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| New Board Members Join ECMC | 4/16/2012 | Mt. Pleasant, SC – East Cooper Medical Center recently introduced its newest Governing Board members, Francine M. Mitchell, Kevin Keenan, MD and Patricia S. Walker. They began their two-year terms on March 1.
Francine Mitchell, principal of James B. Edwards Elementary School and member of the South Carolina Association of School Administrators since 2003, has been instrumental in the progression of the partnership between the neighboring elementary school and East Cooper Medical Center.
Dr. Kevin Keenan, board certified emergency medicine physician, has treated patients at ECMC since the facility opened in 1986. He served as the hospital's director of emergency medicine since 2004 and chief of staff from 2004-2006.
Patricia Walker is president and chief executive officer of Lowcountry Food Bank and previously served as president and chief executive officer of East Cooper Meals on Wheels. Ms. Walker also serves as a member of the East Cooper Medical Center Women’s Advisory Board.
Additional East Cooper Medical Center Governing Board members include:
Judy Burnstein
Kay Chitty
James E. Craigie, MD
Molly Joseph, MD
John Mitchell, MD
Rex Morgan, MD
Danny Mullis
Ken R. Willingham
Jason Alexander, CEO
Leonard C. Fulghum, Jr. (Emeritus)
The responsibilities of the East Cooper Medical Center Governing Board include recommending hospital policy, promoting patient safety, performance improvement and quality patient care in addition to participating in planning for the Hospital. The Governing Board has ultimate responsibility and authority for safety and quality of care, treatment and services rendered in the Hospital.
“We are honored that Francine Mitchell, Dr. Kevin Keenan and Patricia Walker have joined the East Cooper Medical Center Governing Board,” said Danny Mullis, current Governing Board Chairman and Member for 12 years. “Their experience and perspectives will add tremendous value, complementing the talented leadership team and the dedicated associates of our remarkable organization.”
ABOUT EAST COOPER MEDICAL CENTER
East Cooper Medical Center, part of Tenet South Carolina, is a 130-bed acute care hospital located at 2000 Hospital Drive in Mount Pleasant. East Cooper Medical Center has been providing healthcare to the East Cooper community since 1986. We provide a number of services including 24-hour emergency care, women’s and children’s services, diagnostic imaging and interventional 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 Medical Center is accredited by The Joint Commission, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency. | | ECMC Donates To 15 Local Schools | 3/5/2012 | Hospital Helps Heal Healthcare Costs at Area Schools
Mount Pleasant, SC – Fifteen area schools were presented with donations from East Cooper Medical Center. The event took place in the hospital’s main lobby, where East Cooper CEO Jason Alexander presented each school principal and nurse with a $500 check and 1,000 Band-Aids®.
The only request made by the hospital was that the funds should be used for school employee wellness programs or the school’s health clinic.
As a community partner for the past 26 years, East Cooper Medical Center has forged a special relationship with the schools. Examples of the partnership have included providing healthcare in the schools, the hospital’s junior volunteer program and encouraging student talents, such as the commission of artwork for the new hospital.
The 15 schools who received monetary donations, as well as supplies, this year include:
Belle Hall Elementary
Cario Middle
James B. Edwards Elementary
Laing Middle
Laurel Hill Primary
Jenny Moore Elementary
Moultrie Middle
Mt. Pleasant Academy
Pinckney Elementary
Sullivan’s Island Elementary
Wando High
Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary
Lincoln High
St. James Santee Elementary
East Cooper Montessori
“East Cooper Medical Center has been part of this community for a very long time, and we understand our responsibility reaches beyond the excellent care we provide within our facility,” said East Cooper Medical Center CEO Jason Alexander, FACHE.
“What we can offer to our schools’ healthcare programs, for the good of both the faculty and students, will have lasting impact. Whether we are providing flu shots or encouraging students’ interest in medical professions, we choose to be a facilitator of a community that is healthy in more ways than one.”
“A good education offers a strong foundation for a happy and successful life, but we all know that without healthy educators and healthy students, that good education would be hard to achieve,” said Moultrie Middle School Principal Anna Dassing.
“The dollars East Cooper Medical Center has given are so important in our wellness efforts, and the supply of Band-Aids® will save us money while helping our nurse care for the cuts and scrapes that students tend to get. We are very thankful.”
About East Cooper Medical Center
East Cooper Medical Center, part of Tenet South Carolina, is a 130-bed acute care hospital located at 2000 Hospital Drive in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Previously located at 1200 Johnnie Dodds Blvd, East Cooper Medical Center has been providing healthcare to the East Cooper community since 1986. Services include, but are not limited to: 24-hour emergency care, women’s and children’s services, diagnostic imaging and interventional 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 Medical Center is accredited by The Joint Commission, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency and has six gold seals of approval for health care quality.
| | Stroke Care Award To East Cooper | 2/13/2012 | East Cooper Medical Center Receives Get With The Guidelines-Gold Quality Achievement Award For Stroke Care
Mt. Pleasant, SC – East Cooper Medical Center recently received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®–Stroke Gold Quality Achievement Award.
The award recognizes East Cooper Medical Center’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of stroke care by ensuring stroke patients receive treatment according to nationally accepted standards and recommendations.
“With a stroke, time lost is brain lost, and the Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Gold Quality Achievement Award addresses the important element of time,” said Toni Bunting, Stroke Coordinator at East Cooper. East Cooper Medical Center has developed a comprehensive system for rapid diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients admitted to the emergency department. This includes always being equipped to provide brain imaging scans, having neurologists available to conduct patient evaluations and using clot-busting medications when appropriate.
To receive the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Quality Achievement Award, East Cooper demonstrated 85% adherence in the Get With The Guidelines–Stroke key measures for 24 or more consecutive months. These include aggressive use of medications like tPA, antithrombotics, anticoagulation therapy, DVT prophylaxis, cholesterol-reducing drugs, and smoking cessation.
“The American Stroke Association commends East Cooper Medical Center for its success in implementing standards of care and protocols,” said Lee H. Schwamm, M.D., chair of the Get With The Guidelines National Steering Committee and director of the TeleStroke and Acute Stroke Services at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. “The full implementation of acute care and secondary prevention recommendations and guidelines is a critical step in saving the lives and improving outcomes of stroke patients.”
Get With The Guidelines–Stroke uses the “teachable moment,” the time soon after a patient has had a stroke, when they are most likely to listen to and follow their healthcare professionals’ guidance. Studies demonstrate that patients who are taught how to manage their risk factors while still in the hospital reduce their risk of a second heart attack or stroke.
Through Get With The Guidelines–Stroke, customized patient education materials are made available at the point of discharge, based on patients’ individual risk profiles. The take-away materials are written in an easy-to-understand format and are available in English and Spanish. In addition, the Get With The Guidelines Patient Management Tool provides access to up-to-date cardiovascular and stroke science at the point of care.
“The time is right for East Cooper Medical Center to be focused on improving the quality of stroke care by implementing Get With The Guidelines–Stroke. The number of acute ischemic stroke patients eligible for treatment is expected to grow over the next decade due to increasing stroke incidence and a large aging population,” said Jason Alexander, CEO of East Cooper Medical Center.
According to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, stroke is one of the leading causes of death and serious, long-term disability in the United States. On average, someone suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies of a stroke every four minutes; and 795,000 people suffer a new or recurrent stroke each year.
About East Cooper Medical Center
East Cooper Medical Center, part of Tenet South Carolina, is a 130-bed acute care hospital located at 2000 Hospital Drive in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Previously located at 1200 Johnnie Dodds Blvd, East Cooper Medical Center has been providing healthcare to the East Cooper community since 1986. Services include, but are not limited to: 24-hour emergency care, women’s and children’s services, diagnostic imaging and interventional 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 Medical Center is accredited by The Joint Commission, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency and has six gold seals of approval for health care quality. | | Gold Quality Heart Care Award To ECMC | 12/1/2011 |
East Cooper Medical Center Receives American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines Gold Quality Achievement Award
Mt. Pleasant, SC — East Cooper Medical Center has received the Get With The Guidelines®–Heart Failure Gold Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association.
The recognition signifies that East Cooper Medical Center has reached an aggressive goal of treating heart failure patients with 85 percent compliance for at least 24 months to core standard levels of care as outlined by the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology secondary prevention guidelines for heart failure patients.
