Updated Visitor Guidelines
As we see additional improvements in our region for the COVID-19, we are able to relax some of our visitation policies. Effective June 1st, we will begin allowing limited visitation for our inpatient, ER and [...]
MCH Receives $500,000 Rural Hospital Readiness Grant
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced the final distribution of $10 million in Small and Rural Hospital Readiness Grants to support smaller hospitals that are facing financial strain due to the ongoing response to COVID-19. [...]
First-ever Cerner ‘Virtual Go-Live’ Helps One Hospital Roll Out EHR During Pandemic
First-ever Cerner ‘Virtual Go-Live’ Helps One Hospital Roll Out EHR During Pandemic To avoid exposure to COVID-19, staff at rural Macon Community Hospital worked with Cerner associates to take the implementation process online. Macon Community [...]
Macon Community Hospital COVID-19 Update
As the state begins lifting restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Macon Community Hospital would like to update our community on our actions during these unprecedented times and our goals for the next few weeks. [...]
Cerner Completes First Remote, Virtual EHR Implementation in TN
Cerner Completes First Remote, Virtual EHR Implementation in TN The staff at Macon Community Hospital and Cerner decided to implement the EHR system on a remote level, which is the first of its kind for [...]
Tennessee hospital completes first virtual Cerner EHR go-live
Macon Community Hospital in Lafayette, Tenn., recently went live on Cerner's cloud-based CommunityWorks EHR system via virtual implementation. Four things to know: The 25-bed critical access hospital's March 30 go-live was Cerner's first virtual deployment, [...]
Macon Community Hospital is Voted Large Business of the Year!
Macon Community Hospital CEO, Thomas Kidd, accepting the award. Macon Community Hospital is proud and honored to have been selected as the recipient of the Macon County Chamber of Commerce's Large Business of [...]