** Overview **
Thomas Hospital serves the healthcare needs of the Eastern Shore and surrounding communities in Baldwin County. With consistently high patient satisfaction rates and an award-winning cardiac program, our staff offers outstanding medical service and compassionate care.
We are an award-winning, 129-bed, acute-care hospital. An affiliate of Infirmary Health System, we employ more than 1,100 people, have more than 200 physicians and utilize the services of some 500 Auxiliary volunteers.
With a full range of service lines including a state-of-the-art birth center, radiology, endoscopy, inpatient and outpatient surgery facilities, and a cardiac program that places it as a Thomson Reuters "Top 100 Cardiovascular Hospital" four consecutive years, we deliver the highest quality healthcare to you – our friends, families and neighbors in Baldwin County.
** Our Mission **
Our Mission is LIFE
** Our Vision **
The FIRST CHOICE for health care in our region
** Our Values **
* Leadership
* Integrity
* Family
* Exellent service
History Of Thomas Hospital
** The History of Thomas Hospital **
In the late 1950s, a group of community leaders recognized the need for a hospital to serve Fairhope and the surrounding area. A volunteer committee quickly formed and began taking the necessary steps to make that happen.
The hospital opened its doors on September 8, 1960 with 36 beds and eight physicians. Thomas Hospital continued to grow with the community and add such service lines as a state-of-the-art birth center, radiology, endoscopy and inpatient and outpatient surgery facilities. The hospital opened a complete cardiac catheterization and vascular lab in 1997 and an open heart center in 2002.
Thomas Hospital merged with Infirmary Health System to become a part of Gulf Health Hospitals in 2005. In 2009, the hospital doubled its size with a four-story 130,500-square-foot expansion. The first three floors include an emergency department with 28 treatment rooms, as well as medical and surgical units with 64 private patient rooms.
Today, Thomas Hospital is a full-service, award-winning hospital with 150 beds, more than 1,100 employees, over 200 physicians and some 500 Auxiliary volunteers that delivers first-class healthcare to the Eastern Shore.
