Dr. Allison and Dr. Cecil both earned their medical degrees and completed their residencies at the Medical University of South Carolina.  Their office is located off the Isle of Palms Connector at 1200 Two Island Court in Mount Pleasant, next to Regions Bank .

 “We are excited to welcome Dr. Allison and Dr. Cecil as part of the new family medicine group, East Cooper Coastal Family Physicians,” says Janie Sinacore-Jaberg, East Cooper Regional Medical Center CEO. “Their wealth of knowledge and modern healthcare practices will ensure their patients receive top notch healthcare in a convenient setting.”

ABOUT EAST COOPER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Ramsey brings 10 years of health care financial management experience to the position.  Ramsey most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of Woodland Heights Medical Center in Lufkin, Texas.  He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, a bachelor’s degree in marketing management from the University of Central Florida and a master’s degree in health administration from the University of South Carolina.

“Tom will be a strong addition to our team,” said Andrea Wozniak, Chief Executive Officer of East Cooper Regional Medical Center.  “We feel fortunate to have him on board.”  

ABOUT EAST COOPER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

East Cooper Regional Medical Center is a 104-bed acute care hospital located at 1200 Johnnie Dodds Boulevard in Mt. Pleasant.  The hospital has been serving the medical and healthcare needs of the greater Mt. Pleasant community since 1986.  East Cooper Regional strives to be the primary health care facility in its community, providing services such as women’s care, spine and general surgery and neurosurgery services. 

In 2005 East Cooper Regional was the first hospital in South Carolina to be recognized for service excellence under the J.D. Power and Associates Distinguished Hospital Program.  This recognition was awarded again in October 2006. 

East Cooper Regional Medical Center is accredited by the Joint Commission, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.  To learn more about East Cooper Regional Medical Center, visit www.eastcoopermedctr.com.  

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When I arrived as CEO of East Cooper Regional Medial Center in the fall of 2008, I immediately sensed a genuine warmth and compassion.  I quickly realized that the warmth and compassion derived from our incredible community:  a community that, with all of its growth, continues to welcome each new resident as if they are a familiar member of the family.

 I’ve witnessed that same sentiment conveyed daily in the patient care at East Cooper.  Our quality recognitions like 5-star ratings for spine surgery, hip fracture repair and patient satisfaction; Gold Seals from one of America’s most respected health care organizations and our designation as South Carolina’s “Get With the Guidelines Hospital of the Year, are earned simply because when you truly care, quality comes naturally.   

 Our extraordinary team of health care professionals --some who touch our patients personally, and some who offer support and talents from behind the scenes --are all focused on the same goal—to provide care deserving of our friends, family and neighbors.

 As this wonderful community grows, so will the home in which we care for you.  Our new hospital, scheduled to open in the spring of 2010, is twice the size of our current facility, and our expanded medical campus offers conveniences and amenities that illustrate our commitment to the community we call home. 

 We have been a corner stone of our community for the past 23 years, and our appreciation for the opportunity to continue to be East Cooper’s hospital will live strong throughout the years to come.

 Thank you for welcoming me and my family into this gracious community, and thank you for making East Cooper Regional Medical Center your hospital.

Janie Sinacore-Jaberg, FACHE

Chief Executive Officer

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To earn this distinction, a disease management program undergoes an extensive, unannounced, on-site evaluation by a team of Joint Commission reviewers every two years. The program is evaluated against Joint Commission standards through an assessment of a program’s processes, the program’s ability to evaluate and improve care within its own organization, and interviews with patients and staff.

“This certification means East Cooper Regional Medical Center does the right things for diabetes inpatients and does them well,” says Jean E. Range, M.S., R.N., C.P.H.Q., executive director, Disease-Specific Care Certification, Joint Commission.

“East Cooper Regional Medical Center voluntarily pursued this comprehensive, independent evaluation, as well as that for stroke, pneumonia, laminectomy and heart failure, to enhance the safety and quality of care we provide,” says Janie Sinacore-Jaberg, East Cooper Regional Medical Center CEO. “We’re proud to have achieved all of these distinctions.”

The Joint Commission launched its Disease-Specific Care Certification program in 2002. It is the first program of its kind in the country to certify disease management programs. A list of programs certified by the Joint Commission is available at www.jointcommission.org.

Founded in 1951, The Joint Commission seeks to continuously improve the safety and quality of care provided to the public through the provision of health care accreditation and related services that support performance improvement in health care organizations. The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits nearly 15,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States, including more than 8,000 hospitals and home care organizations, and more than 6,800 other health care organizations that provide long term care, assisted living, behavioral health care, laboratory and ambulatory care services. The Joint Commission also accredits health plans, integrated delivery networks, and other managed care entities. In addition, the Joint Commission provides certification of disease-specific care programs, primary stroke centers, and health care staffing services. An independent, not-for-profit organization, the Joint Commission is the nation's oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care. Learn more about the Joint Commission at www.jointcommission.org.