Get With The Guidelines is a quality improvement initiative that provides hospital staff with tools that follow proven evidence-based guidelines and procedures in caring for heart failure patients to prevent future hospitalizations.
Under Get With The Guidelines–Heart Failure, heart failure patients are started on aggressive risk reduction therapies such as cholesterol-lowering drugs, beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors, aspirin, diuretics and anticoagulants while in the hospital. They also receive alcohol/drug use and thyroid management counseling as well as referrals for cardiac rehabilitation before being discharged.
"The full implementation of national heart failure guideline recommended care is a critical step in preventing recurrent hospitalizations and prolonging the lives of heart failure patients," said Lee H. Schwamm, M.D., chair of the Get With The Guidelines National Steering Committee and director of the TeleStroke and Acute Stroke Services at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Mass.
"The goal of the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines program is to help hospitals like East Cooper Medical Center implement appropriate evidence-based care and protocols that will reduce disability and the number of deaths in these patients. Published scientific studies are providing us with more and more evidence that Get With The Guidelines works. Patients are getting the right care they need when they need it. That’s resulting in improved survival."
"East Cooper Medical Center is dedicated to making our care for heart failure patients among the best in the country and implementing the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines–Heart Failure program will help us accomplish this goal by making it easier for our professionals to improve the long-term outcome for these patients," said Kari Davis, Hospital Spokesperson.
Get With The Guidelines–Heart Failure helps East Cooper’s staff develop and implement acute and secondary prevention guideline processes. The program includes quality-improvement measures such as care maps, discharge protocols, standing orders and measurement tools. This quick and efficient use of guideline tools will enable East Cooper Medical Center to improve the quality of care it provides heart failure patients, save lives and ultimately, reduce healthcare costs by lowering the recurrence of heart attacks.
According to the American Heart Association, about 5.7 million people suffer from heart failure. Statistics also show that, each year, 670,000 new cases are diagnosed and more than 277,000 people will die of heart failure.
About East Cooper Medical Center:
East Cooper Medical Center, part of Tenet South Carolina, is a 130-bed acute care hospital located at 2000 Hospital Drive in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Previously located at 1200 Johnnie Dodds Blvd, East Cooper Medical Center has been providing healthcare to the East Cooper community since 1986. Services include, but are not limited to: 24-hour emergency care, women’s and children’s services, diagnostic imaging and interventional 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 Medical Center is accredited by The Joint Commission, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency and has six gold seals of approval for health care quality. | | Charleston Breast Center First In Area To Earn Breast MRI Accreditation | 10/11/2011 |
Charleston, SC - East Cooper Medical Center recently announced that their West Ashley breast imaging facility, Charleston Breast Center, was awarded the American College of Radiology’s (ACR) accreditation for Breast MRI Services on October 4, 2011.
Charleston Breast Center is the first healthcare facility in the Charleston area to earn this accreditation. The three-year accreditation recognizes the quality and safety of imaging serves delivered by the Charleston Breast Center team. MRI of the Breast offers valuable information about many breast conditions that may not be obtained by other imaging modalities, such as mammography or ultrasound.
The ACR’s accreditation program sets quality standards for breast MRI providers and helps them continuously improve patient care by evaluating the qualifications of personnel, equipment, performance, effectiveness of quality control measures and image quality. The ACR gold seal represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety.
"The process of earning accreditation through the American College of Radiology is not easy. In fact, the ACR accreditation programs are recognized by patients and payers as the industry gold standard" said Keith Holley, director of radiology services at East Cooper Medical Center. "We are extremely proud of Dr. Lisa Baron and the entire Charleston Breast Center team for the hard work and dedication they show their patients every day. It’s that dedication to excellence that has earned this honorable recognition. "
About the American College of Radiology
The ACR is a national professional organization serving more than 34,000 diagnostic/interventional radiologists, radiation oncologists, interventional radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians and medical physicists, with programs focusing on the practice of medical imaging and radiation oncology and the delivery of comprehensive health care services.
About Charleston Breast Center
Charleston Breast Center (CBC), a community-based breast health center located at 1930 Charlie Hall Boulevard, provides breast cancer screening and detection services to women in the Greater Charleston area. Designated by the American College of Radiology as one of only two breast imaging Centers of Excellence in the Lowcountry, the CBC’s specially trained and credentialed breast health team combines expertise with advanced medical technology to detect cancer in its earlier stages. Charleston Breast Center is a division of East Cooper Medical Center. To learn more, visit www.charlestonbreastcenter.com"
About East Cooper Medical Center
East Cooper Medical Center, part of Tenet South Carolina, is a 130-bed acute care hospital located at 2000 Hospital Drive in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Previously located at 1200 Johnnie Dodds Blvd, East Cooper Medical Center has been providing healthcare to the East Cooper community since 1986. Services include, but are not limited to: 24-hour emergency care, women’s and children’s services, diagnostic imaging and interventional 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 Medical Center is accredited by The Joint Commission, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency and has six gold seals of approval for health care quality | | Sale Of Former East Cooper Facility Completed | 8/9/2011 |
Mount Pleasant, S.C. – East Cooper Medical Center and Kindred Healthcare have announced the closing on the sale of the former East Cooper Regional Medical Center site to Kindred Healthcare.
Kindred Healthcare has purchased the 125,000 square feet facility, located at the vacant address at Johnnie Dodds Boulevard and Bowman Road. In a news release last month, Kindred announced plans to relocate its existing Kindred Hospital Charleston, a downtown specialty hospital to the Mount Pleasant facility, renovating it to house 59 long term acute care beds and 35 sub acute care beds by 2012. The long-term, acute care hospital specializes in treating and rehabilitating patients with needs beyond the length of the typical acute care hospital stay.
" We're excited to welcome our new neighbor, Kindred, to Mount Pleasant," said Evan Ray, Chief Operating Officer at East Cooper. "They are well-known for their high quality of care for long-term, acute hospital stays and we are looking forward to strengthening our relationship with them. We plan to work closely with Kindred, and know our patients will benefit by having the Kindred facility in Mount Pleasant."
"We look forward to moving to the Mount Pleasant area and expanding the services we can provide to more effectively meet the healthcare needs of our community," said Jennifer Sheets, Chief Executive Officer of Kindred Hospital Charleston. "At Kindred, we are committed to providing high quality, cost-effective healthcare services and providing a continuum of services that allows us to 'Continue the Care' for our patients and residents through an entire episode of treatment and recovery."
East Cooper Medical Center left the old facility in April 2010, when it opened its new, five-floor, 250,000-squre foot hospital at 2000 Hospital Drive.
About East Cooper Medical Center
East Cooper Medical Center, part of Tenet South Carolina, is a 130-bed acute care hospital located at 2000 Hospital Drive in Mount Pleasant. East Cooper Medical Center has been providing healthcare to the East Cooper community since 1986. We provide a number of services including 24-hour emergency care, womenfs and childrenfs services, diagnostic imaging and interventional 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 Medical Center is accredited by The Joint Commission, the nation's oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.
About Kindred Healthcare, Inc.
Kindred Healthcare, Inc., a top-150 private employer in the United States, is a healthcare services company based in Louisville, Kentucky with annual revenues of $6 billion and approximately 76,000 employees in 46 states. On June 1, 2011, Kindred through its subsidiaries provided healthcare services in over 2,000 locations, including 121 long-term acute care hospitals, five inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, 224 nursing and rehabilitation centers, 113 inpatient rehabilitation units (primarily hospital-based) and a contract rehabilitation services business, RehabCare, which served approximately 1,560 non-affiliated facilities. Ranked as one of Fortune magazine's Most Admired Healthcare Companies for three years in a row, Kindred's mission is to promote healing, provide hope, preserve dignity and produce value for each patient, resident, family member, customer, employee and shareholder we serve. For more information, go to www.kindredhealthcare.com. | | Jason Alexander New CEO Of ECMC | 8/8/2011 |
DALLAS – Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) today announced that East Cooper Medical Center has appointed Jason Alexander as its new chief executive officer. As CEO, Alexander will oversee strategic, operational and clinical activities for the 140-bed acute-care hospital in Mount Pleasant, S.C.
