About the Organization
Tanner Health System is a five-hospital regional health system offering a full continuum of care for patients in a nine-county area of west Georgia and east Alabama. Tanner also operates Tanner Medical Group, consisting of more than 140 physicians in 30+ practices. Tanner employs more than 3,000 people, and has a medical staff of approximately 350 physicians representing more than 35 specialties with practices throughout west Georgia and east Alabama.
Specialties
Tanner offers these specialities: behavioral health, breast health, cancer care, diagnostic imaging, employee assistance, emergency care, immediate care, heart care, maternity care, occupational health, orthopedics, outpatient surgery and rehabilitation.
About the Community
The system's awards and honors include:
Best Places to Work
Atlanta Business Chronicles Top 10 Best Places to Work, large employer category, Tanner Health System, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
Becker's Hospital Review list of 150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare, Tanner Health System, 2015
Georgia Trend, Best Places to Work in Georgia, Tanner Health System, 2007, 2011
Modern Healthcare magazine, one of the nations 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare, Tanner Health System, 2008
Patient Satisfaction
Healthgrades Outstanding Patient Experience Award, for scoring in the top 5 percent of American hospitals for patient satisfaction, Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton and Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica, 2012, 2013
Press Ganey Beacon Award, Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton, 2014
Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award, Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton, 2013, 2014
Press Ganey Partner of Choice Award, presented to just five hospitals nationwide for outstanding patient, physician and employee satisfaction scores, Higgins General Hospital, 2010
Quality
Truven: 15 Top HealthSystems in the nation, Tanner Health System, 2014, 2015, & 2016. Tanner was listed among small health systems, and was the only health system in Georgia on the list in any category - small, medium or large.
Thomson Reuters: 15 Top Health Systems in the nation, Tanner Health System, 2012. Tanner was listed among small health systems, and was the only health system in Georgia on the list in any category - small, medium or large.
HealthGrades Honors for Orthopedics #1 in Georgia