Emergency medicine

Atrium Health Polk Medical Center has been serving all of Polk County’s residents including the nearby cities of Aragon, Cedartown, Rockmart and Taylorsville. The 25-bed critical-access hospital sees 20,000 patients annually. It houses a 13-bed emergency department, including two trauma rooms, imaging services, a fully-functioning laboratory, a surgery wing with two operating rooms and a helipad for emergency transportation. Annual ED Volume: 20,000; Number of ED Beds: 13; Documentation: EPIC; Daily Physician Hours: 24 hours; Daily APC Hours: 12 hours; Named Becker’s Top Rural Hospital 2023.