"We are pleased that Jason is re-joining our organization. He is a proven leader who has consistently demonstrated an ability to develop and execute sound strategies, improve operations and clinical quality and work collaboratively with physicians," said John Holland, senior vice president of operations for Tenet’s Southern States region. "His skill set and 15 years of experience in health care management will be integral in enhancing the success of East Cooper Medical Center."
Previously, Alexander served as executive vice president and chief operating officer for Providence Healthcare in Mobile, Ala., where he was responsible for the day-to-day operations of more than 2,350 employees at the 349-bed acute care hospital. During his five-year tenure at the hospital, Alexander created and implemented operational initiatives that generated savings of $14 million, raised patient satisfaction from the 60 th to 80th percentile, and improved employee satisfaction from the 50th to the 80th percentile.
Prior to joining Providence Healthcare, Alexander served as the director of business development and physician operations for Tenet’s 602-bed Brookwood Medical Center where he oversaw strategy development, managed ambulatory care centers, and recruited and managed employed physicians.
Alexander is active within the health care community, serving as the Alabama Regent’s Advisory Council Member for the American College of Healthcare Executives; he is also active on several committees for the Alabama Hospital Association.
Alexander holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of South Alabama and master’s degrees in business administration and health administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Tenet Healthcare Corporation is a health care services company whose subsidiaries and affiliates own and operate acute care hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and diagnostic imaging centers. Tenet’s hospitals and related health care facilities are committed to providing high quality care to patients in the communities they serve. For more information, please visit www.tenethealth.com.
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Investors: Thomas Rice (469) 893-2522 Thomas.Rice@tenethealth.com
Some of the statements in this release may constitute forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and could be affected by numerous factors and are subject to various risks and uncertainties discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2010, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and periodic reports on Form 8-K. Do not rely on any forward-looking statement, as we cannot predict or control many of the factors that ultimately may affect our ability to achieve the results estimated. We make no promise to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of changes in underlying factors, new information, future events or otherwise.
Tenet uses its company web site to provide important information to investors about the company including the posting of important announcements regarding financial performance and corporate developments. | | Hold Your Place In The ER Online | 8/1/2011 |
Learn more about InQuickER, hold your place in line
MT. PLEASANT, SC – East Cooper Medical Center has released a new online service called InQuickER, an emergency room service that allows consumers to hold a place at the hospital online, while waiting in the comfort of their own homes.
Beginning today, you can hold your place online at the East Cooper Medical Center Emergency Department by completing an online form and arriving at the projected treatment time. You will be seen by a health professional in the emergency room within 15 minutes. The new service is only intended for individuals who have non-life threatening medical conditions.
"We know people in our community want convenience and better communication," explains Theresa Lynn, RN, BSN, CNE, emergency services director at East Cooper Medical Center. "While estimates and averages about emergency room wait times may vary, many emergency room patients can end up waiting several hours in waiting rooms. With this service, users enjoy the convenience of choosing where they wait and a projected time to see a healthcare professional in the emergency room."
InQuickER does not affect the wait times of other emergency room patients, nor does it allow certain individuals to "cut" in front of others. Additionally, if the projected treatment time changes due to an influx of patients requiring priority treatment, the user will be notified and given an alternate time or a refund.
Increased demand and decreased capacity are creating traffic jams in ER waiting rooms across the country, according to the American College of Emergency Physicians, adding stress and anguish to an experience that invokes anxiety. To address the growing need to deliver more efficient service, hospitals are utilizing InQuickER to streamline the throughput processes while focusing now, more than ever, on patient satisfaction.
InQuickER has designed safeguards in its system intended to prevent those who have potentially life-threatening medical conditions from using the InQuickER service. Individuals requiring immediate medical treatment should go immediately to the nearest emergency department or call 911.
Get more information about holding your place online.
About East Cooper Medical Center
East Cooper Medical Center, part of Tenet South Carolina, is a 130-bed acute care hospital located at 2000 Hospital Drive in Mount Pleasant. East Cooper Medical Center has been providing healthcare to the East Cooper community since 1986. We provide a number of services including 24-hour emergency care, womenfs and childrenfs services, diagnostic imaging and interventional 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 Medical Center is accredited by The Joint Commission, the nationfs oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency. | | Partnership With Mt. Pleasant Promotes Employee Wellness | 7/7/2011 |
MOUNT PLEASANT, SC -- East Cooper Medical Center (ECMC) and the Town of Mount Pleasant have partnered to provide health and wellness services to town employees.
As such, East Cooper Coastal Family Physicians will oversee a convenient, on-site clinic located at Town Hall, and services available at the clinic will include preventive care and basic medical services.
"The Town has been proactive in its response to healthcare cost increase and the impact on our employees and on our taxpayers," said Mayor Billy Swails. "We are looking at affordable and creative ways to reduce our healthcare premiums and improve our employees' health and productivity. We are pleased to partner with ECMC in support of wellness."
"We are extremely excited to partner with the Town of Mount Pleasant," said Evan Ray, Chief Operations Officer at ECMC. "The Town is dedicated to improving employee health and wellness, and we're glad to help make that happen. East Cooper has been Mount Pleasant's hospital for over 25 years, and it makes sense for us to team up with the town, helping them to manage their health benefits."
About East Cooper Medical Center
East Cooper Medical Center, part of Tenet South Carolina, is a 130-bed acute care hospital located at 2000 Hospital Drive in Mount Pleasant. East Cooper Medical Center has been providing healthcare to the East Cooper community since 1986. We provide a number of services including 24-hour emergency care, women's and children's services, diagnostic imaging and interventional 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 Medical Center is accredited by The Joint Commission, the nation's oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency. | | East Cooper Volunteers Award Scholarships | 6/10/2011 |
Doug Thomas, VSO President, center, with scholarship recipients, from left, Ashton Williams, University of South Carolina; Katie Little, Clemson; Alex Driscoll, Clemson; Katie Meuli, Miller-Motte; and Michelle Ford, College of Charleston. Not pictured is Parris Jackson, College of Charleston.
Mount Pleasant, SC – The Volunteer Service Organization (VSO) at East Cooper Medical Center awarded six $1,000 college scholarships on June 7 to students studying for health-related careers.
The Volunteer Service Organization is a non-profit 501-C3 organization with over 112 volunteers. The volunteers also manage the gift shop at the hospital. All money made in the gift shop and through fund-raising activities goes to fund scholarships, medications for patients who can’t afford their medication and to local charities in the community. | | Volunteers Spread Gift Of Comfort To Lowcountry Patients | 5/9/2011 |
MOUNT PLEASANT, SC -- Giving the gift of comfort, the local branch of the Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RVSP) presented East Cooper Medical Center with beautiful, handmade afghan blankets for patients. The blankets will be used by patients undergoing infusions in Pre-Admission Testing (PAT).
According to Kate Kiel, RN, PAT, "These afghans are not only beautiful, they are so comforting for our patients. Patients can actually feel the warmth, kindness and love that went into making these afghans."
RSVP is America’s largest volunteer network for people age 55 and over. Join RSVP and you join nearly 500,000 volunteers across the country who are tackling tough issues in their communities.
About East Cooper Medical Center
East Cooper Medical Center, part of Tenet South Carolina, is a 140-bed acute care hospital located at 2000 Hospital Drive in Mount Pleasant. Previously located at 1200 Johnnie Dodds Blvd, East Cooper Medical Center has been providing healthcare to the East Cooper community since 1986. We provide a number of services including 24-hour emergency care, women’s and children’s services, diagnostic imaging and interventional 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 Medical Center is accredited by The Joint Commission, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency. | | ECMC First In U.S. To Earn Colorectal Certification | 5/6/2011 |
Mount Pleasant, SC – East Cooper Medical Center has earned the nation’s first Joint Commission Gold Seal of ApprovalTM for its minimally invasive colorectal surgery program by demonstrating compliance with national standards for healthcare quality and safety in disease-specific care. The certification award recognizes East Cooper Medical Center’s dedication to continuous compliance with the Joint Commission’s state-of-the-art standards.
East Cooper Medical Center underwent a rigorous on-site survey April 28-29. A team of Joint Commission expert surveyors evaluated the hospital for compliance with standards of care specific to the needs of patients and families, including infection prevention and control, leadership and medication management. East Cooper Medical Center has five other Joint Commission Gold Seals of Approval for laminectomy (vertebra decompression), heart failure, pneumonia, stroke and advanced diabetic management.
