About Us
Beaufort Memorial Hospital
Committed to quality. Committed to you.
Beaufort Memorial Hospital has a
long-standing commitment to providing quality care. It
is the foundation of our mission “to
deliver superior healthcare services to our patients and
to improve the health of our community” and we take
it very seriously.
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By
demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission’s
national standards for healthcare quality and safety, Beaufort
Memorial Hospital has again earned the JCAHO Gold Seal of
Approval.
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Pilot program aims to reduce medical errors
Interview with Dr. Gawande on Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart at bottom of story. South Carolina has been chosen for a pilot program to bring surgical "checklists" into every operating room. For patients, this means careful attention will be paid by every member of the surgical team by the simple task of going through a checklist before, during and after an operation.
| Atul Gawande | |
Committed to excellence
Each
of our 150 active physicians is board-certified in his or
her area of expertise and we attract and retain outstanding
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more about our highly skilled medical staff
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For information on SC DHEC’s Report on Infection Rates in SC Hospitals, click here. |
Committed to patient safety
Quality
means providing care in a safe environment, employing all
of the knowledge, skills and proven practices to achieve
the best clinical outcomes possible. We’ve been working
diligently to monitor and improve the quality and safety
of our services, and we measure our progress regularly.
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Committed to innovation
Arming
our staff with the right tools is a key to providing the
best care. Our commitment to innovation impacts everything
from the computer systems and programs we use to the medical
and surgical equipment needed to treat our patients. And
this commitment has not gone unnoticed.
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