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November 28, 2005
J.D. Power 2006-2007 Recognition
Second Consecutive Year That Hospital Receives Honor for Providing an Outstanding Patient Experience East Cooper Regional Medical Center in Mount Pleasant, S.C., has been recognized for a second consecutive year for service excellence...

ECRMC Surgeons Perform First in the World Surgery
Surgeons Successfully Treat Using World-Renown Procedure for Twin-to-Twin Breast Reconstruction Mount Pleasant, SC – During a seven-hour operation at East Cooper Regional Medical Center on Tuesday, October 17, a surgical team performed breast ...

August 18, 2006
Scholarship Winners Announced
DALLAS – Aug. 18, 2006 – Tenet Healthcare Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC), and Tenet Southern States announced today that they have awarded $82,500 in one-year college scholarships to 36 children ...

January 16, 2006
Volunteer of the Year 2006
Mt. Pleasant, SC - Jan Ledbetter has been selected Volunteer of the Year for the Volunteer Service Organization (VSO) at East Cooper Regional Medical Center. Ledbetter has given over 1500 hours of service since joining the organization in Jun...

April 17, 2006
ECRMC Supports Closing the Health Care Gap
Mt. Pleasant, S.C. - East Cooper Regional Medical Center and the Tenet Healthcare Foundation have awarded a $1,000 grant to Closing the Gap in Health Care, Inc., a non-profit organization focused on providing health care tips and information thro...

May 8, 2006
Caregiver Hall of Fame
Mt. Pleasant, S.C. – Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) announced today that Andrea Nagel, RN, BSN, a Women’s Services nurse at East Cooper Regional Medical Center has been selected for Tenet’s Caregiver Hall of Fame. Reynold...

May 8, 2006
Circle of Excellence Award
Mt. Pleasant, S.C. - East Cooper Regional Medical Center has been selected to Tenet Healthcare Corporation’s 2006 Circle of Excellence. The Circle of Excellence honors those Tenet hospitals that have performed at the highest levels in the past year...

Nov. 11, 2005
ECRMC Awards United Way Grant
East Cooper Regional Medical Center and the Tenet Healthcare Foundation have awarded a $6,000 grant to the Trident United Way. The grant, designated for general operating expenses, was presented to Executive Director Chris Kerrigan on November 11. "...

October 3, 2005
ECRMC Distinguished Hospital
East Cooper Regional Medical Center Receives J.D. Power and Associates Distinguished Hospital Designation East Cooper Regional Medical Center First S.C. Hospital Recognized for Providing an Outstanding Patient Experience October 3, 2005 -- ...

April 22, 2005
Volunteer Week 2005
On April 22, East Cooper Regional Medical Center hosted a luncheon for hospital volunteers in honor of National Volunteer Week. The week of April 17-23 honors all volunteers, not just hospital volunteers. Doug and Mary Thomas of Isle of Palms have b...

March 30, 2005
Graham Wins Award
James Graham, a registered radiological technologist at East Cooper Regional Medical Center, recently won first place for his entry in the Scientific Exhibit at the South Carolina Society of Radiological Technologists in Greenville, SC. The exhib...

March 18, 2005
ECRMC to Build New Hospital
Mt. Pleasant, SC -- East Cooper Regional Medical Center plans to construct a 140-bed acute care hospital as a replacement for the current facility. This new, replacement hospital will better serve the needs of the greater East Cooper community. The a...

March 16, 2005
ECRMC Nurse Receives Award
Mt. Pleasant, SC – Melanie Cason, RN, BSN, has been selected to receive the 2005 Palmetto Gold Award for nursing excellence. Each year Palmetto Gold honors 100 registered nurses in South Carolina who exemplify excellence in nursing practice and comm...

March 15, 2005
ECRMC Observes Patient Safety Week
Mt. Pleasant, S.C. - East Cooper Regional Medical Center, in its continuing commitment to patient safety, observed National Patient Safety Awareness Week on March 6-12. Sponsored by the National Patient Safety Foundation, Patient Safety Awareness W...

October 2004
ECRMC Supports Heart Walk
Mt. Pleasant, SC - Proudly sporting their Tenet-teal t-shirts, over 75 East Cooper Regional Medical Center employees, family members and friends gathered together Saturday, October 2nd to participate in the 2004 Lowcountry American Heart Walk in Libe...

September 15, 2004
ECRMC Participates in Day of Caring
On September 14, employees of East Cooper Regional Medical Center participated in the 5th annual Day of Caring, sponsored by Trident United Way. The volunteers spent the day painting and landscaping "Granny's Place" at South Santee Community Center i...

August 2, 2004
Six defibrillators donated to the Town of Mount Pleasant
East Cooper Regional Medical Center and the MUSC Heart and Vascular Center will present six automatic external defibrillators (AED) to the Town of Mount Pleasant. The device is used to restart the heart of people who have had a sudden cardiac arres...

July 15, 2004
East Cooper Regional Medical Center Awards College Scholarships to Children of Employees
Mt. Pleasant, SC. – East Cooper Regional Medical Center, through the Tenet Healthcare Foundation, has awarded college scholarships to two local students who are children of East Cooper Regional Medical Center employees. Courtney Hunt is the daughte...

May 18, 2004
Hospital awards grant
Mt. Pleasant, SC – East Cooper Regional Medical Center, through the Tenet Healthcare Foundation, has awarded a $5,000.00 grant to East Cooper Community Outreach for support of their Med-I-Assist prescription drug assistance program. The grant was aw...

May7, 2004
Steve Woodford named Chief Financial Officer at East Cooper Regional Medical Center
Mt. Pleasant, SC – Steve Woodford has been named Chief Financial Officer for East Cooper Regional Medical Center effective May 3, 2004. In his position as CFO, he will oversee all financial operations at the hospital. Woodford has over 30 years ex...


Andrea Wozniak named chief executive officer at East Cooper Medical Center
Mount Pleasant, SC – April 30, 2003 – Andrea Wozniak has been named chief executive officer for East Cooper Regional Medical Center in Mount Pleasant, S.C. In her role, she will oversee operations for the 100-bed acute care facility. Wozniak will be ...

Apr. 7, 2003
Mary Brady named Chief Nursing Office at East Cooper
Charleston, SC., Apr. 7, 2003— East Cooper Regional Medical Center and Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) announced that Mary Brady was selected to become chief nursing officer (CNO) for the hospital effective April 1, 2003. In her position ...

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