"The Colorectal Center at East Cooper Medical Center follows a pathway of care for minimally invasive colon and rectal surgeries based on national guidelines to guide each patient’s care and assure that everything is done to promote decreased length of stay and decreased complications," said Dr. Rudolph Rustin, a colorectal surgeon at East Cooper.
"With our network of board-certified, fellowship trained colorectal surgeons and dedicated colorectal and wound care nurse coordinator, and now our Gold Sealfrom the Joint Commission, we believe East Cooper has one of the leading colorectal surgery programs in the country."
"Achieving the first Joint Commission certification in minimally invasive colorectal surgery, for our organization, is a major step toward maintaining excellence and continually improving the care we provide," said Janie Sinacore-Jaberg, CEO of East Cooper Medical Center. "We are so proud of our six Gold Seals of Approval, which is more than any other hospital in South Carolina."
"In achieving Joint Commission certification, East Cooper Medical Center has demonstrated its commitment to the highest level of care for its patients with minimally invasive colorectal surgery," says Jean Range, M.S., R.N., C.P.H.Q. executive director, Disease-Specific Care Certification, The Joint Commission. "Certification is a voluntary process and I commend East Cooper Medical Center for successfully undertaking this challenge to elevate its standard of care and instill confidence in the community it serves."
The Joint Commission’s Disease-Specific Care Certification Program, launched in 2002, is designed to evaluate clinical programs across the continuum of care. Certification requirements address three core areas: compliance with consensus-based national standards; effective use of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines to manage and optimize care; and an organized approach to performance measurement and improvement activities.
About East Cooper Medical Center
East Cooper Medical Center, part of Tenet South Carolina, is a 140-bed acute care hospital located at 2000 Hospital Drive in Mount Pleasant. Previously located at 1200 Johnnie Dodds Blvd, East Cooper Medical Center has been providing healthcare to the East Cooper community since 1986. We provide a number of services including 24-hour emergency care, women’s and children’s services, diagnostic imaging and interventional 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 Medical Center is accredited by The Joint Commission, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency. | | Nurses 'Pampered' During National Nurses Week May 6-12 | 5/3/2011 |
Mount Pleasant, SC – In honor of the hard work and special care nurses provide to our community daily, East Cooper Medical Center will celebrate National Nurses Week by treating its nurses to a special spa day at the hospital on May 6. More than 200 East Cooper Medical Center nurses will enjoy free manicures, pedicures, make-up consultations, waxing and haircuts in a special "pampering" room. Stylists from the Academy of Cosmetology will provide the services.
National Nurses Week begins on May 6, RN Recognition Day, and concludes May 12, birthday of Florence Nightingale, founder of nursing as a modern profession. National Nurses Week is one of the nation's largest healthcare events, recognizing the contributions and commitments nurses make to their community.
"The nurses at East Cooper Medical Center are truly the heart of our organization. They are committed to providing excellence in clinical care and take such great care of our patients," said Meg Scheaffel-Shorrock, RN, MBA, MHA, ECMC Chief Nursing Officer. "Nurses Week provides us with an opportunity to express our gratitude for their dedication. They definitely deserve some pampering."
The history of Nurses Day can be traced back to 1953 when Dorothy Sutherland of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare sent a proposal to President Eisenhower to proclaim a "Nurse Day" in October of the following year. The proclamation was never made, but the following year National Nurses Week was observed October 11 – 16, marking the 100th anniversary of Florence Nightingale's mission to Crimea.
About East Cooper Medical Center
East Cooper Medical Center, part of Tenet South Carolina, is a 140-bed acute care hospital located at 2000 Hospital Drive in Mount Pleasant. Previously located at 1200 Johnnie Dodds Blvd, East Cooper Medical Center has been providing healthcare to the East Cooper community since 1986. We provide a number of services including 24-hour emergency care, women’s and children’s services, diagnostic imaging and interventional 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 Medical Center is accredited by The Joint Commission, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency. | | May 12 Garden Party: 2nd Annual 'We Know Women' Event | 4/26/2011 |
Mount Pleasant, SC -- Women of all ages are coming together for a free night of health and wellness hot topics, retail therapy and more to celebrate the second annual "We Know Women Event: Garden Party" on Thursday, May 12 from 5:30 - 8 p.m. in the first floor lobby and gardens of East Cooper Medical Center, 2000 Hospital Drive in Mount Pleasant.
Participants are asked to please register for this free event, by calling (843) 884-7031.
The vent will have a garden party theme, and women will have the opportunity to shop local vendors, enjoy live music and demonstrations and listen to brief, informational sessions led by local physicians on some of the hottest women's health topics. Wine tastings from Whole Foods Market, chocolate and cheese will also be provided. It's an event women don’t want to miss.
The evening will include a Hip Hop Demonstration featuring Angel Roberts of Peace Love Hip Hop. Shoppers can enjoy a little "Retail Therapy" by shopping local vendors such as Abide-While, Dee Ruel, The Foot Store, Grill Charms, HandPicked, Jonathan Green Prints, Little Bit, Miche Bag, No Wheat Treats, Relax the Back, Silpada Designs, Thirty-One, Usborne Books and Whaley’s Photos.
The "We Know Women Event" is free, and many vendors will be offering discounts. There also will be a wide variety of giveaways. Get more information.
Wellness Hot Topics
“Flappers Do the Charleston: The Free Flap Breast Reconstruction Method” James Craigie, MD, and Richard Kline, MD
“How To Talk to Your Teenagers” Lee Allison, MD
“Women and Heart Disease: What You Need to Know” Terrence O’Brien, MD
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What: We Know Women Event: Garden Party
When: Thursday, May 12, 5:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Where: East Cooper Medical Center Lobby & Garden, 2000 Hospital Drive, Mount Pleasant
Cost: Free to attend but local vendors will be on hand, so bring money for shopping Participants are asked to please register by calling (843) 884-7031
About East Cooper Medical Center
East Cooper Medical Center, part of Tenet South Carolina, is a 140-bed acute care hospital located at 2000 Hospital Drive in Mount Pleasant. Previously located at 1200 Johnnie Dodds Blvd, East Cooper Medical Center has been providing healthcare to the East Cooper community since 1986. We provide a number of services including 24-hour emergency care, women’s and children’s services, diagnostic imaging and interventional 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 Medical Center is accredited by The Joint Commission, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency. | | Gold Quality Award Goes To East Cooper | 4/18/2011 | MOUNT PLEASANT, SC — East Cooper Medical Center has received the Get With The Guidelines®–Heart Failure Gold Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association. The recognition signifies that East Cooper Medical Center has reached an aggressive goal of treating heart failure patients with 85 percent compliance for at least 24 months to core standard levels of care as outlined by the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology secondary prevention guidelines for heart failure patients.
Get With The Guidelines is a quality improvement initiative that provides hospital staff with tools that follow proven evidence-based guidelines and procedures in caring for heart failure patients to prevent future hospitalizations.
Under Get With The Guidelines–Heart Failure, heart failure patients are started on aggressive risk reduction therapies such as cholesterol-lowering drugs, beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors, aspirin, diuretics and anticoagulants while in the hospital. They also receive alcohol/drug use and thyroid management counseling as well as referrals for cardiac rehabilitation before being discharged.
“East Cooper Medical Center is dedicated to making our care for heart failure patients among the best in the country and implementing the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines–Heart Failure program will help us accomplish this goal by making it easier for our professionals to improve the long-term outcome for these patients,” said Janie Sinacore-Jaberg, Chief Executive Officer of East Cooper Medical Center.
Get With The Guidelines–Heart Failure helps East Cooper Medical Center’s staff develop and implement acute and secondary prevention guideline processes. The program includes quality-improvement measures such as care maps, discharge protocols, standing orders and measurement tools. This quick and efficient use of guideline tools will enable East Cooper Medical Center to improve the quality of care it provides heart failure patients, save lives and ultimately, reduce healthcare costs by lowering the recurrence of heart attacks.
According to the American Heart Association, about 5.7 million people suffer from heart failure. Statistics also show that, each year, 670,000 new cases are diagnosed and more than 277,000 people will die of heart failure.
