St. Mary’s has served Northeast Georgians since 1906, more than a century of caring for people in all stages of life. St. Mary’s staff, facilities and technology are here to provide exceptional care – whether you’ve been here almost as long as we have, or are just getting started!
St. Mary’s services are founded on our long tradition of faith and values. We understand that everyone has changing health care needs as they grow older. We pledge to provide the health care services you need with dignity, respect and compassion.
At St. Mary’s, we know it’s not just about living longer – it’s about living better.
- Promote ease of access
- Focus on specific clinical needs related to aging
- Ensure our staff’s responsiveness to older patients
- Lead the way in providing useful information to
older adults
- Located on 55 beautiful acres in Oconee County, Highland Hills provides residential living with all the comforts of home
- Full calendar of social, educational, cultural and recreational activities.
- Transportation services offered
- Protected walkways connected to main building where residents enjoy restaurant-style dining, sitting rooms, library, and beauty and barbershops
Assisted Living
- Spacious studio rooms in a quiet, home-like atmosphere
- Care coordinated by a Registered Nurse. Personal Care staff available 24 hours a day for assistance with bathing, dressing and medication management.
- Three delicious meals and two nutritious snacks served daily.
Independent Living
- Spacious one and two bedroom apartments with fully equipped kitchens, emergency call buttons and personal balconies/patios.
- One evening meal served daily in main dining room.
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Designed to maximize safety and comfort, decrease stress and confusion and encourage visits from family and loved ones.
- Spacious, open layout allowing staff to monitor residents at all times.
- 34 private rooms, including six suites for couples. Apartments are unfurnished with plenty of space for personnel furniture, belongings and reminders of family.
- Unobtrusive, state of the art security system to help protect patients prone to wandering.
- Three meals a day plus snacks, with a kitchen staff experienced in preparing meals for residents who have special dietary needs.
- Resident care coordinated by a Registered Nurse and staff fully trained in providing care with dignity and respect.
- Structured activities designed to increase stimulation and reduce agitation.
- Enclosed, all-weather connection to Highland Hills retirement community.
- Personal response service
- One-button access to help in emergencies and
- Non-emergencies
- Allows many older adults to continue living independently in their own homes
- Staffed by certified Lifeline monitors
- North Georgia's first Joint Commission-Certified Primary Stroke Center, continuously certified since 2004
- Neuroscience Center of Excellence since 2006
- Emergency protocols for fast, effective treatment
- Dedicated neuroscience operating room
- Neuroscience Critical Care Unit
- Region’s only inpatient acute rehabilitation center, The Center for Rehabilitative Medicine
- Continuing care after discharge
- Joint Commission-certifies in Knee Replacement Surgery
- North Georgia’s only High Performance Joint Replacement Center
- Expert care: More than 5,000 hip & knee replacements performed by the area’s leading orthopedic surgeons.
- One of two hospitals in the nation offering high performance replacement joints developed by Stryker Orthopaedics.
- High patient satisfaction ratings
- Intensive rehab, fast return to activity to maximize benefits
- Continuing care after discharge
- Affiliated with Oconee Heart and Vascular Center, a full-service cardiac practice
- Emergency, inpatient and outpatient care for heart attack, heart failure and other cardiovascular conditions, with excellent door-to-balloon times in cardiac emergencies
- State-of-the-art cardiac catheterization/electrophysiology laboratory offering a therapeutic cardiac catheterization including angioplasty and stenting
- Expert pacemaker implantation
- Cardiac Rehab Phase I and II at St. Mary’s Hospital and Phase III at St. Mary’s Wellness Center
- Heart Failure Program certified by the Joint Commission; one of the first 25 certified centers in the U.S.
- Continuing care after discharge
- Introducing the area’s first da Vinci Surgical System. Patient benefits include significantly less pain, less scarring, shorter recovery time.
- Full range of personalized, confidential services
- Exercise, biofeedback and other non-invasive therapies
- Inpatient and outpatient surgical and non-surgical care
- Kidney stone therapy, including lithotripsy
- Complete prostate care
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Hospital-based Rehab – Modern, compassionate physical, occupational and speech/language therapy provided in your room or St. Mary’s Hospital’s Rehab Services gym
- Center for Rehabilitative Medicine – 20-bed unit providing acute inpatient PT, OT and SLP services. Only facility of its kind in Athens area
- Home Health Rehab – Joint commission-accredited and state-licensed. PT, OT and SLP services in your home. Serving the region since 1970.
- Outpatient Rehab – Convenient, freestanding clinic. Expert staff. Complete range of equipment and services. 2470 Daniells Bridge Road, Athens
- Cardiac Rehab – Friendly, compassionate, experienced and safe. Phase II exercise and lifestyle program at St. Mary’s Hospital; Phase III maintenance program at St. Mary’s Wellness Center
- Full range of home-based health care services since 1970.
- Nursing services, medication direction, rehabilitation, dietary counseling, medical social work, pastoral care, home health aides and more.
- Focus areas include but are not limited to chronic heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, stroke and diabetes.
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Compassionate end-of-life care for patients with terminal illnesses and their families since 1991.
- Services emphasize dignity, respect, compassion, education and pain management.
- Physical therapy, speech therapy and nutritional counseling available to provide care related to comfort
- Grief support workshops offered throughout the year
- Hospice House on the campus of Highland Hills provides inpatient and respite care for patients of all ages. Encompasses 12 private patient rooms in a comforting environment.
- Individualized exercise programs and classes
- Clean, fully equipped gym
- Area’s only Medical Fitness Facility, meeting the needs of all levels and abilities
- Low-stress, no-Spandex environment
- Experienced, compassionate, professional staff
- Supervised exercise, massage, reflexology, personal training
- Convenient location: 2470 Daniells Bridge Rd, just off GA 316
- Direct Admission – Our pre-registered older adult patients experience a quicker check-in process.
- Mission Services – Qualified chaplains provide spiritual care and patient representatives are advocates for older adult patients. 100 Percent line is available 24 hours a day to voice compliments and concerns about care
- Hospitalist Program – Athens’ first hospitalist program. If your physician uses this service, your care will be supervised by a board-certified hospitalist while you are an inpatient at St. Mary’s. Our hospitalists are specially trained in the health care needs of hospital patients. A hospitalist is on site 24 hours a day. Our hospitalist team works closely with your physician to ensure high quality care and a smooth transition after your discharge.
- Support Groups – Joint Support Group for those living with arthritis; Stroke Support Group for those who have survived stroke. Caregivers, adult family members welcome. (706) 389-2900.
1230 Baxter Street
Athens, GA 30606-3791
(706) 389-3000
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1660 Jennings Mill Rd
(706) 353-8840 |
2470 Daniells Bridge Rd, just off GA 316
(706) 389-3355
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(706) 389-2273
(800) 822-3381 |
(706) 389-3296
(800) 559-7811 |
(706) 389-2900 |
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