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The latest health news is important to you and your family. Click on the links below to read up-to-date health information.
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July 18, 2008
HHRH Welcomes Talbert VP Development
Hilton Head Regional Healthcare (HHRH) is pleased to welcome Bradley Talbert, FACHE, Vice President, Business Development, to its administrative team.Talbert has more than 10 years experience in hospital and health system management and most recently...
July 18, 2008
HHRH Names Swearingen Market CFO
Hilton Head Regional Healthcare (HHRH) is pleased to welcome Angie Swearingen, Market Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to its administrative team. Swearingen brings many years of experience and has demonstrated a dynamic ability to provide clear strat...
2008 Beaufort County Sr Games
Hilton Head Regional Healthcare is pleased to be a presenting sponsor of The Beaufort County Senior Games. The Games have been set for November 3rd – November 7th. Beaufort County residents ages 50 and over, are eligible to participate in a wide ar...
July 8, 2008
Children of Employee Scholarship
The achievements of many are today being admired and recognized. Hilton Head Hospital congratulates those children of employees who have been awarded one-year college scholarships by the Tenet Healthcare Foundation. Of the 43 scholarships awarded thi...
February 22, 2008
HHRH MUSC HCC Affiliation
Hilton Head Regional Healthcare and The Medical University of South Carolina’s Hollings Cancer Center jointly announced here today their affiliation for cancer research and treatment.The new alliance extends the Hollings Cancer Center’s research and ...
January 7, 2008
Healthgrades 5 Star
HealthGrades® study finds patient outcomes at Hilton Head Hospital among South Carolina’s best for cardiac and gastrointestinal services
According to the Tenth Annual HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America Study issued today, Hilton Head Hos...
November 2007
HHRMC Named Cardiac Specialty Center
Hilton Head Regional Medical Center announced today that it has been designated a UnitedHealth Premium (sm) cardiac specialty center, reflecting national recognition of the cardiac care it provides. “We have always been proud of the quality care we...
July 2, 2007
Computed Tomography Services Earns Accreditation
Hilton Head Regional Medical Center’s computed tomography services (CT Scan) has been awarded a three year accreditation from the American College of Radiology as a result of a recent survey for both adult and pediatric patients.“This is a significan...
DALLAS - July 1, 2007
Tenet Acquires Coastal Carolina
Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) announced today that a subsidiary has completed the purchase of Coastal Carolina Medical Center, a 41-bed acute care hospital located in Hardeeville, S.C., from LifePoint Hospitals Inc. (NYSE: LPNT). The appr...
February 26, 2007
HHRMC Lab Earns Accreditation
Hilton Head Regional Medical Center’s Main Laboratory has been awarded an accreditation by the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation of the College of American Pathologists (CAP), based on the results of a recent on-site inspection. The laboratory’s...
May 30, 2007
MRI Services Accredited
Hilton Head Regional Medical Center’s MRI Services was recently surveyed by the American College of Radiology’s Committee for MRI Accreditation. The Commission on Quality and Safety and has granted a three-year term of accreditation to the Medical C...
May 17, 2007
Komen on the Go Tour
Komen On the Go™ Tour Brings Life-Saving Breast Health Information to Bluffton Community
Komen On the Go™ is a community education and outreach tour that is part of Susan G. Komen for the Cure's efforts to engage all ge...
April 18, 2007
Primary Urgent Care Bluffton
Now Accepting New Patients, Walk-ins & Appointments Monday - Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.Dr. Kamal Patel, Board Certified Family Medicine(843) 757-9229Hilton Head Regional Medical Center opened its new Primary & Urgent Care Center at One Burnt Church Roa...
February 26, 2007
HHRMC Welcomes Dr. David Kastl, Cardiothoroacic Surgeon
Hilton Head Regional Medical Center is proud to welcome David G. Kastl, MD to its heart team. Dr. Kastl with more than 25 years experience specializes in adult cardiac, thoracic and peripheral vascular surgery. Prior to his appointment at Hilton H...
February 26, 2007
BlueChoce Healthplan Now Accepted
Hilton Head Island, S.C. – Hilton Head Regional Medical Center adds BlueChoice HealthPlan of South Carolina as a provider. Hilton Head Regional Medical Center, which provides acute care services including 24/7 emergency care, has served Southern Bea...
February 26, 2007
5 Steps to Safer Healthcare
Hilton Head Island, SC – February 12, 2007 - In support of National Patient Safety Awareness Week, from March 4-10, 2007, Hilton Head Regional Medical Center is supporting the National Patient Safety Foundation’s (NPSF) efforts to highlight effec...
December 19, 2006
Free physician reports available on HealthGrades Web Site
Nearly 35 million people visit the HealthGrades Web site each year looking for information about health care providers, including hospitals and physicians. Nearly all licensed physicians practicing in the United States are included on the HealthGrade...