About East Cooper Medical Center
East Cooper Medical Center, part of Tenet South Carolina, is a 130-bed acute care hospital located at 2000 Hospital Drive in Mount Pleasant. Previously located at 1200 Johnnie Dodds Blvd, East Cooper Medical Center has been providing healthcare to the East Cooper community since 1986. We provide a number of services including 24-hour emergency care, women’s and children’s services, diagnostic imaging and interventional 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 Medical Center is accredited by The Joint Commission, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.
About Get With The Guidelines
Get With The Guidelines® is the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s hospital-based quality improvement program that empowers healthcare teams to save lives and reduce healthcare costs by helping hospitals follow evidence-based guidelines and recommendations. For more information, visit heart.org/quality.
| | Stroke Care Quality Plus Award To ECMC | 3/22/2011 |
Award demonstrates ECMC’s commitment to quality care for stroke patients
MOUNT PLEASANT, SC -- East Cooper Medical Center has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes East Cooper Medical Center’s commitment and success in implementing excellent care for stroke patients, according to evidence-based guidelines.
To receive the award, East Cooper Medical Center achieved of 85 percent or higher adherence to all Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Quality Achievement indicators for two or more consecutive 12-month intervals and achieved 75 percent or higher compliance with six of 10 Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Quality Measures, which are reporting initiatives to measure quality of care.
These measures include aggressive use of medications, such as tPA, antithrombotics, anticoagulation therapy, DVT prophylaxis, cholesterol reducing drugs and smoking cessation, all aimed at reducing death and disability and improving the lives of stroke patients.
"With a stroke, time lost is brain lost, and the Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award demonstrates ECMC’s commitment to being one of the top hospitals in the country for providing aggressive, proven stroke care," said Janie Sinacore-Jaberg, CEO of East Cooper Medical Center. "We will continue with our focus on providing care that has been shown in the scientific literature to quickly and efficiently treat stroke patients with evidence-based protocols,"
"East Cooper Medical Center is to be commended for its commitment to implementing standards of care and protocols for treating stroke patients," said Lee H. Schwamm, M.D., chair of the Get With The Guidelines National Steering Committee and director of the TeleStroke and Acute Stroke Services at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. "The full implementation of acute care and secondary prevention recommendations and guidelines is a critical step in saving the lives and improving outcomes of stroke patients."
Get With The Guidelines–Stroke uses the "teachable moment," the time soon after a patient has had a stroke, when they are most likely to listen to and follow their healthcare professionals’ guidance. Studies demonstrate that patients who are taught how to manage their risk factors while still in the hospital reduce their risk of a second heart attack or stroke.
Through Get With The Guidelines–Stroke, customized patient education materials are made available at the point of discharge, based on patients’ individual risk profiles. The take-away materials are written in an easy-to-understand format and are available in English and Spanish. In addition, the Get With The Guidelines Patient Management Tool gives healthcare providers access to up-to-date cardiovascular and stroke science at the point of care.
"The time is right for East Cooper Medical Center to be focused on improving the quality of stroke care by implementing Get With The Guidelines–Stroke. The number of acute ischemic stroke patients eligible for treatment is expected to grow over the next decade due to increasing stroke incidence and a large aging population," said Sinacore-Jaberg.
According to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, stroke is one of the leading causes of death and serious, long-term disability in the United States. On average, someone suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies of a stroke every four minutes; and 795,000 people suffer a new or recurrent stroke each year.
About East Cooper Medical Center
East Cooper Medical Center, part of Tenet South Carolina, is a 130-bed acute care hospital located at 2000 Hospital Drive in Mount Pleasant. Previously located at 1200 Johnnie Dodds Blvd, East Cooper Medical Center has been providing healthcare to the East Cooper community since 1986. We provide a number of services including 24-hour emergency care, women’s and children’s services, diagnostic imaging and interventional 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 Medical Center is accredited by The Joint Commission, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.
About Get With The Guidelines
Get With The Guidelines® is the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s hospital-based quality improvement program that empowers healthcare teams to save lives and reduce healthcare costs by helping hospitals follow evidence-based guidelines and recommendations. For more information, visit heart.org/quality.
| | Women's Advisory Board Members Introduced | 3/7/2011 | Mount Pleasant, SC - East Cooper Medical Center recently announced the names of the members of their inaugural Women’s Advisory Board. The Board, consisting of 17 local women and six hospital employees, has committed to increasing healthcare awareness in the community and advising East Cooper Medical Center in the direction, design and delivery of women's healthcare services.
Members of the Women’s Advisory Board play an important role in the relationships between East Cooper Medical Center, the community and area physicians. Communication is centered on providing women the best healthcare available; healthcare that is specifically tailored to their needs and preferences. The advisory board aids the hospital in educating the community about issues facing women and their families and they also serve as advocates for East Cooper Medical Center’s women’s services.
The hospital’s first Women’s Advisory Board consists of decision makers from throughout the Lowcountry including:
▪ Penny Bagwell Retired teacher – St. Andrews Day School
▪ Lucy Beckham Principal Wando High School
▪ Nancy Cagan Partner / Owner Horton Hayes Fine Art
▪ Lynn Carmody Real estate Broker, Carolina One
▪ Jane Davis Principal, Mount Pleasant Academy
▪ Jennifer Durbin Mom / Personal Fitness Trainer
▪ Toya H. Green Special Counsel, McNair Law Firm
▪ Terry Haas Television Personality - HGTV, Realestate Broker
▪ Leslie Haywood Entrepreneur / Inventor Grill Charms
▪ Marcie Jacobs Entrepreneur
. Katie Newingham Sales - EcoQuip, Inc.
. Linda Page Auctioneer, Real Estate Agent, Business Owner – Page’s ThievesMarket, Inc., Pages Incredible Kitchen, Councilwoman – Town of Mt. Pleasant
▪ Norma Jean Page Recreation Director – City of Isle of Palms
▪ Kathy Roberts MUSC Graduate Student
▪ Heather Speizman Owner – Bottles ‘n Brushes
▪ Thomasena Stokes-Marshall Retired NYPD detective, Councilwoman - Town of Mt. Pleasant
▪ Peggy Swails First Lady of Mount Pleasant, Retired - United States Probation Officer
▪ Dr. Mary Thornley President - Trident Technical College
▪ Pat Walker President/Chief Executive Officer, East Cooper Meals on Wheels
▪ Kari Davis Director of Business Development & Physician Relations, East Cooper Medical Center
▪ Jenny Hanzel Manager of Physician Relations, East Cooper Medical Center
▪ Marisha Henry Director of Patient Access, East Cooper Medical Center
▪ Janie Sinacore-Jaberg CEO, East Cooper Medical Center
▪ Shirley Nilsen Community Relations Manager, East Cooper Medical Center
▪ Meg Sharrock CNO, East Cooper Medical Center
“We are thrilled with the ensemble of women who have honored us with their involvement on the hospital’s inaugural Women’s Advisory Board,” said East Cooper Medical Center CEO, Janie Sinacore-Jaberg. “The community has come to know us as a healthcare provider who truly knows women, and the insight and commitment of this group will provide us something special to continue to develop women’s services that encompass what women need -- and want.”
The Board, who meets every other month, is comprised of women with a breadth of diversity, including age, professional roles and residential location. “While we are proud to be centrally located east of the Cooper, we recognize that our patients come from beyond the East Cooper area,” said Jaberg. “With that in mind, we have recruited the help of women who live throughout the Lowcountry. These women come from all walks of life and offer balanced representation of our community and patients.”
ABOUT EAST COOPER MEDICAL CENTER
East Cooper Medical Center, part of Tenet South Carolina, is a 130-bed acute care hospital located at 2000 Hospital Drive in Mount Pleasant. Previously located at 1200 Johnnie Dodds Blvd, East Cooper Medical Center has been providing healthcare to the East Cooper community since 1986. We provide a number of services including 24-hour emergency care, women’s and children’s services, diagnostic imaging and interventional 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 Medical Center is accredited by The Joint Commission, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency. | | ER Wait Times Posted Online | 3/7/2011 | Know Emergency Room Wait Times Before You Leave The House
Mount Pleasant, SC -- Sometimes the most painful part about going to the emergency room is the wait time, but a new addition to the East Cooper Medical Center website is helping patients know how long the wait time in the ER is before they even leave the house.
