Falls Community Hospital & Clinic
Our History
Our TOPS Program
Teams for Optimal Patient Satisfaction
We have formed a collaborative team of healthcare professionals who strive to focus on the quality of care given at Falls Community Hospital & Clinic; who utilize the family atmosphere that sets FCHC apart from other facilities and who deliver care in a timely and compassionate manner.
FCHC is committed to improving patient satisfaction at all levels and ask you, the patient, to assist us in achieving this goal.
When an FCHC team member goes above and beyond in your care or service, please consider sending an email to info@fallshospital.com and let us know about the extraordinary service you received. Please include your name and the name of the employee you would like to recognize, along with a brief description of the service provided. Thank you!
The Gift Shoppe offers an exciting collection of unique gift items. Hours are Monday -Thursday, 10-4; Friday 9-12.
FCHC Gift Shoppe
Administration
Falls Community Hospital & Clinic
307 Live Oak Street, Marlin, Texas 76661
Falls Community Hospital & Clinic is a
501(c)3 not for profit corporation.
It is run by a volunteer Board of Directors that includes:
Fred Kotter, Board President
Ken Tomlinson, Board Vice-President
Roger Nutt, Board Member
Danny Vickers, Board Secretary
Administration & Departments
Administrator, Jeffrey Lyle RRT FACHE NHA
Director of Nursing, Judy Shelton RN
Chief of Medical Staff, Dileep Bhateley MD
Director of ER, Dileep Bhateley MD
Business Services Director, Rebecca Brewer
Billing Supevisor, Gretchen Tax
Accounts Payable, Holly Shields
Central Supply Director, Tommy Sammon
Clinic Operations Director, Jan Stimmel Beltran
Clinic Nursing Coordinator, Kim Becker LVN
Compliance Officer, Kristen Williamson RHIT
Credentialing Services, Christine Sechelski
Dietitian, Meradith Stein RD
Dietary Manager, Penny Parsons
Housekeeping Director, Tommy Sammon
Assistant Housekeeping Director, James Hayes
Human Resources Manager, Jessica Ford
Indigent Care Services, Elaine Truett
Information Technology Director, Chris Smith
Laboratory Director, Dileep Bhateley MD
Laboratory Manager, Donna Ryan
Maintenance Director, Lester Simons
Medical Records Director, Kristin Williamson RHIT
Patient Access Coordinator, Tammy Wilson
Patient Financial Counselor, Jodi Guitzkow
Payroll & Media Services, Cathy Kotter
Pharmacy Director, Thomas Goodrich III RPh
Pharmacy Manager, Mary Lynn Curry
Preventive Care Coordinator, Shirley Smith
Radiology Director, Jeff Johnson
Respiratory Services, Karen Underwood RT
Sleep Lab Services, Brandy Rosprim
Trauma Coordinator, Erica Prewitt RN
Worker's Comp Coordinator, Shirley Smith
The FCHC Auxiliary stays busy delivering flowers and newspapers to hospital patients, operating the Gift Shoppe, collecting magazines for placement in waiting areas, hosting quarterly birthday parties for employees and staff, awarding medical scholarships for continuing education, purchasing needed hospital equipment, participating in bake sales and other hospital activities. Are you interested in becoming part of this happy helpful group? If so, contact the Gift Shoppe at 254-803-3561, ext. 2140.
Our Volunteers
Quarterly Employee Birthday Party
Mission Statement
Falls Community Hospital and Clinic is dedicated to providing
high quality primary and emergency health care to the citizens of Falls County and the surrounding area.
Falls Community Hospital
322 Coleman Street, Marlin, Texas 76661
Fall Decor available in the Gift Shoppe
● 1896; Dr. J.W. Torbett arrived in Marlin and built the Bethesda Sanatorium & Bath House
● 1908; the original Torbett Sanatorium was dedicated
● 1936; Dr. J.W. Torbett, E.P. Hutchings, and Howard O. Smith formed a private corporation in the name of Torbett Clinic & Hospital.
● 1949; the Torbett Clinic on Coleman Street was built and was dedicated in 1951.
● 1961; groundbreaking of Torbett-Hutchings-Smith Memorial Hospital; January 14, 1963 facility opened.
● April 6, 1970; third floor addition to hospital was opened and occupied, bringing total bed capacity to 130.
● June 1972; the ancillary addition was completed, including dietary, laundry, laboratory and administrative.
●1977; clinic at 307 Live Oak Street was opened
●1978; the U. S. Dept. of Energy (Geothermal Division) and the Texas Energy Advisory Council completed a project to heat the hospital using Marlin's hot mineral water.
●1990; the name was changed to Falls Community Hospital and Clinic, reflecting its service area of Falls County.
Quarterly Employee Birthday Party
Torbett-Hutchings-Smith Memorial Hospital