North Charleston, S.C./ May 10, 2013 – After an analysis of national data, covering the period from January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) awarded Trident Medical Center its highest possible rating of 3-Stars. To put that in perspective, this score...
Summerville, S.C./ April 15, 2013 – Summerville Medical Center (SMC) is pleased to announce that the legal appeal of its plans for a 30-bed expansion has been abandoned.In November of 2010, SMC applied to DHEC for a Certificate of Need for a $26 million facility...
GE Healthcare and HCA’s Summerville Medical Center have collaborated to develop and deploy a data driven technology solution that tracks hand washing data as it relates to patient care through the use of small sensor tags. The new GE Healthcare AgileTrac RTLS (Real-Time Location System)...
Old fashioned house calls make a come back For Tina Brabham, going to the doctor presented many challenges. Over the course of her life, starting with her teenage years, Brabham has lost use of her muscles in her arms and legs as a result of the disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Now 50, the...
Colleton Medical Center (CMC) announced it will begin posting its average Emergency Department wait times on a digital billboard in Walterboro. The screen will feature a digital clock which will display the average ER wait time at CMC. The wait time is defined as the time a patient comes in the...
North Charleston, S.C./ February 27, 2013 – Trident Health recently announced the recipients of the 2012 Frist Humanitarian Award presented nationally to Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) employees and volunteers. Trident Medical Center 2012 recipients include employee Chrystal Wilson,...
March of Dimes Excited for a Huge Year - From tackling polio to preventing premature births, the March of Dimes has promoted the health of children across the United States since 1938. And as the national organization celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, Trident Health's top leaders are...
Trident Senior Health Devotes Extra Attention to Aging IssuesTrident Senior Health understands that those age 55 and up deserve a different approach to health care, one that is tailored to the many changes they face as they grow older.
North Charleston, S.C. / February 7, 2012 – On Wednesday January 9, Trident Medical Center became the first hospital in the country to perform a Precision Spectra Spinal Cord Stimulator (SCS) implant. The surgery was performed by neurosurgeon Dr. Jason Highsmith, who is one of just 10...
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