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Hampton Regional Med Ctr
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- Cardiology
- General Surgeon
- Internal Medicine
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopedics
- Otolaryngologist
- Podiatry
Description
Mission Statement
Compassion Commitment and Excellence Every person Every time
History
Hampton General Hospital Circa 1950
The quote above titles an article from the Hampton County Guardian on November 8 1950 acknowledging the opening and dedication of Hampton General Hospital The original hospital was constructed over 14 acres on land given by Mrs Elizabeth M Rentz in memory of her late husband William H Rentz of Varnville
The history of Hampton Regional Medical Center is the history of medicine in Hampton CountyThe hospital then known as Hampton General Hospital was built at a total cost of 283000 and dedicated on November 1 1950
Hampton General Hospital was a countyowned facility that was governed by a board of directors selected by the Hampton County Council This is a typical form of hospital governance and not uncommon today The hospital was renovated and addedon to over a dozen times over the years
In 1995 Hampton County Council converted the hospital to a private notforprofit hospital a 501c3 corporation and turned the governance over to a community based voluntary board of directors At that time the hospital was renamed Hampton Regional Medical Center
Under a new form of governance and under new management HRMC has prospered and grown to become one of the countys largest employers The hospital is at the center of a growing medical community and in 2005 was named one of the Top 100 hospitals in the United States by Cleverley amp Associates
In the fall of 2008 Hampton Regional Medical Center moved into its new facility with an adjacent Medical Office Building housing physicians who specialize in internal medicine cardiology orthopedics general surgery opthalmology podiatry and neurology
In early 2009 Hampton Regional Medical Center became an affiliate of Roper St Francis Healthcare in Charleston This affilation brings the residents of the hospitals and service area east access to the finest health care technology virtually every medical specialty and almost 800 physicians
Hospital checklists cut readmissions Medicare costs
In another win for inhospital checklists new research finds that a simple onepage checklist can keep heart patients out of the hospital as well as save Medicare billions of dollars according to a presentation Saturday at the American College of Cardiologys ACC annual scientific session After using the 27question checklist before discharge 30day ... Read More
Four days without a heartbeatbut patient fine before operation
CHENNAI It has been four days since the heart of a 56dayold man stopped beating Relatives took him to a city hospital but over 96 hours later and without his heart being revived his condition is stable as he waits for doctors to operate on him A small machine has taken over the functions of the patients heart and lungs The machine cleanses his ... Read More