Residents can now access the new ER Clock on the hospital website Home Page and see the average door-to-bed wait time. They can also see it on a large digital outdoor billboard during their commute on Interstate 526 between the Clements Ferry Road and Daniel Island exits.
Press Ganey, a leading provider of quality improvement solutions in the health care industry, reports that the average ER visit in the U.S. in 2009 lasted four hours and seven minutes but at East Cooper Medical Center, the average wait time in December 2010 was 15 minutes from door to bed.
The time is tracked using a statistical tracker system that transfers data to an RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed. The feed automatically displays and updates the time online. Wait times reflect a rolling two-hour average and are updated every five minutes. Patients are seen in priority order based on the type and severity of their medical complaint. The technology is designed for patients with relatively minor medical conditions. Patients with potentially life-threatening health problems should call 9-1-1 so they can receive life-saving measures in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. Patients with medical emergencies, such as heart attack, stroke or traumatic injuries, are always seen immediately.
According to Theresa Lynn, RN, director of emergency medicine at East Cooper Medical Center, the technology is helping patients and the hospital address one of the most common complaints about emergency departments – long wait times.
“We know that families are busier than ever and that every minute matters when you are ill or have a minor injury and of course, no one wants to make a trip to the ER,” says Lynn. “But for patients with non-life-threatening conditions, knowing before they come to East Cooper what they can expect in terms of wait time in the emergency room can make their hospital visit less stressful. It’s so easy, they are even able to look it up on their smart phones too.”
About East Cooper Medical Center
East Cooper Medical Center, part of Tenet South Carolina, is a 130-bed acute care hospital located at 2000 Hospital Drive in Mount Pleasant. Previously located at 1200 Johnnie Dodds Blvd, East Cooper Medical Center has been providing healthcare to the East Cooper community since 1986. We provide a number of services including 24-hour emergency care, women’s and children’s services, diagnostic imaging and interventional 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 Medical Center is accredited by The Joint Commission, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency. | | ACR Accreditation Earned By Charleston Breast Center | 3/7/2011 |
Charleston, S.C. -- Charleston Breast Center has been awarded a three-year accreditation in breast ultrasound as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR).
Ultrasound imaging is a noninvasive medical test that uses high-frequency sound waves to produce images of internal body parts to help physicians diagnose and better treat medical conditions. Ultrasound imaging of the breast produces a picture of the internal structures of the breast.
The ACR gold seal of accreditation represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety. It is awarded only to facilities meeting ACR Practice Guidelines and Technical Standards after a peer-review evaluation by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field.
Image quality, personnel qualifications, adequacy of facility equipment, quality control procedures, and quality assurance programs are assessed. The findings are reported to the ACR Committee on Accreditation, which subsequently provides the practice with a comprehensive report they can use for continuous practice improvement.
The ACR is a national professional organization serving more than 34,000 diagnostic/interventional radiologists, radiation oncologists, nuclear medicine physicians, and medical physicists with programs focusing on the practice of medical imaging and radiation oncology and the delivery of comprehensive health care services.
ABOUT THE CHARLESTON BREAST CENTER
Charleston Breast Center (CBC) is a community-based breast health center at 1930 Charlie Hall Boulevard, that provides breast cancer screening and detection services to women in the Greater Charleston area. Designated as one of only two breast imaging Centers of Excellencein the Lowcountry by the American College of Radiology, the CBC’s specially trained and credentialed breast health team combines expertise with advanced medical technology to catch cancer when it can still be cured. Charleston Breast Center is a division of East Cooper Medical Center.
ABOUT EAST COOPER MEDICAL CENTER
East Cooper Medical Center, part of Tenet South Carolina, is a 130-bed acute care hospital located at 2000 Hospital Drive in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Previously located at 1200 Johnnie Dodds Blvd, East Cooper Medical Center has been providing healthcare to the East Cooper community since 1986. We provide a number of services including 24- hour emergency care, women’s and children’s services, diagnostic imaging and interventional 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 Medical Center is accredited by The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency | | Charleston Imaging New Division of East Cooper | 1/31/2011 |
Mount Pleasant, SC -- East Cooper Medical Center recently announced that Charleston Imaging has become a division of the hospital's growing system. The deal was finalized Wednesday, Jan. 19.
Founded in 2006 by David Goltra, MD, Charleston Imaging is an outpatient diagnostic and interventional radiology center accredited by the American College of Radiology. Charleston Imaging has developed a reputation of providing superior clinical images, as well as excellence in interventional procedures, and will continue to offer patients the same high-quality, compassionate care.
Located near the I-526 and Long Point Road intersection at 582 Lone Tree Drive in Mt. Pleasant, Charleston Imaging will continue to operate under the same name, but shall be identified as a division of East Cooper Medical Center.
"We are extremely proud of the unique nature of Charleston Imaging," said Dr. Goltra. "We can image, diagnose and treat patients in one office, and typically in a short amount of time. The partnership (with ECMC) will allow us to offer patients even more diagnostic services and an expansion of care."
"Charleston Imaging's focus will remain the same--to offer comprehensive radiology services by highly trained specialists. Now, Charleston Imaging's patients will benefit from the easily accessible continuum-of-care provided at East Cooper Medical Center--care that patients travel the globe to receive," said Janie Sinacore-Jaberg, chief executive officer of East Cooper Medical Center.
"We're delighted Charleston Imaging will be joining the East Cooper family. Their excellent reputation speaks volumes about the quality of care they provide, and their mission fits perfectly with ours--to provide high quality healthcare services to the Lowcountry."
ABOUT EAST COOPER MEDICAL CENTER
East Cooper Medical Center, part of Tenet South Carolina, is a 130-bed acute care hospital located at 2000 Hospital Drive in Mount Pleasant. Previously located at 1200 Johnnie Dodds Blvd., East Cooper Medical Center has been providing healthcare to the East Cooper community since 1986. We provide a number of services, including 24-hour emergency care, women’s and children’s services, diagnostic imaging and interventional 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 Medical Center is accredited by The Joint Commission, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.
ABOUT CHARLESTON IMAGING
Charleston Imaging provides cutting-edge imaging technology managed by board-certified fellowship-trained radiologists, and is capable of generating images that are unsurpassed in resolution and clinical detail. Charleston Imaging was formed by local physicians in 2006 with the goal of providing South Carolinians with convenient, state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging at an economical price. Our center provides a comfortable and relaxing environment along with compassionate, highly experienced technologists to deliver the best experience possible. Services Offered: MRI, CT, Digital X-ray, Ultrasound, Image Guided Procedures. | | Charleston Breast Center A New Division Of ECMC | 9/7/2010 |
Mount Pleasant, SC -- East Cooper Medical Center (ECMC) recently announced that a purchase agreement has been signed to acquire the Charleston Breast Center (CBC). Terms of the agreement have not been released.
Founded in 2006 by Lisa Baron, MD and Paul Baron, MD, the Charleston Breast Center is nationally recognized as a "Breast Imaging Center of Excellence" by the American College of Radiology. This community-based medical facility offers digital screening, diagnostic mammograms, breast ultrasounds, breast biopsies, bone density exams and breast-optimized MRIs.
All services will continue to be offered by the current Charleston Breast Center staff at 1930 Charlie Hall Boulevard in West Ashley, and the facility will continue to operate under the name Charleston Breast Center, recognized as a division of East Cooper Medical Center.
"As a nonprofit organization, Charleston Breast Center has achieved some amazing results over the past four years," said Mary Lou Barter, CBC board chairperson. "We’re thrilled that, as part of East Cooper Medical Center, the Breast Center’s legacy of top-notch care will continue and prosper."
"The Charleston Breast Center's focus will remain the same -- to offer comprehensive breast care by highly trained specialists. Now, CBC patients will benefit from the easily accessible continuum of breast care provided at East Cooper Medical Center-- care that women travel the globe to receive," said Janie Sinacore-Jaberg, chief executive officer of ECMC. "We're delighted the Charleston Breast Center will be joining the East Cooper family. Their excellent reputation speaks volumes about the quality of care they provide, and their mission fits perfectly with ours -- to provide high quality women's services to the Lowcountry."
