Medical Center Enterprise
The 131-bed acute care Medical Center Enterprise offers a range of services — family medicine, general surgery, emergency medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, cardiology, digital imaging including MRI, a rehab/swing bed unit, lung cancer screening, a sleep study lab and a range of medical specialties. Medical Center Enterprise also operates MCE Medical Group Cardiology and MCE Medical Group Surgery.
In 2023, the surgery department expanded its services by adding Level 1 and 2 spine surgeries, reducing the number of patients who have to travel outside the area for care. The MCE Medical Group Surgery also gained two general surgeons, bringing the total to three.
Also in 2023, the hospital completed a more than $1.5 million renovation of the interior and exterior of the building to enhance protection and improve aesthetics.
MCE is accredited by The Joint Commission, has been named a designated lung cancer screening center and designated mammography imaging facility by the American College of Radiology, has been awarded the Blue Distinction Center for Maternity Care and the Blue Distinction Centers for Knee and Hip Replacement from Blue Cross and Blue Shield and its Sleep Disorders Center is accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
Dale Medical Center
Dale Medical Center has served Ozark and the surrounding area for more than 70 years. The 89-bed acute care facility’s services include internal medicine, family practice, cardiology, psychiatry, pediatrics, radiology, ENT, emergency medicine, orthopedic surgery, general and endoscopic surgery.
In March 2024, Wallace Community College-Dothan received a $2.9 million grant to establish the Wiregrass Center for Rural Healthcare Opportunities on the medical center campus. The grant, from the Alabama Community College System, is part of the Alabama Centers for Rural Healthcare Opportunity legislative appropriation.
The center will address a growing need for licensed practical nurses, nursing assistants and mental health technicians in the greater Dale County area by serving as a career and workforce development hub for these high-demand health care professions.
Wiregrass Medical Center
Wiregrass Medical Center is owned and operated by the Geneva County Healthcare Authority Inc. and consists of a 67-bed acute care hospital and the Wiregrass Rehabilitation Center and Nursing Home with 96 beds and a Senior Care Unit with 16 beds. The center also operates a swing bed facility.
In 2023, Wiregrass Medical Center was reclassified from an urban hospital to a rural hospital after the city of Geneva was designated as rural, based on U.S. Census Bureau criteria. The hospital is currently applying for critical access hospital conversion.
Last summer, Wiregrass Medical Center, Enterprise Community College and the Geneva Regional Technical Center announced a partnership that provides hands-on training for dual-enrolled high school students and college students, thanks to a $1.2 million grant from the Alabama Centers for Rural Healthcare Opportunity Grant Program. The funding will support renovating hospital spaces, securing training supplies, paying staff and continuing to build the program, which launched in the fall of 2024.
This article appears in the March 2025 issue of Business Alabama.
