Primary health care facilities include the Fayette Medical Center and the Pickens County Medical Center. Both facilities offer over 100 full-service beds within minutes of all areas in the region. Over 75 doctors, dentists and specialty surgeons serve the area. In close proximity is the University of Alabama Medical Center in Birmingham and the world renowned HealthSouth Sports Medicine Clinic. The Fayette Medical Center is one of five teaching centers for laproscopic surgical techniques in the United States. Dr. John Morrison has pioneered new techniques in laproscopic surgery and is known worldwide for his accomplishments.

	Fayette Medical Center Licensed Beds: 61  P.O. Drawer 878 Fayette, 35555 205.932.5966
Through a lease agreement with the DCH Health System , Fayette Medical Center is a 61-bed rural hospital that offers the residents of Fayette County inpatient care, along with sophisticated diagnostic equipment, surgical techniques and specialty clinics. A 122 bed nursing home on site is fully accredited and licensed for intermediate and skilled nursing care. Fayette Medical Center offers residents of Fayette and the surrounding areas, a number of health care services, including specialty clinics in cardiology, oncology (cancer), urology, orthopedics, neurology, ophthalmology (eye), allergy and immunology, otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat) and plastic surgery.

	Pickens County Medical Center Licensed Beds: 56 Hwy. 17 N. Carrollton , AL   35447 205.367.8111
Through a lease agreement with the DCH Health System , Fayette Medical Center is a 56-bed rural hospital that offers the residents of Fayette County inpatient care, along with sophisticated diagnostic equipment, surgical techniques and specialty clinics.  A 122 bed nursing home on site is fully accredited and licensed for intermediate and skilled nursing care.

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