Murphy Medical Center (MMC) is a hospital located in Murphy, North Carolina certified by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Murphy Medical Center is the only hospital west of Bryson City and Franklin. MMC is licensed for 191 beds. Of the 191 beds, 120 are nursing home beds, 57 are general beds, and 14 are alzheimers beds. It is affiliated with Mission St. Joseph Hospital in Asheville, Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, and Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga.