Hamilton Health Care System is a not-for-profit, fully integrated system of care serving the northwest Georgia region. The Dalton-based flagship of the system, Hamilton Medical Center, is a 255-bed regional acute-care hospital that offers major medical, surgical and diagnostic services, including award-winning, accredited stroke and chest pain centers.
Known for its advanced care and personalized service, Hamilton Health Care System offers innovative treatment options in state-of-the-art facilities while maintaining a compassionate, friendly, and tranquil healing environment.
Hamilton’s History
In the winter of 1919, an influenza epidemic swept the world. The trip to Chattanooga for health care services was long and difficult for North Georgia residents. Under the “Hospitals” listing, the Dalton city directory stated three simple words: “We need one.”
In the type of cooperative partnership that would be repeated in the years to come, the area’s largest employers, local doctors, and area citizens came together to fill a community need. Crown Cotton Mills, Elk Mills, and several physicians donated property and funds for a new $75,000 hospital. Individuals and organizations furnished rooms.
The long-awaited Hamilton Memorial Hospital, named for Crown Cotton Mills founder George W. Hamilton, Sr., was dedicated on May 12, 1921, on National Hospital Day. It remained there until 1956, when Hamilton relocated from downtown Dalton to its present-day location on Memorial Drive.
Throughout the subsequent decades, Hamilton has grown in size and sophistication to become a source of pride for the region and a reputable regional healthcare system offering advanced facilities, equipment, and programming to the growing communities it serves.
Today, Hamilton Health Care System is still making history. It has thrived through challenging and unpredictable shifts in the healthcare environment without losing sight of its charitable mission to advance the quality and dignity of life for all residents.
Hamilton relies on community board members to help provide insight into its overall vision.
Click here to see a listing of our Trustees.
HHCS Affiliates
Hamilton Health Care System is a comprehensive, nonprofit health care system that serves as the parent corporation for several affiliate organizations.
Whitfield Healthcare Foundation is a philanthropic organization with a mission to encourage charitable gifts that support and advance the quality of health care provided by Hamilton Health Care System. Contributed gifts are allocated to enhance patient care, promote health education, and improve the quality of life in the region.
Hamilton Emergency Medical Services operates through a contract with Whitfield County to manage emergency rescue services. Hamilton EMS is designated by the State of Georgia as an Advanced Cardiac Life Support service.
Royal Oaks is a retirement community, which offers residential living apartments that appeal to seniors seeking an active social environment with a quality, maintenance-free lifestyle. The Gardens at Royal Oaks provides apartments for persons seeking assisted living services.
HLTC provides access to long-term care services. HLTC owns Regency Park, Ridgewood Manor, Quinton Memorial, and Wood Dale Health and Rehabilitation skilled nursing centers.
Whitfield Commons, with 40 apartment homes, is operated exclusively to provide housing to seniors and handicapped persons on lower fixed incomes.
Whitfield Place operates 48 apartment homes. Like Whitfield Commons, Whitfield Place is operated exclusively to provide housing to seniors and handicapped persons on lower fixed incomes.
Included under Hamilton Medical Center are Bradley Wellness Center, Hamilton Home Health, Hamilton Hospice, Hamilton Ambulatory Surgery Center, and Hamilton Physician Group.
Community Benefit Report
The purpose of this Community Benefit Report is to highlight key investments Hamilton has made toward better serving its communities. It also serves to celebrate the successes Hamilton has enjoyed through its role as a regional health provider.