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Lake Granbury Medical Center has earned a 4-Star Overall Hospital Quality Rating, based on data released on Hospital Compare this month. In this latest release, LGMC moved from a three-star to a four-star hospital. The star ratings combine performance on more than 50 measures of hospital quality into a single rating of one to five stars (with five stars being the best). The performance measures include those related to safety, readmission, patient experience, and mortality. The overall rating shows how ... ... Read More

For Lake Granbury Medical Center, 2018 marked over 30 years of commitment to the residents of Hood, Erath, and Somervell counties. Over the course of the year, Lake Granbury Medical Center touched more than 160,000 lives, providing care for patients who were admitted to the hospital, utilized our emergency room, or sought care on an outpatient basis. More than 22,100 patients entered our hospital through our emergency department last year. We hospitalized over 5,700 patients and performed 7,285 surgerie... ... Read More

Lake Granbury Medical Center has taken a giant step toward improving the health of newborns and infants in Granbury, Texas. Lake Granbury Medical Center has earned the Texas Ten Step Program facility designation from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. Lake Granbury Medical Center joins a growing number of Texas birth facilities that are helping to create a culture of breastfeeding support for new mothers and families. Notable improvements include the establishment of a lactation program, a ... ... Read More

Lake Granbury Medical Center received the Perinatal Care Certification from The Joint Commission. This certification recognizes our commitment to healthy mothers and healthy babies. The certification program, which covers prenatal care through postpartum care, is aimed at reducing maternal and infant mortality and complications, unnecessary induction of labor, elective deliveries, and prematurity rates. The Perinatal Care Certification means we are dedicated to providing: Integrated patient-centered car... ... Read More

Lake Granbury Medical Center has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Certification for Advanced Hip and Knee Replacement. The certification is for Joint Commission-accredited hospitals, critical access hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers seeking to elevate the quality, consistency, and safety of their services and patient care. Joint Commission experts evaluated compliance with advanced disease-specific care standards and hip and knee replacement requirements, including orthope... ... Read More

Lake Granbury Medical Center is pleased to announce that Shelton Williams has been appointed Assistant Administrator, effective September 10, 2018. The Assistant Administrator reports to the CEO and typically serves as the project manager for day-to-day facility operations. “Lake Granbury Medical Center is an excellent community hospital, and I am excited to help support the health of our community. I am passionate about healthcare, and it is truly an honor to work alongside an exceptional team of leade... ... Read More

An easy formula to promote prevention, awareness of common cancer Cancer of the colon is the fourth most common cancer in the United States – and, caught early, it’s also one of the most curable. About 90 percent of individuals whose cancer is found before it has spread survive five years after diagnosis. But, if not caught at this point, the five-year survival rate is just 10 percent. Colon cancer is cancer of the large intestine, the lower part of the digestive system. Most cases begin silently, as a ... ... Read More

Lake Granbury Medical Center is pleased to announce that David Orcutt has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer, effective June 25, 2018. Orcutt returns to Lake Granbury Medical Center where he served as the CEO from 2006-2013. “LGMC is an excellent community hospital. It will be a privilege to again work with and support the medical staff, employees and volunteers at LGMC. My family enjoys being a part of the Granbury community, so returning to work here will also be personally rewarding,” says Orc... ... Read More

Derrick Cuenca, Chief Executive Office of Lake Granbury Medical Center has accepted the CEO position at MountainView Regional Medical Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico. His last day at Lake Granbury Medical Center will be June 8. As CEO since 2013, Derrick has been effective in positioning our hospital and clinics for the future, most significantly, through recruitment of more than 30 primary and specialist physicians. Under his leadership, our community’s access to healthcare increased through the addit... ... Read More

An easy formula to promote prevention, awareness of common cancer Cancer of the colon is the third most common cancer in the United States – and, caught early, it’s also one of the most curable. About 90 percent of individuals whose cancer is found before it has spread survive five years after diagnosis. But, if not caught at this point, the five-year survival rate is about 11 percent. Colon cancer is cancer of the large intestine, the lower part of the digestive system. Most cases begin silently, as a ... ... Read More