Method of Documentation Templates
Type of Template System T-system, transitioning to ACUTEdoc - Lynx
Physicians Responsible for Coding Charts No
CAFETERIA
Hours 6:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.; 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.; 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Cost to Physician No charge
COMMUNITY INFORMATION
Population 4,176
County Population 44,362 Tazewell County
Industry Coal Mining
Annual Festivals/Seasonal Activities Tazewell County Fair (1st week of August)
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
Physician Call Room Includes Bed, TV, desk, full bath, shower
Scrubs Available No
Computer/Internet Usage Policy Scanning computer in ED, internet access available
Distance from Nearest City

300 miles - Richmond, VA
72 miles - Bristol, TN
125 miles - Charleston, WV

Revised: 02.27.08