ABOUT EAST COOPER MEDICAL CENTER
East Cooper Medical Center, part of Tenet South Carolina, is a 130-bed acute care hospital located at 2000 Hospital Drive in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Previously located at 1200 Johnnie Dodds Blvd, East Cooper Medical Center has been providing healthcare to the East Cooper community since 1986. We provide a number of services including 24-hour emergency care, women’s and children’s services, diagnostic imaging and interventional 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 Medical Center is accredited by The Joint Commission, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.
ABOUT THE CHARLESTON BREAST CENTER
Charleston Breast Center (CBC) is a community-based breast health center providing breast cancer screening and detection services to women in the Greater Charleston area. Designated as one of only two breast imaging Centers of Excellence in the Lowcountry by the American College of Radiology, the CBC has a specially trained and credentialed breast health team combines expertise with advanced medical technology to catch cancer when it can still be cured. Learn more, | | New Hospital Opens | 4/1/2010 | New Hospital Opens To Better Serve Our Community
The new East Cooper Medical Center opened April 1, 2010
See our new hospital brochure
In the 1980s, Mount Pleasant was a small community needing quality healthcare closer to home. East Cooper Medical Center responded, making the healthcare of this community our priority.
Our 25-year commitment holds strong, which is why we are building a new hospital--expanded to continue to meet the needs of East Cooper. While we are proud of our beautiful new facility, we are even more proud of our true beauty that lies within--the compassionate caring of our doctors, nurses and team of healthcare professionals.
New Hospital Features
Top-notch facilities, nationally recognized medical expertise, uncompromising comfort and convenience.
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More than twice the size of our current facility, the new hospital offers 130 private patient rooms and 10 neontal beds,
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Our environmentally friendly, technology rich hospital was designed to exceed the latest South Carolina hurricane and earthquake building code requirements.
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Our Pre-Admission Testing area, conveniently located adjacent to the main lobby with private consultation rooms, offers pre-admission testing, infusion services, wound care and phlebotomy services.
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Just outside our ER doors, a conveniently located helicopter landing pad provides easy access to our expanded Level III Trauma Certified Emergency Department and Advanced Primary Stroke Center.
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Eight expansive operating rooms, with state-of-the-art sterilization equipment and the latest high-definition (HD) technology for minimally invasive, laparoscopic surgeries, include their own LiveData System to provide the clearest picture of a patient’s status. This creates an even more "patient-safe" environment.
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Open-air patio, connected to the East Cooper Cafe, offers a relaxing option for enjoying beautiful weather while treating yourself to a fresh, delicious meal created by our executive chef at our new grilling station. Healthy entrées served daily.
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Sixteen spacious, beautifully appointed Labor and Delivery rooms offer the latest in technology, coupled with many comforts of home. An additional 28 private postpartum rooms offer parents and baby a comfortable place to recover. Families can be assured of their baby’s safety with our new infant security monitoring system.
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A 10-bed Level II Neonatal Unit cares for premature newborns or those with special needs. A special "family" room offers a place for parents to stay while their baby is cared for.
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The introduction of Interventional Radiology to the new East Cooper, gives us the ability to treat vascular disease, uterine fibroid embolization, varicose veins, angiograms and more.
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In-house MRI and two CT rooms, featuring a 64-slice and a 16-slice CT, offers the highest level of CT technology east of the Cooper.
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A devoted fully-digital breast center has a separate, private entrance, designated parking and complete women’s services. Experienced specialists deliver care and a comfortable experience.
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Advanced Pneumatic Tubing System in 13 areas of the hospital is designed to deliver specimens, supplies and pharmaceuticals to clinical areas quickly to improve turn-around time.
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Donated by our Volunteer Organization, the Memory Garden, on the left side of the hospital, gives visitors a place to reflect.
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Free, ample, convenient parking with 24-hour security.
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| | | | Spine Surgery Quality Designation Awarded To East Cooper | 3/1/2010 | MOUNT PLEASANT, SC -- BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina has designated East Cooper Regional Medical Center a Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery®. Blue Distinction Centers for Spine Surgery are part of the BlueCross BlueShield Association’s expansion of its Blue Distinction® designation.
“We are honored to be named a Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery. This distinction spotlights the intense efforts and commitment of our spinal surgeons, nursing staff, physical therapy and rehabilitation services and showcases our commitment to providing compassionate, high quality care,” said East Cooper Regional Medical Center CEO Janie Sinacore-Jaberg.
East Cooper Regional Medical Center offers comprehensive inpatient spine surgery services, including disectomy, fusion and decompression procedure.
“Local South Carolina medical facilities with the Blue Distinction® designation are making a difference in health care outcomes and value,” said Dr. John Little, BlueCross chief medical officer. “We congratulate East Cooper Regional Medical Center on putting a high value on research and evidence-based health and medical information and achieving the clinically validated quality standards needed to be named a Blue Distinction hospital.”
The selection criteria used to evaluate facilities were developed with input from a panel of expert physicians. To be designated as a Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery the following types of criteria were evaluated: (For more on selection criteria visit www.bcbs.com.)
. Established acute care inpatient facility, including intensive care, emergency care, and a full range of patient support services with full accreditation by a CMS-deemed national accreditation organization
. Experience and training of program surgeons, including case volume
. Quality management programs, including surgical checklists as well as tracking and evaluation of clinical outcomes and process of care
. Multi-disciplinary clinical pathways and teams to coordinate and streamline care, including transitions of care
. Shared decision making and preoperative patient education.
The Blue Distinction designation is awarded by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies to medical facilities that have demonstrated expertise in delivering quality healthcare in the areas of bariatric surgery, cardiac care, complex and rare cancers, knee and hip replacement, spine surgery and transplants. The program is part of The Blues® efforts to collaborate with physicians and medical facilities to improve the overall quality and safety of specialty care.
The additional Blue Distinction Centers for Spine Surgery designations will bring the nation’s number of Blue Distinction designations to more than 1,600—and this number is expected to increase in the coming years.
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 facility provides a number of services, including 24-hour emergency care, women’s and children’s services, diagnostic imaging services, orthopedics, sports medicine, adult and pediatric rehabilitation services, wound care services and surgical care, including nationally recognized spine surgery and breast reconstruction surgery. ECRMC is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.
In April 2010, East Cooper Regional Medical Center will move into a 250,000 square foot technology rich facility at 2000 Hospital Drive in Mount Pleasant. The New East Cooper Medical Center will have 130 acute-care beds, an expanded Level III Trauma Emergency Department , a Level II Neonatal Nursery and more expanded services.
Headquartered in Columbia, SC, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. The only South Carolina-owned and operated health insurance carrier, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and its family of companies include more than 20 subsidiaries involved in health insurance services, U.S. DoD health program and Medicare contracts, and other insurance and employee benefits services.
Note: Designation as Blue Distinction Centers means these facilities’ overall experience and aggregate data met objective criteria established in collaboration with expert clinicians’ and leading professional organizations’ recommendations. Individual outcomes may vary. To find out which services are covered under a member’s policy at any facility, persons should call their Blue Cross and/or Blue Shield Plan.
| | East Cooper Coastal Family Introduces Doctors | 9/15/2009 | Mount Pleasant, S.C. (September 15, 2009) – Lee L. Allison, MD and Lindsey C. Cecil, MD recently joined East Cooper Coastal Family Physicians -- a new family medical practice offering extended weekday and weekend hours, as well as walk-in hours.
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 CENTEREast 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 | | East Cooper Regional Medical Center Announces New COO | 8/20/2009 | | | East Cooper Regional Medical Center Recognized for Implementing Quality Heart Disease and Stroke Care | 7/17/2009 | | | East Cooper Regional Medical Center Awarded Fifth Gold Seal from Joint Commission | 6/24/2009 |
Mount Pleasant, S.C. (June 24, 2009) – East Cooper Regional Medical Center’s Disease Specific Care for Advanced Inpatient Diabetes has earned the Gold Seal of Approval™ for health care quality from The Joint Commission. The certification was awarded in addition to the previous certifications received by the hospital for pneumonia, heart failure, advanced stroke, and laminectomy.
