South County Hospital

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South County Hospital
Independent
South County Hospital
Geography
Location Wakefield, Rhode Island, New England, Rhode Island, United States
Coordinates 41°25′52″N71°29′47″W / 41.4311°N 71.49647°W / 41.4311; -71.49647 Coordinates: 41°25′52″N71°29′47″W / 41.4311°N 71.49647°W / 41.4311; -71.49647
Organization
Care system Private
Funding Non-profit hospital
Type General
Services
Beds100
History
Opened1919
Links
Website www.southcountyhealth.org
Lists Hospitals in Rhode Island
Other links List of hospitals in Rhode Island

South County Hospital is an independent, non-profit acute care hospital serving southern Rhode Island. [1] It is located in Wakefield, Rhode Island.

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Overview

The hospital is the flagship facility of South County Health, which also contains VNS Home Health Services (a visiting nurse and home health agency), South County Surgical Supply (home medical supplies), and South County Quality Care (private duty nursing and home care). [2] The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. [2] [3] [4] [5]

The system also operates an urgent care, off-site facility in East Greenwich, RI. South County Hospital Healthcare System employs 1,300 people. [2]

History

The hospital was founded in 1919 in a small, private home. [6] A new facility was built in 1925 on 6 acres (2.4 ha) with funding primarily from Hazard family members Caroline Hazard and her sister Helen Hazard Bacon. Since then, South County Hospital has grown to a 100-bed facility sprawling over 345,000 square feet (32,100 m2). [6] The oldest building on the campus, housing the President's office, dates back to 1929. [2]

South County is 35 miles (56 km) south of Providence, Rhode Island and serves a population of around 100,000. [2] Louis Giancola is the current CEO of the South County Hospital Healthcare System. [2] [7] [8]

Awards and recognition

In September 2013, Consumer Reports ranked South County as the best hospital in Rhode Island for surgical care. [8] [9] [10] The ranking was based on the percentage of any hospital's surgery patients who died in the hospital or stayed longer than expected. [8]

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care placed South County Hospital on its 2012 Hospital Honor Roll. [11] The list recognizes acute care hospitals whose performance is among the top 25% of nationally measured metrics on composite quality and patient experience. [11]

In 2008, South County Hospital was ranked among the best-performing hospitals in the nation for maternity practices in infant nutrition and care, based on a nationwide U.S. Department of Health and Human Services review of 2,690 facilities. [12]

In 2012, South County Hospital became the first New England hospital to receive the Pathway to Excellence designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. [13]

The hospital collaborates with Johns Hopkins University in the Rhode Island Care Unit Collaborative, a voluntary program focused on improving patient care in the ICU and lowering infections. [14] South County Hospital has an 87% survival rate for patients with sepsis, compared to the national mortality rate of 25–50%. [14] [15]

In Jan. 2013, GoLocal ranked South County as the best hospital in New England and Rhode Island based on patient satisfaction. [16] In GoLocal's analysis of more than 50,000 government-sponsored patient surveys in New England, 83% of respondents gave the facility a score of 9 or 10, 76% said they received help as soon as they wanted, and 84% reported the nurses always communicated well with them. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "South County Hospital" . Retrieved 2013-11-20.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "South County Hospital: Louis R. Giancola, CEO" . Retrieved 2013-11-20.
  3. ↑ "South County Hospital" . Retrieved 2013-11-20.
  4. ↑ "South County Hospital in Rhode Island Receives STAR Program Certification" . Retrieved 2013-11-20.
  5. ↑ "South County Hospital, Orthopedics Enter Into New Blue Cross Payment Model" . Retrieved 2013-11-20.
  6. 1 2 "Silver Lake: A Victorian gem with tree-lined streets near South County Hospital". Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved 2013-11-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ↑ "Notice, Disclaimer & Agreement" . Retrieved 2013-11-20.
  8. 1 2 3 "Consumer Reports rates South County top R.I. hospital for surgery" . Retrieved 2013-11-20.
  9. ↑ "South County Hospital" . Retrieved 2013-11-20.
  10. ↑ "South County Hospital Ranked Top in RI for Surgical Care" . Retrieved 2013-11-20.
  11. 1 2 "2012 Hospital Honor Roll" . Retrieved 2013-11-20.
  12. ↑ "South County Hospital recognized for practices in maternal care and infant nutrition" . Retrieved 2013-11-20.
  13. ↑ "South County Hospital earns Pathway to Excellence" . Retrieved 2013-11-20.
  14. 1 2 "Providence Business News" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-11-20.
  15. ↑ "Your Satisfaction is Our Mission" . Retrieved 2013-11-20.
  16. 1 2 "How RI Hospitals Ranked: NE's Best Hospitals Rated By Patients" . Retrieved 2013-11-20.
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