ABOUT EAST COOPER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

East Cooper Regional Medical Center, part of Tenet South Carolina, is a 104-bed acute care hospital located at 1200 Johnnie Dodds Boulevard in Mount Pleasant.  The hospital has been serving the medical and health care needs of the East Cooper Community for 23 years.  East Cooper Regional Medical Center provides a number of services, including 24-hour emergency care, women’s and children’s services, diagnostic imaging services, orthopedics, sports medicine, pain care, adult and pediatric rehabilitation services, wound care services and surgical care, including nationally recognized spine surgery and breast reconstruction surgery.  East Cooper Regional Medical Center is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency. To learn more about East Cooper Regional Medical Center, visit  www.eastcoopermedctr.com

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East Cooper Regional Medical Center is a 104-bed acute care hospital located at 1200 Johnnie Dodds Boulevard in Mt. Pleasant.  The hospital has been serving the medical and healthcare needs of the greater Mt. Pleasant community since 1986.  East Cooper Regional strives to be the primary health care facility in its community, providing services such as women’s care, spine and general surgery and neurosurgery services. 

In 2005 East Cooper Regional was the first hospital in South Carolina to be recognized for service excellence under the J.D. Power and Associates Distinguished Hospital Program.  This recognition was awarded again in October 2006. 

East Cooper Regional Medical Center is accredited by the Joint Commission, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.  To learn more about East Cooper Regional Medical Center, visit www.eastcoopermedctr.com.

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“We are pleased that our hospital has been recognized by UnitedHealthcare for the high quality care that we provide,” said Andrea Wozniak, RN, FACHE, chief executive officer of East Cooper Regional Medical Center.   “Our physicians and staff work very hard to provide quality patient care, and this designation is evidence of the high standard of care we deliver every day.”

The UnitedHealth Premium designations are based on detailed information about programmatic structure, patient care processes and clinical outcomes that are submitted by the hospital to UnitedHealthcare.  

East Cooper Regional Medical Center is a 104-bed acute care hospital located at 1200 Johnnie Dodds Boulevard in Mt. Pleasant.  The hospital has been serving the medical and healthcare needs of the greater Mt. Pleasant community since 1986.  East Cooper Regional strives to be the primary health care facility in its community, providing services such as women’s care, spine and general surgery and neurosurgery services. 

In 2005 East Cooper Regional was the first hospital in South Carolina to be recognized for service excellence under the J.D. Power and Associates Distinguished Hospital Program.  This recognition was awarded again in October 2006. 

East Cooper Regional Medical Center is accredited by the Joint Commission, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.  To learn more about East Cooper Regional Medical Center, visit www.eastcoopermedctr.com.

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Held November 14-16 in Asheville, N.C., the competition recognizes excellence in advertising from hospitals and healthcare organizations throughout S.C. and N.C.   Some 250 members were invited to compete in more than a dozen categories, and winners were chosen by a panel of healthcare professionals. 

East Cooper’s award was for “Emergency Room” and was created by the Dimitri Creative Group in Charleston.  

“The marketing and public relations department works diligently to educate our community about East Cooper Regional Medical Center and the services we offer,” said Andrea Wozniak, CEO.  “I am very proud of their achievement.”

East Cooper Regional Medical Center is a 104-bed acute care hospital located at 1200 Johnnie Dodds Boulevard in Mt. Pleasant.  The hospital has been serving the medical and healthcare needs of the greater Mt. Pleasant community since 1986.  East Cooper Regional strives to be the primary health care facility in its community, providing services such as women’s care, spine and general surgery and neurosurgery services. 

In 2005 East Cooper Regional was the first hospital in South Carolina to be recognized for service excellence under the J.D. Power and Associates Distinguished Hospital Program.  This recognition was awarded again in October 2006. 

East Cooper Regional Medical Center is accredited by the Joint Commission, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.  To learn more about East Cooper Regional Medical Center, visit www.eastcoopermedctr.com. 

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Madison Emmitt is the daughter of Sheila Weiker, director of imaging services.  Madison is a senior at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee.   Alyson Murphy is the daughter of Juliana Murphy, a registered nurse in the nursery.  Alyson is a junior at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina.  

The scholarships are awarded each year for full-time undergraduate study at any accredited college, university or vocational-technical school.  Winners are chosen based on academic record, demonstrated leadership, participation in school and community activities, honors, work experience, goals and aspirations stated on the application, unusual personal or family circumstances and an outside appraisal.

“With the rising costs of higher education, we are pleased to offer this financial assistance to our employees and their children.  We see these scholarships as an investment in the future,” said Andrea Wozniak, CEO, East Cooper Regional Medical Center.  “Congratulations to both the recipients and their parents for this exceptional achievement.”    

