Spartanburg Regional
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Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System is one of South Carolina
’s largest healthcare systems with 588 beds. It serves Spartanburg, Cherokee and Union counties in South Carolina, and Polk and Rutherford counties in North Carolina
.
Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, the flagship facility of Spartanburg Regional, is a research and teaching hospital with more than 500 physicians on staff. More than 12,000 surgical procedures are performed annually there. Outpatient diagnostic services are located in the Center for Women and the Outpatient Center. Outpatient surgery is offered through the Ambulatory Surgery Center of Spartanburg and the Surgery Center at Pelham.
In 1986, Spartanburg General Hospital changed its name to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
The main campus includes the Heart Center, Gibbs Cancer Center, Center for Women, Surgical Weight Loss Services, Regional Hospice, Rehabilitation Services, Sleep Center, and the Outpatient Center. With more than 100,000 visits annually, the Emergency Center is one of the busiest Level I Trauma Centers in the United States
. The ancillary departments provide services to the centers.
The Village at Pelham, the system’s newest campus in Greer, has a state-of-the-art ambulatory surgery center, a medical office building and a 48-bed full-service hospital.
In 2005, Houston-based M. D. Anderson Cancer Center selected Gibbs Cancer Center to have an affiliation with its M. D. Anderson Physicians Network. Also in 2005, the American Nurses Association
awarded Magnet status to Spartanburg Regional.
In 2007, HealthGrades
recognized Spartanburg Regional as #1 in over heart services in South Carolina and #1 in heart surgery in North Carolina and South Carolina.
Spartanburg Regional is also the site of South Carolina’s first Joint Commission-accredited Chest Pain and Primary Stroke centers, and is the first hospital in the Upstate to earn Center of Excellence status for its gastric bypass surgery program. Spartanburg Regional is also proud to be the first hospital in the state and in the nation to develop a comprehensive Hospital Emergency Response Team (HERT). The Hospital Emergency Response Team (HERT) was developed after Spartanburg Regional mobilized assets and personnel to assist in the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) operations during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
in 2005. The team is a comprehensive and highly trained working body of clinical and non-clinical volunteers who support the healthcare operations in order to maintain the healthcare infrastructure during periods of catastrophic need.
Spartanburg Regional also includes the Regional Physician Network, a network of physician offices located throughout five counties; Regional Health¬Plus, a network of hospitals and physicians of every specialty; Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Foundation; Spartanburg County Emergency Medical Services. Additionally, the 97-bed Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care has helped people suffering from disabling medical problems regain their independence for more than a decade.
Queen Noor of Jordan
visited the hospital in 2004.
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South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
’s largest healthcare systems with 588 beds. It serves Spartanburg, Cherokee and Union counties in South Carolina, and Polk and Rutherford counties in North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
.
Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, the flagship facility of Spartanburg Regional, is a research and teaching hospital with more than 500 physicians on staff. More than 12,000 surgical procedures are performed annually there. Outpatient diagnostic services are located in the Center for Women and the Outpatient Center. Outpatient surgery is offered through the Ambulatory Surgery Center of Spartanburg and the Surgery Center at Pelham.
In 1986, Spartanburg General Hospital changed its name to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
The main campus includes the Heart Center, Gibbs Cancer Center, Center for Women, Surgical Weight Loss Services, Regional Hospice, Rehabilitation Services, Sleep Center, and the Outpatient Center. With more than 100,000 visits annually, the Emergency Center is one of the busiest Level I Trauma Centers in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The ancillary departments provide services to the centers.
The Village at Pelham, the system’s newest campus in Greer, has a state-of-the-art ambulatory surgery center, a medical office building and a 48-bed full-service hospital.
In 2005, Houston-based M. D. Anderson Cancer Center selected Gibbs Cancer Center to have an affiliation with its M. D. Anderson Physicians Network. Also in 2005, the American Nurses Association
American Nurses Association
The American Nurses Association is a professional organization to advance and protect the profession of nursing. It started in 1896 as the Nurses Associated Alumnae and was renamed the American Nurses Association in 1911...
awarded Magnet status to Spartanburg Regional.
In 2007, HealthGrades
HealthGrades
HealthGrades Inc. is a U.S. company that develops and markets quality and safety ratings of health care providers, including hospitals, nursing homes, physicians and dentists. Quality ratings are devised from publicly available patient safety data and analyzed with proprietary technology developed...
recognized Spartanburg Regional as #1 in over heart services in South Carolina and #1 in heart surgery in North Carolina and South Carolina.
Spartanburg Regional is also the site of South Carolina’s first Joint Commission-accredited Chest Pain and Primary Stroke centers, and is the first hospital in the Upstate to earn Center of Excellence status for its gastric bypass surgery program. Spartanburg Regional is also proud to be the first hospital in the state and in the nation to develop a comprehensive Hospital Emergency Response Team (HERT). The Hospital Emergency Response Team (HERT) was developed after Spartanburg Regional mobilized assets and personnel to assist in the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) operations during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Hurricane Rita
Hurricane Rita was the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the most intense tropical cyclone ever observed in the Gulf of Mexico. Rita caused $11.3 billion in damage on the U.S. Gulf Coast in September 2005...
in 2005. The team is a comprehensive and highly trained working body of clinical and non-clinical volunteers who support the healthcare operations in order to maintain the healthcare infrastructure during periods of catastrophic need.
Spartanburg Regional also includes the Regional Physician Network, a network of physician offices located throughout five counties; Regional Health¬Plus, a network of hospitals and physicians of every specialty; Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Foundation; Spartanburg County Emergency Medical Services. Additionally, the 97-bed Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care has helped people suffering from disabling medical problems regain their independence for more than a decade.
Queen Noor of Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
visited the hospital in 2004.
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