While you are receiving care in NHC HealthCare, Columbia, we are eager to meet your individual needs and committed to exceeding your expectations. We have earned several prestigious Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence (TNCPE) Awards - the 2012 Commitment Award, the 2011 Achievement Award and the 2010 Commitment Award. TNCPE is the only state-wide quality program and is patterned on the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, the national standard for recognizing organizational excellence. Our center has been recognized for our high-performance while exhibiting continuous improvement and best practice processes in:
- Patient safety and patient loyalty
- Health care outcomes for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, pneumonia and other conditions
- Physician and staff satisfaction and engagement, especially among registered nurses
- Community service
Our Board of Physicians:
Dr. Charles Ball, Medical Director - Family Medicine
Dr. Douglas Wilburn, Rehab Director - Orthopedic Surgeon; Surgery of the Spine
Dr. Thomas Farmer - Family Medicine
Dr. Gaylon Harris - Internal Medicine
Dr. Terry Hendrickson - Optometrist
Dr. Robert McClure - Gastroenterologist
Dr. Jonathon Petitt - General Orthopedics and Total Joint Replacement
Dr. Rodney Poling - Psychiatrist
