DHR BEGAN PROVIDING LONG-TERM ACUTE CARE IN 1996 WITH 19 BEDS AND SINCE THEN HAS GROWN TO 44 BEDS, INCLUDING A SIX-BED SPECIAL CARE UNIT. ALL ROOMS ARE PRIVATE, ENSUING THAT PATIENTS EXPERIENCE MAXIUMUM COMFORT DURING THEIR STAY.DHR IS GEORGIA'S FIRST HOSPITAL TO EARN A CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE DESIGNATION AND GOLD SEAL DISEASE-SPECIFIC CERTIFICATION FOR WOUND CARE TREATMENT FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION (2010) - ALSO THE NATION'S FIRST AND ONLY HOSPITAL TO EARN THE JOINT COMMISSION'S GOLD SEAL DISEASE - SPECIFIC CERTIFICATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS ON VENTILATORS WHO ARE DIAGNOSED WITH RESPIRATORY FAILURE.