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
# # # | | East Cooper Radiology Tech Recognized | 5/19/2009 | | | Charleston Area Autism Specialist First in South Carolina to Earn Certification in Relationship Development Intervention® | 3/24/2009 | | | Hospital Employees Give Back | 2/25/2009 | | | Celebration marks major milestone in construction of new East Cooper Regional Medical Center | 10/17/2008 | Mt. Pleasant, SC - Today at 11:00 a.m. the last I-beam will be hoisted into place on the new East Cooper Regional Medical Center, situated adjacent to the current campus and located near the intersection of Mathis Ferry Road and Interstate 526. The Topping Out ceremony signifies the completion of a solid foundation and marks the end of vertical steel construction on the new replacement hospital. The ceremony, hosted by Robins & Morton, Construction Manager, marks a major milestone in construction of the new facility, which is scheduled for completion in early 2010.
Janie Sinacore-Jaberg, FACHE, CEO of East Cooper Regional Medical Center said, “This project is very important to the East Cooper community. This new hospital gives us the capacity we need to take care of our patients now and in the future.” The construction features the newest design elements that are patient-focused and visitor-friendly.
The tradition of commemorating the placing of the final beam at the highest point of building dates back long before steel was used in construction. The origin of the ceremony was to attract good luck to the people who inhabit the building. Over the centuries the tradition has evolved – with each generation adding their unique symbols. The topmost beam is ceremoniously raised into place, carrying with it an American Flag and often an evergreen tree. In East Cooper Regional’s ceremony, however, a native Palmetto tree harvested from the new hospital’s site will be used. This is the ironworkers’ way of signifying completion of their part of the construction and wishing good fortune to those who will use the building.
During the past week, staff and visitors to East Cooper Regional Medical Center had a chance to leave their mark on history by signing the beam that was placed today.
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 from women’s care to spine and general surgery. 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. | | East Cooper Regional Medical Center Awarded CIGNA Quality Designation | 9/12/2008 | Mt. Pleasant, SC - East Cooper Regional Medical Center announced that it has received a CIGNA HealthCare quality designation for Spinal Fusion. This designation means that the hospital has met rigorous quality criteria based on nationally recognized medical standards and expert advice.
“We are pleased that our hospital has been recognized by CIGNA for the high quality care that we provide,” said Judy Doran, RN, chief nursing 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 CIGNA designation is based on the hospital’s effectiveness in treating the selected condition or performing the procedure. The designation measures and weighs complications, mortality and The Leapfrog Group Patient Safety Index.
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. 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. | | Going Green at East Cooper Regional Medical Center | 9/12/2008 | Mt. Pleasant, SC - Medical professionals are by nature very caring people. So it’s no surprise that that trait would carry over to a concern for the environment. Now a group of East Cooper Regional employees has set out to demonstrate their own commitment to the future of the planet.
The group of employees, which call themselves the Green Team, are led by Delores Minnix, East Cooper Regional’s Payroll Coordinator. After researching the ways in which the hospital’s operations impact the environment, the team developed a plan to help offset those factors.
Naturally, East Cooper Regional established its own environmentally-sensitive policies some time ago. Some of the measures undertaken by the hospital included replacing Styrofoam cups in the cafeteria with eco-friendly paper cups, recycling batteries and light bulbs through the engineering department, and establishing cardboard collection points.
The Green Team decided to augment those efforts with some ideas of their own. They began by inviting Theresa Martin, Specialist for Charleston County Waste and Recycling, to speak on Earth Day at the kickoff of East Cooper Regional’s internal recycling program. Reusable shopping bags were given to employees who attended the event. The Green Team then distributed bins throughout the facility for the collection and disposal of aluminum cans, plastic, glass and paper products, which they now regularly collect for recycling.
Future projects being considered by the team include eliminating the use of bottled water in the hospital and developing transportation alternatives for East Cooper Regional Medical Center employees.
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. 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. | | ECRMS awarded UnitedHealth designation | 1/29/2008 | Mt. Pleasant, SC – East Cooper Regional Medical Center announced that it has received the United Premium® Surgical Spine Specialty Center designation for 2007 to 2009. This designation means that the hospital has met rigorous quality criteria based on nationally recognized medical standards and expert advice. “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. #### | | Meals on Wheels | 1/22/2008 | Mt. Pleasant, SC – Employees at East Cooper Regional Medical Center collected 601 pounds of food during their annual “Feed the Need” food drive. The food was donated to East Cooper Meals on Wheels. Through the hospital’s Tenet Healthcare Foundation, the foundation matched one dollar for every pound of food collected. 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. #### | | ECRMC Wins Marketing Award | 11/30/2007 | Mt. Pleasant, SC – The Marketing and PR Department of East Cooper Regional Medical Center recently won the Silver Award in the “Print Advertising Single Ad” category at the 2007 Carolinas Healthcare Public Relations and Marketing Society (CHPRMS) Wallie Awards competition at the organization’s annual conference. 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. #### | | Students Awarded Scholarships | 8/3/2007 | Mt. Pleasant, S.C. – East Cooper Regional Medical Center, through the Tenet Healthcare Foundation, has awarded one-year college scholarships to two local students who are children of East Cooper Regional Medical Center employees. 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. | | Hanna Earns Certified Diabetes Educator Status | 6/25/2007 | Mt. Pleasant, S.C. - Lorie Hanna, RN, BSN, CDE, nurse educator at East Cooper Regional Medical Center, recently achieved Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE®) status by successfully completing the Certification Examination for Diabetes Educators. Candidates must meet rigorous credential and professional practice experience requirements to be eligible for certification. 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. | | Turtle Sculpture Unveiled | 5/12/2007 | Students from East Cooper Montessori Charter School delighted in seeing their completed turtle sculpture for the first time on Thursday at a reception hosted at East Cooper Regional Medical Center. 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. | | Wozniak Earns FACHE | 2/12/2007 | MT. PLEASANT, SC – Andrea L. Wozniak, RN, FACHE, chief executive officer, East Cooper Regional Medical Center recently became a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the nation’s leading professional society for healthcare leaders. “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. #### | | Go Red for Women | 2/9/2007 | Mt. Pleasant, SC - On National Wear Red Day, February 2, employees and volunteers at East Cooper Regional Medical Center joined groups across the nation in support of the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women movement. 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. #### | | First Baby of 2007 | 1/19/2007 | Mt. Pleasant, SC - Morgan Leigh Green made her appearance at East Cooper Regional Medical Center at 2:35 p.m. on January 1st as the first baby born at the hospital in 2007. 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. #### | | Hospice Grant Awarded | 1/8/2007 | Mt. Pleasant, S.C. - East Cooper Regional Medical Center, through the Tenet Healthcare Foundation, has awarded a $25,000 grant to Hospice of Charleston. 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. | | J.D. Power Slide Show | 10/5/2005 | | | New Hospital Slide Show | 6/13/2005 | | | ECRMC Celebrates 5-Star Status | 3/11/2005 | March 2, 2005 Mt. Pleasant, SC - Elvis made an appearance recently at East Cooper Regional Medical Center to celebrate the hospital’s 5-Star Rating (the best you can get) for Patient Satisfaction in the month of January 2005. The patient satisfaction surveys are done by an independent company hired by Tenet. Over 80% of patients surveyed, rated the hospital as "ALWAYS" providing courteous, quality care. Elvis is shown here with Aloha Dwyer, Volunteer of the Year for the hospital’s Volunteer Service Organization. East Cooper Regional Medical Center, part of Tenet South Carolina, 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. East Cooper strives to be the primary health care facility in its community, providing services from women’s care to spine and general surgery, to outpatient physical therapy. 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. | | Day of Caring Slide Show | 9/22/2004 | | | Scholarships Awarded | 8/23/2004 | | | Day of Caring 2007 | | Mt. Pleasant, S.C. - As part of United Way’s Day of Caring on September 11th, employees at East Cooper Regional Medical Center got “Down and Dirty with Habitat”. The employees helped pour concrete footers for the foundation of an East Cooper Habitat for Humanity project in Mount Pleasant. 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. | | ECRMC Appoints New CFO | | Mt. Pleasant, SC – Thomas P. Ramsey has been named Chief Financial Officer for East Cooper Regional Medical Center effective September 10, 2007. In his position as CFO, he will oversee all financial operations at the hospital. 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. ### | | Press Releases | | |
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