Clarendon
Memorial Hospital
www.clarendonmemorial.com
The citizens
of Clarendon County have access to excellent
healthcare resources both locally and regionally.
Clarendon Memorial Hospital, which was built
in 1993, is accredited by the Joint Commission
on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations.
The hospital provides high-tech innovations
for a variety of medical specialties including
Family Practice
Internal Medicine
General Surgery
Obstetrics
Radiology
Pediatrics
Emergency Medicine
Surgeries are
performed in a state-of-the-art surgery suites
with many procedures conducted on an out-patient
basis. Birthing rooms invite the whole family
to participate in labor and delivery. Radiologists
are equipped with the latest x-ray, fluoroscopy,
ultrasound, mammography, and CAT scan technology.
Physicians are available 24-hours a day in
the Emergency Department. Senior health services
are also a part of the hospital’s program
of services to the community.
Regional
Health Care
Residents of Clarendon County also have access
to one of South Carolina’s premier health
care facilities – all within an hour
of Clarendon County.
The Medical
University of South Carolina (MUSC)
www.musc.edu
MUSC Children's
Hospital, a 128-bed, modern, state-of-the-art
facility planned, designed, equipped and staffed
with children in mind, provides comprehensive
services for children from birth to 18 years
of age. Pediatric specialists in nearly every
discipline ensure that every child receives
the most effective age specific care.Individualized
pediatric teams can be created instantly by
combining the expertise of diversely trained
staff pediatricians. In addition, Children's
Hospital has one of the few Level III Neonatal
Intensive Care Units in the state. The Pediatric
Intensive Care Unit is staffed exclusively
by trained pediatric critical care teams.
The hospital is home to the South Carolina
Children's Heart Center, an adjunct of the
MUSC Heart & Vascular Center. MUSC’s
Institute of Psychiatry provides the most
thorough, state-of-the-art care available
for a full range of psychiatric problems.
Patients benefit from the attention of nationally
recognized psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses,
social workers, psychologists, and researchers
working together to provide care and emphasizing
confidentiality and mutual respect. Programs,
serving a wide range of disorders and ages
have been created to provide personalized
treatment to individuals and families. Treatment
is provided through the divisions of youth,
adult and geriatric services, and through
a number of specialty clinics. MUSC's Center
for Drug and Alcohol Programs is one of the
nation's premiere facilities for researching
and treating substance abuse. Learn more about
the Institute of Psychiatry. The diverse medical
needs of adults are met by the staff of the
Medical University Hospital. Specialists from
more than 35 different fields, including neurology,
cardiology, infectious diseases, pulmonary
and critical care medicine, radiology, urology
and nine surgical specialties, provide the
highly specialized care medical problems require.
The hospital continually undergoes renovation
to offer the most technologically advanced
diagnostic capabilities and care. Within this
hospital, the Palmetto Pavilion is a floor
designed to provide the highest standard of
care in a setting more like a fine hotel than
a hospital.
McLeod
Reigional Health System
www.mcleodhealth.org
Located less
than 1 hour north in Florence, the McLeod
Regional Health System also serves the residents
of Clarendon County.Founded in 1906, McLeod
Health remains a locally owned, not-for-profit
health system. McLeod's service area includes
12 counties with a population close to one
million. Today, we continue as the Choice
for Medical Excellence in northeastern South
Carolina. McLeod Regional Medical Center in
Florence, with its Centers of Excellence,
is recognized as one of the nation's finest
hospitals and stands at the core of our mission.
However, we've always known that medical excellence
goes beyond just being a great hospital. Every
day we're building new ways of providing a
whole spectrum of superior health care. Respected
acute care facilities include Saint Eugene
Medical Center in Dillon and Wilson Medical
Center in Darlington. McLeod Cancer Center
is the region's only program approved as a
“Community Hospital Comprehensive Cancer
Program” by the American College of
Surgeons.
McLeod Children's Hospital
McLeod Ambulatory Surgery Center
McLeod Physician Associates, the region's
most comprehensive network of primary care
physicians
McLeod Diabetes Center
McLeod Health & Fitness Center
McLeod Behavioral Health Services
McLeod Home Health
McLeod Hospice
McLeod Heart Institute
No matter where
you live or what your health care needs, McLeod
Health is truly the Choice for Medical Excellence.
McLeod believes that patient satisfaction
is our highest priority. In a recent survey
of patients by Professional Research Consultants,
an independent national research firm, McLeod
ranked higher in patient satisfaction than
national averages. Patients consistently rank
us above national averages for satisfaction.
In the most recent survey, they gave us highest
marks for overall quality of care, nurses
and physicians, availability of new.
