Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital Emergency Department
Florence, Alabama
Established in 1919, Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital came about through community efforts to establish a general acute care facility for northwest Alabama. The facility was named in honor of the daughter of Captain Alexander and Camilla Coffee, whose donation enabled the purchase of the first building used as ECMH. ECMH is now the largest medical facility in northwest Alabama, south central Tennessee and northeast Mississippi. The 358-bed facility is home to northwest Alabama's only full-service heart/cardiac program and the community's only open heart surgery suites and recovery facilities. ECMH also offers comprehensive women's and children's services, including dedicated OB/GYN and pediatric units.
ECMH's 24-hour emergency department serves as the primary referral center for major trauma cases in Northwest Alabama. With more than 200 physicians on staff representing 42 specialty areas of medicine, ECMC offers a complete line of medical, oncology, pulmonary, ambulatory, endoscopy, laboratory and imaging services.
As part of RegionalCare Hospital Partners, ECMH is committed to community education and preventive medicine, providing physician lecture series, immunization programs, community health fairs and health screenings. Hospital employees are involved in numerous community fundraising projects that promote health and well-being. ECMH is a leading contributor to the area United Way, American Heart and American Cancer societies.
Jason Begue MD, FACEP
Medical Director
Dr. Jason Begue is a residency-trained, board certified Emergency Physician. He served as Medical Director at Shelby Baptist Center from August 2010 to January 2012, after working with Pegasus as Medical Director for the Coosa Valley Medical Center Emergency department in Sylacauga, Alabama. He is currently Medical Director at Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Begue earned his Doctorate of Medicine from the University of Mississippi. He completed his residency in Emergency Medicine at Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, NJ and fellowship in Critical Care at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. While on faculty at UAB, Dr. Begue was a leader in developing patient safety initiatives including the hospital medical emergency team and the UAB Medical Simulation Center.