Putnam Community Medical Center, a 141-bed, acute care facility, located on Highway 20 West in Palatka, Florida, provides the latest in technology with the assurance of highly trained, caring professionals to the residents of Putnam County. The hospital serves the community with a full complement of quality healthcare services, while still maintaining cost-effectiveness.

The hospital provides individualized care directed to the specific needs of each patient. Putnam Community Medical Center offers a 10-bed critical care unit, skilled nursing unit, progressive care unit, medical and surgical units, family birthplace center, and a 24-hour emergency department. Other services include a diagnostic imaging department, company care (a worker's compensation program), and an outpatient rehabilitation facility.

Originally established in 1959 on Palm Avenue, Putnam Memorial Hospital was a county-owned facility operated by the Seventh Day Adventists. In 1975, Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) purchased and built Putnam Community Hospital at its current site. Today, over 40 years later, Putnam Community Medical Center remains committed to the changing needs of the community.

Putnam Community Medical Center, a subsidiary of Lifepoint Hospitals, Inc., services North Central Florida with over 500 employees and 102 medical staff members in some 20 specialties.

The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has awarded the highest level of accreditation to Putnam Community Medical Center. The medical center was named one of the Nation's Top 100 Hospitals for 1998 by HCIA Inc. and William M. Mercer, Inc. The annual study, 100 Top Hospitals: Benchmarks for Success, identifies U.S. hospitals that deliver the most cost-efficient and highest quality medical care.