The Division/Market Quality Award recognized Colleton Medical Center for having achieved the 90th percentile in three of four quality core measures for the first quarter of 2007. Only eight facilities in HCA have reached this corporate goal.  “Colleton Medical Center is one the elite eight facilities in the company to have achieved 90th percentile in three of four measures,” said Helena Feather, VP, Trident Health System/Carolina Market.

The four measures, each with multiple indicators, are: Heart Failure, Acute Myocardial Infarction, Pneumonia and Surgical Care Improvement Project. Data from the measures are reported to agencies such as JCAHO and CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services).

Colleton Medical Center is a 131 bed acute care medical-surgical facility that has been serving Walterboro and surrounding communities for over half a century.  A facility of Trident Health System, Colleton Medical Center is a Joint Commission accredited facility and offers a full range of diagnostic, therapeutic, emergency and surgical services. For more information, please visit our website at www.colletonmedical.com or call 843.782.2000.

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