Growing With The Community: East Cooper Regional Medical Center

East Cooper Regional Medical Center, a 100-bed acute care hospital located at the intersection of Johnnie Dodds Boulevard and Bowman Road in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, has been serving the healthcare needs of East Cooper residents since 1986.

Owned by Tenet Healthcare through its subsidiaries, the hospital strives to be the primary healthcare facility in Mount Pleasant, providing a myriad of services including women’s care, general surgery and diabetes care.

Mount Pleasant's Award Wining Healthcare

East Cooper Regional Medical Center, which is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, has earned a spot in the Tenet Healthcare Corporation’s Circle of Excellence, which honors Tenet hospitals that have performed at the highest levels in the benchmark areas of quality, service and operations. Key factors determining the selection process are patient, physician and employee satisfaction reviews, clinical quality services and financial performance.

“... it is not surprising that the East Cooper Medical Center is casting an eye toward expansion.”

Another impressive line on East Cooper’s resume is that in 2005 it was the first South Carolina hospital to be recognized for service excellence under the J.D. Power and Associates Distinguished Hospital Program. This award was determined by comparing the results of a random survey of recently discharged patients with national standards established by J.D. Power’s National Hospital Performance Study. Only 20 percent of hospitals nationwide qualify for the honor.

East Cooper Regional Medical Center performed extremely well nationally in the speed and efficiency of care delivered care to patients, in doctors’ coordination with nurses and in the availability of doctors. East Cooper also was rated highly for the emotional support its staff provides, especially regarding the trust and confidence in doctors’ skill levels and in how hospital personnel deal with its patients and families. When patients were asked to rate their most recent hospital stay, 60 percent indicated that their trust and confidence levels had increased.

Charleston, SC Hospital Plans Expansion

With such an enviable record, it is not surprising that the East Cooper Regional Medical Center is casting an eye toward expansion. A new $160 million, 140-bed hospital to be located adjacent to the current hospital is slated to open in 2010. The state-of-the-art facility will provide services including general surgery, around-the-clock emergency care, orthopedics, imaging and diagnostic services and many other specialties. It will also include space for an ambulance helicopter to land and take off.

As the Mount Pleasant, SC area continues to grow and thrive, it is indeed comforting to know that the community’s healthcare needs are in the capable hands of the East Cooper Regional Medical Center