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DeKalb Community Hospital

Website Address: www.dekalbcommunityhospital.com

Printable Fact Sheet: DeKalb Community Hospital

Contact Information: 615-215-5000

DeKalb Community Hospital
520 West Main Street
Smithville, TN 37166

DeKalb Community Hospital is dedicated to bringing first-class care to our friends, families and neighbors in DeKalb County.

DeKalb General Hospital was built in 1969 and has had three major renovations which added 9,000 square feet since 1992. The hospital has enjoyed a long history of medical excellence being named one of the Top 100 Hospitals in American by Solucient for five years.

This history of caring for our communities would not be possible if not for our dedicated group of physicians. Our extensive network of doctors comes to us from all across Middle Tennessee and makes it possible for us to provide the area residents with extraordinary care in close proximity to where they live and work.

The Hospital
Accredited by The Joint Commission, DeKalb Community Hospital is a 71-bed hospital and offers comprehensive diagnostic, medical, surgical, and rehabilitative services to an area population of 75,000. DCH has a 24-hour emergency room that participates in the Middle Tennessee Poison Control Consortium, a four-bed intensive care unit, and flight services to care facilities in Nashville and Chattanooga.

Diagnostic imaging services are available including mammography, ultrasound, MRI, nuclear medicine, fluoroscopy, and computed tomography with a new 16-slice CT scanner. The lab is staffed 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week with medical technologists and technicians trained to operate the finest equipment available, including the most advanced cardiac marker and blood chemistry units. The surgical department provides services to all age groups including pediatrics. Our rehabilitation services staff works with patients of all ages to reduce pain and restore functioning after an illness or injury. Occupational and speech therapy is also offered. This hospital is partially owned by physicians.

The Community
DeKalb County is located in central middle Tennessee on the Highland Rim, made up of forests and hills, crystal clear streams and a beautiful pristine lake.

DeKalb County is the home of Center Hill Lake, a 64-mile long reservoir with 415 miles of largely undeveloped shoreline and 18,200 acres of deep, pure water – the ideal habitat for many species of fish. The lake offers a wide variety of sporting opportunities including boating, fishing, water-skiing, camping, picnicking, hiking and swimming. Additional attractions located on the lake are Edgar Evins State Park and Center Hill Dam.

In addition, there is an abundant supply of wildlife that not only adds to its natural beauty of DeKalb County, but is also favored by sportsmen during the many diverse hunting seasons available.

Local Points of Interest

• Fiddlers’ Jamboree and Crafts Festival – Smithville is world renowned for its annual Fiddlers’ Jamboree and Crafts Festival, held on the first weekend in July. The Jamboree is a two-day festival of pure Appalachian crafts, music and dance, and contestants from all over the United States come to participate. The town of 4,000 swells to nearly 80,000 over the two days, and an atmosphere of fellowship and fun surrounds the festivities.
• Center Hill Lake – a 64-mile long reservoir with 415 miles of largely undeveloped shoreline and 18,200 acres of deep, pure water
• Edgar Evins State Park and Center Hill Dam – Located on Center Hill Lake, offering a wide variety of sporting opportunities including boating, fishing, water-skiing, camping, picnicking, hiking and swimming.

Distances To Major Cities

Murfreesboro, Tennessee – 40 miles
Manchester, Tennessee – 43 miles
Nashville, Tennessee – 65 miles
Chattanooga, Tennessee – 102 miles
Knoxville, Tennessee – 130 miles
Atlanta, Georgia – 220 miles

DeKalb Community Hospital
520 West Main Street • Smithville, Tennessee 37166

Population: 3,994 • Service Area: 75,000