Berkely Chamber Of Commerce: HealthGrades Names Trident Medical Center And Summerville Medical Center Among 250 Best Hospitals

Goose Creek SC

20 April, 2022

8:24 AM

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Press release from the Berkeley Chamber of Commerce: April 13, 2022 Charleston, SC (April 4, 2022) –Trident Medical Center and Summerville Medical Center, which are part of Trident Health, have been named among America's 250 Best Hospitals™, placing them in the Top 5% of hospitals in the country and overall leaders in clinical excellence, according to Healthgrades. "The recognition is evidence of the commitment to compassionate care to our patients from our medical staff of more than 600 physicians and our more than 3,000 other clinicians," explained Christina Oh, President and Chief Executive Officer of Trident Health, which includes 321-bed Trident Medical Center, 124-bed Summerville Medical Center and three freestanding ERs –Brighton Park Emergency, Centre Pointe Emergency and Moncks Corner Medical Center. Last year, nearly 300,000 patients in South Carolina's Lowcountry received care at a Trident Health facility. Jeff Taylor, Chief Executive Officer of Summerville Medical Center, said, ""We are extremely honored to be recognized among the nation's best healthcare institutions by Healthgrades. Throughout the pandemic our commitment to improving lives and providing our community healthier tomorrows has never faltered.I thank each of our colleagues who work tirelessly to make a genuine difference in the health and well-being of every patient and family we serve." Methodology Healthgrades is committed to delivering the most scientifically accurate and comprehensive information about doctors and hospitals –with data insights not available anywhere else. To assess overall hospital performance, Healthgrades reviewed outcomes across more than 31 of the most common procedures and conditions. Recipients of this award have consistently delivered better than expected outcomes for their patients. Impact America's 250 Best Hospital award recipients are making an impact. From 2018-2020, patients treated in hospitals achieving this Healthgrades recognition on average had a 27.8 percent lower risk of dying than if they With tools like hospital ratings and awards, Healthgrades helps consumers make confident healthcare decisions by enabling the evaluation and comparison of hospital performance to find the highest quality care. Visit Healthgrades.com/quality/americas-best-hospitals for an in-depth look at Trident Medical Center and Summerville Medical Center's performance and profile to explore the highest quality care in Charleston, SC today. Consumers can also visit Healthgrades.comfor more information on how Healthgrades measures hospital quality, and access the complete methodology here. *Statistics are based on Healthgrades analysis of MedPARdata for years 2018 through 2020 and represent 3-year estimates for Medicare patients only. About Trident Health For 47 years Trident Health has provided acute care services to families in South Carolina's Lowcountry including Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester Counties. Trident Health includes two acute care hospitals –321-bed Trident Medical Center and 124-bed Summerville Medical Center; three freestanding ERs –Brighton Park Emergency, Centre Pointe Emergency and Moncks Corner Medical Center. It's also affiliated with two urgent care centers –CareNow Urgent Care Goose Creek and CareNow Urgent Care North Charleston. Trident Health is one of the region's largest employers with more than 2,500 staff and a medical staff of more than 600 physicians. In 2021 Trident Medical Center was recognized by Healthgrades as among the Top 250 Best Hospitals in America and to earn Healthgrades' Top 5% of short-term acute care hospitals in the US for Patient Safety Excellence Award. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons also recognized Trident Medical Center's open hear surgery program among the Top 10% of hospitals in the US and Canada. The Joint Commission recognizes Trident Medical Center as a Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center and Summerville Medical Center as an Advanced Primary Stroke Center. To learn more about how Trident Health is expanding services to meet the growing healthcare needs of South Carolina Lowcountry families go to www.tridenthealthsystem.com. This press release was produced by the Berkeley Chamber of Commerce. The views expressed here are the author's own.