Our History
“A History of Progress in Healthcare for Tallahassee”
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September 1979 |
Capital Medical Center opens. |
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September 1980 |
HCA purchases General Care Corporation. |
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January 1982 |
Capital Medical Center becomes HCA Tallahassee Community Hospital. |
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June 1982 |
TCH introduces CT Scan service. |
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February 1983 |
TCH opens The Family Center. |
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June 1985 |
HRS grants TCH a Certificate of Need to expand and renovate current facility. |
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July 1986 |
TCH opens cardiac catheterization lab. |
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October 1986 |
TCH breaks ground for an $11 million expansion and renovation project. |
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November 1988 |
HRS issues final approval for TCH's renovated and expanded physical plant. |
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January 1989 |
TCH introduces Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy program. |
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April 1989 |
HRS issues final approval for TCH’s open-heart surgical program and the first patient is accepted. |
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March 1990 |
The Family Center at TCH begins to provide labor-and-delivery services for women in the Tri-County area. |
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November 1990 |
TCH opens the Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit (CSICU). |
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February 1993 |
TCH opens the “Walkabout” Mall Walking Program in conjunction with the Tallahassee Mall, offering a full exercise program for community residents. |
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July 1993 |
TCH opens a new Intensive Care Unit (ICU), adding nine critical-care beds in a newly constructed unit at the front of the hospital. |
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October 1994 |
TCH expands hyperbaric medical service with a new hyperbaric oxygen chamber that accommodates 12 patients. |
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March 1995 |
TCH acquires a primary care practice in Crawfordville, Florida. TCH introduces and sponsors a chapter of Senior Friends, a National Association in conjunction with HCA, with a mission to promote and encourage better health for mature Americans. |
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June 1995 |
TCH upgrades the Mammography Suite with General Electric Senography DMR equipment. |
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March 1996 |
TCH introduces a Wound Treatment Center, providing treatment for non-healing wounds, diabetic ulcers and wounds caused by poor circulation. |
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April 1996 |
TCH announces the milestone of the 1,000th open heart surgery patient. The program has developed a strong relationship with Mended Hearts, a community-based support group for heart patients. |
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April 1997 |
TCH surgeons begin performing an alternative to open heart surgery, Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass (OPCAB) |
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July 1997 |
TCH operates primary care practices in the following outlying areas; change me Perry, Crawfordville and Madison. |
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September 1997 |
TCH begins $1.1 million dollar renovation and expansion of Emergency Department. |
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November 1997 |
TCH opens Seniors First, a comprehensive, outpatient healthcare center for patients on Medicare. |
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February 1998 |
TCH announces the milestone of its 10,000th cardiac catheterization procedure performed in the cath lab. |
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March 1998 |
Newly renovated and expanded Emergency Department opens, nearly tripling in size and doubling its number of treatment areas. |
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June 1999 |
TCH opens Conference Center adjacent to hospital for community health education seminars, meetings and related events. |
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August 1999 |
New outpatient heart catheterization lab is opened. |
May 2000 |
TCH opens Progressive Care Unit (PCU) |
November 2000 |
TCH announces new $100 million replacement hospital to be built by 2003. |
June 2001 |
TCH opens 18 bed Ortho/Neuro Unit |
August 2001 |
TCH opens ExpressCare division of Emergency Department to treat minor injuries and illnesses in an expeditious manner. |
October 2001 |
Ground Breaking Ceremony October 25, 2001 for the new facility. |
May 2002 |
TCH held a Topping Out Ceremony in which the last beam of steel was placed into the structure of the new facility. |