1972: A new building on the north side
Whittington opened with sixty beds, funded by a group of Duncan families who wanted their parents cared for close to home.
Our story
How we got here
The people, the place and the promise behind every day of care.
Our story
Fifty years on the north side
1988: The first therapy gym
As hospital stays shortened, we added a gym and a short-stay hall so neighbors could recover in town.
2004: The first cookout
A resident who'd run a barbecue stand on Highway 81 asked to cook for the Fourth. The tradition stuck.
2018: The rehab wing
Forty private suites, a practice apartment and therapy six days a week.
Today
A hundred and ten beds, twenty-one nurses with ten years or more here, and the grill still going every Fourth of July.
- 110beds, 40 for short-stay rehab
- 6 daysof therapy every week
- 1972serving Stephens County
- 21nurses with 10+ years here
Ratings & recognition · sample
- Readers’ Choice · Best Nursing Home
- Chamber of Commerce · Employer of the Year
- Regional Medical Center · Preferred Post-Acute Partner
- Statewide Long-Term Care Association · Quality Recognition
- Area Agency on Aging · Community Partner
- Parade Committee · Best Float
- Orthopedic Surgeons Group · Preferred Rehab Partner
- Hospice Alliance · Partner
- Workforce Council · Training Partner
Come by for a burger and a tour.
Call admissions seven days a week, or ask for Darren by name. We'll check your Medicare before you sign anything.