As we grow older, health care becomes more and more important
to us. Macon County is fortunate to have Macon County General Hospital
in Lafayette. MCGH is a twenty-five bed Critical Access Hospital.
The hospital is a member of the American Hospital Association and the Tennessee
Hospital Association. Macon County General Hospital is accredited by the Joint
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. MCGH
provides emergency-room services, mobile M.R.I., state-of-the-art C.T. services,
rehabilitation services, and much more.
Our neighboring communities of Lebanon and Carthage also have
hospitals. Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin is a 145-bed
hospital providing quality care in cancer treatment, cardiac care, same day
surgery, orthopedics, diagnostics, women’s health, rehabilitation services and
much more. SRMC is one of the leading hospitals in Tennessee for
hip and knee replacements, and is one of only three hospitals in Tennessee
offering computerized alignment of DePuy Rotating Platform Knees.
Of course, only an hour from Macon County is Nashville.
Nashville is considered the medical center of the south with world-class
hospitals such as Vanderbilt, St. Thomas, Baptist Hospital, Centennial,
Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, Skyline and others.
Helicopter Service
In the event of an emergency that cannot be handled locally,
Air Evac Lifeteam (pictured above) provides helicopter service from Lafayette
directly to Nashville. As a matter of fact, the Air Evac Lifeteam
helicopter is based in Lafayette.
Public Transportation
For routine trips to the doctor or hospital, the Upper
Cumberland Human Resources Agency provides the Upper Cumberland Area Rural
Transit System (UCARTS) van service. UCARTS
provides a driver and a shared van which will take passengers anywhere within
Macon County or to and from places like Nashville, Lebanon, Cookeville and
Gallatin. There is a small charge to ride the van, but it is extremely
reasonable. The UCARTS vans are, of course, wheelchair-accessible.
The van will pick you up at home, take you to your appointment, pick you up
after the appointment, and return you home. How easy is that!
Assisted Living & Nursing
Homes
Macon County has one assisted living facility and two
experienced nursing homes.
Pharmacies
Macon County has five pharmacies including four chain stores
(Rite-Aid, Walgreens, Wal-Mart and Freds).