ABOUT EAST COOPER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

East Cooper Regional Medical Center is a 104-bed acute care hospital located at 1200 Johnnie Dodds Boulevard in Mt. Pleasant.  The hospital has been serving the medical and healthcare needs of the greater Mt. Pleasant community since 1986.  East Cooper Regional strives to be the primary health care facility in its community, providing services such as women’s care, spine and general surgery and neurosurgery services. 

In 2005 East Cooper Regional was the first hospital in South Carolina to be recognized for service excellence under the J.D. Power and Associates Distinguished Hospital Program.  This recognition was awarded again in October 2006. 

East Cooper Regional Medical Center is accredited by the Joint Commission, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.  To learn more about East Cooper Regional Medical Center, visit www.eastcoopermedctr.com.

Under the leadership of their art teacher, Linda Hanson, the students painted and decorated over 200 individual small turtles that cover the back of the life-sized fiberglass loggerhead turtle that is appropriately called, ‘A Parent’s Journey’.  The turtle is part of the South Carolina Aquarium’s “Turtles on the Town” project, the first of its kind in Charleston.   

The turtle is now on display in the fountain at the entrance to East Cooper Regional where it will reside for the next three months.  After that, the turtle, along with 33 other turtles on display throughout the Charleston area, will be auctioned off to benefit the aquarium’s loggerhead turtle rescue program.  

East Cooper Regional Medical Center has had a long-standing relationship with the aquarium, over the years donating medical equipment and supplies to the aquarium’s Sea Turtle Hospital.  

East Cooper Regional Medical Center is a 100-bed acute care hospital located at 1200 Johnnie Dodds Boulevard in Mt. Pleasant.  The hospital has been serving the medical and healthcare needs of the greater Mt. Pleasant community since 1986.  East Cooper Regional strives to be the primary health care facility in its community, providing services such as women’s care, spine and general surgery and neurosurgery services. 

In 2005 East Cooper Regional was the first hospital in South Carolina to be recognized for service excellence under the J.D. Power and Associates Distinguished Hospital Program.  This recognition was awarded again in October 2006. 

East Cooper Regional Medical Center is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.  To learn more about East Cooper Regional Medical Center, visit www.eastcoopermedctr.com.

“Because healthcare management ultimately affects the people in our communities, it is critically important to have a standard of excellence promoted by a professional organization,” says Thomas C. Dolan, PhD, FACHE, CAE, president and chief executive officer of ACHE.  “By becoming an ACHE Fellow and simultaneously earning board certification from ACHE, healthcare leaders can show that they are committed to providing high-quality service to their patients and community.”

Fellow status represents achievement of the highest standard of professional development.  In fact, only 5,400 healthcare executives hold this distinction.  To obtain Fellow status, candidates must fulfill multiple requirements, including passing a comprehensive examination, meeting academic and experiential criteria, earning continuing education credits and demonstrating professional and community involvement.  Fellows are also committed to ongoing professional development and undergo recertification every three years.      

ABOUT THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVES  

The American College of Healthcare Executives is an international professional society of more than 30,000 healthcare executives who lead our nation’s hospitals, healthcare systems and other healthcare organizations.   

ACHE is known for its prestigious credentialing and educational programs and its annual Congress on Healthcare Leadership, which draws more than 4,000 participants each year.  ACHE is also known for its journal, the Journal of Healthcare Management, and magazine, Healthcare Executive, as well as ground-breaking research and career development and public policy programs.  ACHE’s publishing division, Health Administration Press, is one of the largest publishers of books and journals on all aspects of health services management in addition to textbooks for use in college and university courses.  Through such efforts, ACHE works toward its goal of being the premier professional society for healthcare leaders by providing exceptional value to its members.  

ABOUT EAST COOPER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER  

East Cooper Regional Medical Center is a 100-bed acute care hospital located at 1200 Johnnie Dodds Boulevard in Mt. Pleasant.  The hospital has been serving the medical and healthcare needs of the greater Mt. Pleasant community since 1986.  East Cooper Regional strives to be the primary health care facility in its community, providing services such as women’s care, spine and general surgery and neurosurgery services. 

In 2005 East Cooper Regional was the first hospital in South Carolina to be recognized for service excellence under the J.D. Power and Associates Distinguished Hospital Program.  This recognition was awarded again in October 2006. 

East Cooper Regional Medical Center is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.  To learn more about East Cooper Regional Medical Center, visit www.eastcoopermedctr.com.

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Weighing 8 pounds 3 ounces, Morgan is pictured with her parents, Suzanne and Mike Green of Andrews, S.C.  The family received a gift basket donated by Babies R Us.   

