Located a few short miles from the state lines of Florida and Georgia, Dothan is one of the region's most progressive cities. The community offers a mild winter climate, affordable housing, low property taxes, and a wide variety of products and services that includes healthcare, education, shopping and cultural entertainment.
Flowers Hospital has served the healthcare needs of the Wiregrass for over 50 years. The facility is not only an important resource for the Dothan community, it also functions as a major referral center for the Tri-State area of south Alabama, southwest Georgia, and northwest Florida.
By combining responsible personnel, modern equipment and supplies, effective management, sophisticated support services, up-to-date professional education programs, and a staff of over 240 physicians, Flowers Hospital is able to assure its patients of quality health care.
Originally opened as a family-operated 12-bed clinic/hospital, Flowers has undergone several subsequent expansions, and in 1983, moved into its current facility. Through its growth, Flowers has remained committed to its mission of "treating our patients as if they are family." Today, Flowers Hospital continues the tradition of maintaining a strong relationship with the community in which it serves.
Flowers Hospital is a 235-bed regional medical referral center in Dothan, Ala., serving the 450,000 people living within a 50-mile, 16-county radius. The hospital has 235 acute-care beds, four Intensive Care Units (Medical, Surgical, Cardiac Care and Cardiovascular), and 38 Outpatient Surgery beds. The hospital offers a wide range of services, including Diagnostics, 24-hour Emergency Services, Medical Units, Behavioral Health, Physical Therapy/Sports Medicine, Women's Center - , Inpatient/Outpatient Surgery including Gastric Bypass Surgery, ENT, Orthopedic, Gynecology and General Surgery, Special Procedures, Medical Units, Food & Nutrition Counseling and a Maternity Center.