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Hancock County Hospital is a full-service community hospital serving the Sneedville area with emergency, inpatient and outpatient care close to home. We have provided trusted, high-quality care to the Sneedville community since 2005.

Services

  • 24/7 emergency care
  • Cardiovascular services
    • Vascular ultrasound
    • Echocardiogram (with and without contrast)
  • Diagnostic imaging
    • CT
    • Ultrasound
    • X-ray
  • In-home sleep studies
  • Inpatient care
  • Laboratory services
  • Rehab services
    • Dry needling
    • Hand Therapy
    • Lymphedema therapy
    • Occupational therapy
    • Physical therapy
    • Spinal manipulation
  • Respiratory therapy
    • Arterial blood gas
    • Electrocardiogram (EKG)
    • Event monitors
    • Holter moniters
  • Rural Health Clinic
    • Osteopathic manipulation treatment
    • Primary Care
  • Swing bed hospital-based rehab program

If a patient needs more specialized care, we coordinate rapid air or ground transportation to a tertiary-care facility.

Recognized for excellence

  • Named among the “67 Critical Access Hospitals to Know” by Becker’s Hospital Review for three consecutive years
  • Recognized by the National Rural Health Association as a Top 20 Critical Access Hospital for Best Practice in Patient Satisfaction, ranking in the top 2% nationally

 

Patient & Family Advisory Council

Share your feedback by joining the PFAC

At Ballad Health, we believe the best way to improve patient care is to listen to those who experience it. We invite you to apply to our PFAC so you can share feedback and guide improvements.

This is more than a place to share feedback — it is an opportunity to become a patient advocate, strengthen patient rights and improve care for your community.

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Medical care and community impact reports

Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA)

For Ballad Health to best serve the people of the Appalachian Highlands, we survey and conduct focus groups to get a read on overall health in the region. To read about the Hancock County Hospital’s Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA), visit our CHNA page.

CMS price transparency

Please visit our Price Transparency page for a full listing of standard charges by facility.

You can learn more about pre-visit coordination and registration here and about payment options here.

Metrics by MS-DRG*

Please visit our Ballad Health MS-DRG metrics page for a full listing of MS-DRG metrics by facility.

*MS-DRGs are Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Groups.


Visiting hours

  • Patient visitation hours: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Leadership

  • Lisa Carter – President, Southern Region
  • Hunter Hamilton – Administrator/Chief Nursing Officer
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