November 29, 2006
Bluechoice HealthPlan Now Accepted at HHRMC
Hilton Head Island, S.C. November 27, 2006– BlueChoice HealthPlan of South Carolina has added Hilton Head Regional Medical Center to its networks. Hilton Head Regional Medical Center, which provides acute care services including 24/7 emergency care,...
August 4, 2006
Balloon Kyphoplasty: Help for spinal fractures
Regular exercise and good nutrition may help you live a long, healthy life. But if you’re not paying attention to your bones, life could be very uncomfortable. Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by low bone mass and structural deterioration of b...
HHRMC Supports Habitat for Humanity
Thirteen Hilton Head Regional Medical Center employees along with their family and friends rolled up their sleeves for several hours on Saturday, October 15, 2005 to support the Hilton Head Habitat for Humanity. The group led by Julie Degregoria put...
September 6, 2005
Accreditation from Joint Commission
Hilton Head Island, SC – September 6, 2005 – By demonstrating compliance with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization’s national standards for heath care quality and safety, Hilton Head Regional Medical Center has earned the ...
HHRMC Donates $40,000 to Hurricane Relief Efforts
Hilton Head Regional Medical Center employees, medical staff and board of governors has donated $40,000 to help those living in the region of the Gulf Coast directly affected by Katrina. The donation will be split; $20,000 to the Tenet Disaster Reli...
June 20, 2005
100K Lives Campaign
Hilton Head Regional Medical Center announced today that it has joined the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s (IHI) “100,000 Lives Campaign” as part of the hospital’s overall Commitment to Quality initiative. The goal of this unprecedented campa...
June 3, 2005
Hospital Compare
Hilton Head Regional Medical Center is participating in a new hospital quality measurement tool called Hospital Compare now available to our patients by the Hospital Quality Alliance.
This new web site www.HospitalCompare.hhs.gov is intended to ...
April 25, 2005
Lamkin Named HHRMC CEO
Hilton Head, South Carolina - April 1, 2005 - Elizabeth Lamkin, a University of South Carolina graduate with longstanding ties to the Palmetto State, has been named chief executive officer of Hilton Head Regional Medical Center, according to ho...
January 27, 2005
Smoke Free Campus
In an effort to provide healthy environments for its patients, guests, physicians and employees, Hilton Head Regional Medical Center and the Bluffton-Okatie Outpatient Center will become smoke-free campuses as of March 1, 2005.
“Smoking is dange...
January 27, 2005
Outpatient Surgery Earns Accreditation
Hilton Head Island, SC -- The Outpatient Surgery Center at Bluffton-Okatie Outpatient Center has achieved accreditation from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations as a result of its demonstrated compliance with the Joint ...
Hilton Head Regional Medical Center implements American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines program
New initiative helps close treatment gap in secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease and primary prevention of stroke
Hilton Head Regional Medical Center announced it has received recognition from the American Heart Association as a Get With...
October 4, 2004
Cardiac Rehab Recertified
Hilton Head Island, SC – October 4, 2004 – The Cardiac Rehabilitation programs at Hilton Head Regional Medical Center and at Bluffton-Okatie Outpatient Center has been granted a re-certification with “unconditional approval” by the South Carolina Joi...
October 13, 2004
Lab JCAHO Accredited
Hilton Head Island, SC – October 13, 2004 - The Laboratory at Hilton Head Regional Medical Center recently earned the Joint Commission’s National Quality Approval and accreditation based upon analysis of the laboratory’s Evidence of Standards Complia...
July 1, 2004
BOOC BCBS contract
The Ambulatory Surgery Center at Bluffton-Okatie Outpatient Center announced today that it has entered into a new contract with BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina to cover services for Preferred Blue members. The contract is a result of an opera...
January 5, 2004
MRI Service
Years of foresight and months of planning finally paid off when Hilton Head Regional Medical Center began offering in-house Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) the first week of November. Although the facility has offered MRI through contracted service...
January 2, 2003
Open Heart Surgery Comes To Beaufort County
Hilton Head Regional Medical Center has added open heart surgery to its scope of services. "This is a significant accomplishment for our hospital. We have been working on this project for several years and look forward to treating patients who requ...
August 14, 2002
Physical Rehab Clinic Awarded 3-Year CARF Accreditation
The Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission (CARF) announced that Hilton Head Medical Center’s Physical Rehabilitation Clinic has been accredited for a period of three years for its Medical Rehabilitation Programs, Outpatient Medical Rehabilitation P...
June 21, 2002
Cardiac Rehabilitation at HHMC Awarded Program Certification
The cardiac rehabilitation program at Hilton Head Medical Center and Clinics has again been awarded program certification by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR). Certification recognizes those programs rig...
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Choosing the Colonoscopy that is Right for You
Virtual colonoscopy may be the hot topic in the news right now for colorectal cancer screenings, but is this high tech approach right for you or your loved ones, or are you better off sticking with t...
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