East Cooper Regional Medical Center is a 100-bed acute care hospital located at 1200 Johnnie Dodds Boulevard in Mt. Pleasant, S.C.  The hospital has been serving the medical and health care needs of the greater Mt. Pleasant community since 1986.  To learn more about East Cooper Regional Medical Center, visit www.eastcoopermedctr.com.

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Achieving the CDE credential demonstrates that the health care professional possesses distinct and specialized knowledge, thereby promoting quality of care for people with diabetes.  There are currently more than 15,000 diabetes educators who hold the CDE credential.  

ABOUT THE NATIONAL CERTIFICATION BOARD FOR DIABETES EDUCATORS (NCBDE)

NCBDE was established in 1986 to develop and administer a certification program for health care professionals who teach individuals with diabetes how to manage their disease.  Through the development, maintenance and protection of the certification process and the CDE credential, NCBDE recognizes and advances the specialty practice of diabetes education.  NCBDE supports the concept of voluntary, periodic certification for all diabetes educators who meet credential and experience eligibility requirements.  For more information, visit the web site at www.ncbde.org or call the national office at 847-228-9795.  

ABOUT EAST COOPER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

East Cooper Regional Medical Center is a 104-bed acute care hospital located at 1200 Johnnie Dodds Boulevard in Mt. Pleasant.  The hospital has been serving the medical and healthcare needs of the greater Mt. Pleasant community since 1986.  East Cooper Regional strives to be the primary health care facility in its community, providing services such as women’s care, spine and general surgery and neurosurgery services. 

In 2005 East Cooper Regional was the first hospital in South Carolina to be recognized for service excellence under the J.D. Power and Associates Distinguished Hospital Program.  This recognition was awarded again in October 2006. 

East Cooper Regional Medical Center is accredited by the Joint Commission, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.  To learn more about East Cooper Regional Medical Center, visit www.eastcoopermedctr.com.

The grant supports the first Hospice Center in the Lowcountry, which opened to patients in June 2006.  The check was presented to Executive Director, Kit Cosgrove, in December.  

“I would like to thank East Cooper Regional Medical Center and the Tenet Healthcare Foundation for this very thoughtful and needed donation,” said Cosgrove.  “We appreciate their support of our hospice center project.”

Located on Wando Park Boulevard in Mt. Pleasant, the Hospice Center augments the services of Hospice of Charleston, which has served the tricounties with home care hospice for over 26 years.    The Hospice Center provides specialized hospice care to individuals nearing the end of life.  Patients may be admitted to control distressing symptoms that cannot adequately be managed at home or for respite care  which provides relief to the patient’s primary caregiver.  More information on hospice care can be found at their web site, www.hospiceofcharleston.org.

“We’ve had a strong relationship with hospice for years,” said Andrea Wozniak, East Cooper Regional Medical Center’s CEO.  “The Hospice Center is an important resource for our community and it is a privilege for us to play a role.”

Endowed by Tenet, the Tenet Healthcare Foundation, along with East Cooper Regional Medical Center, directs grants to help healthcare needs in the communities served by facilities owned by Tenet hospitals. The Foundation also provides grants to various educational, social services, civic and humanities–supporting organizations nationwide.

East Cooper Regional Medical Center is a 100-bed acute care hospital located at 1200 Johnnie Dodds Boulevard in Mt. Pleasant.  The hospital has been serving the medical and healthcare needs of the greater Mt. Pleasant community since 1986.  East Cooper Regional strives to be the primary health care facility in its community, providing services such as women’s care, spine and general surgery and neurosurgery services.  In 2005 East Cooper Regional was the first hospital in South Carolina to be recognized for service excellence under the J.D. Power and Associates Distinguished Hospital Program.  This recognition was awarded again in October 2006. 

East Cooper Regional Medical Center is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.  To learn more about East Cooper Regional Medical Center, visit www.eastcoopermedctr.com.

The movement is designed to raise awareness of heart disease and stroke and to support ongoing research and education about women and heart disease.  Women are given tips and information on healthy eating, exercise and risk factor reduction, such as smoking cessation, weight maintenance, blood pressure control, and blood cholesterol management.   

East Cooper Regional Medical Center is a 100-bed acute care hospital located at 1200 Johnnie Dodds Boulevard in Mt. Pleasant.  The hospital has been serving the medical and healthcare needs of the greater Mt. Pleasant community since 1986.  East Cooper Regional strives to be the primary health care facility in its community, providing services such as women’s care, spine and general surgery and neurosurgery services. 

In 2005 East Cooper Regional was the first hospital in South Carolina to be recognized for service excellence under the J.D. Power and Associates Distinguished Hospital Program.  This recognition was awarded again in October 2006. 

East Cooper Regional Medical Center is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.  To learn more about East Cooper Regional Medical Center, visit www.eastcoopermedctr.com.

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