Well here's some good news for Hilton Head and Beaufort residents----both Hilton Head Regional and Beaufort Memorial Hospital received some good news from the 2009 Health Grades Reports. Both of these hospitals ranked among the top hospitals in the nation for certain treatments.
Beaufort Memorial Hospital garnered a 5 Star rating for Orthopedic care while Hilton Head Regional received the 5 star rating for treatment of Gastrointestional bleeding and surgeries.
Other areas where Hilton Head Regional received at least a 3 Star report (meaning that they performed as expected) were: Pulmonary Disease Treatment, Stroke, Critical Care, Bowel Obstruction, Pancreatis, Carotid Surgery, Total Knee Replacement, Total Hip Replacement and Hip Fracture Repair.
Beaufort Memorial also ranked 3 Star ratings for Pneumonia, Pulmonary disease, Stroke, Critical Care, Bowel Obstruction, Pancreatitis, Gastro Surgeries, Carotid Surgery and Hip Replacement.
Both Hilton Head and Beaufort are ranked as small towns and to receive this accolade from such a prestigious ranking institute should make residents feel comfortable when seeking treatment at either hospitals.
Now let's make sure we all stay healthy so we don't have to experience ANY surgeries first hand!
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