Novant Health and Memorial Health announced today a collaborative shared services partnership with Liberty Regional Medical Center in Hinesville, Ga., that is designed to reduce expenses and improve patient care. Novant Health will partner with Memorial Health, a Novant Health Shared Services affiliate in Savannah, Ga., to extend services to Liberty Regional.
U.S. News & World Report has ranked Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) in Savannah as the 5th best hospital in Georgia and was the highest rated hospital in Savannah in the magazine's 2013-14 Best Hospitals list. The annual list, now in its 24th year, recognizes hospitals that excel in treating the most challenging patients.
The sixth annual Extra Life gaming marathon is enrolling participants now. Gamers sign up for free at www.extra-life.org, select The Children's Hospital at MUMC, and seek online donations. November 2 is "game day," and participants will play in a 25-hour gaming marathon.
Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) in Savannah was named to the Georgia Hospital Association's (GHA) Partnership for Health and Accountability Core Measures Honor Roll. Memorial is one of 18 hospitals in Georgia to be placed in the Presidential category, one of the highest on the list.
Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) was honored with an "A" Hospital Safety ScoreSM by The Leapfrog Group, an independent organization designed to give the public information they can use to protect themselves and their families.
The Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute (ACI) at Memorial University Medical Center has again received an Outstanding Achievement Award from The Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons. The 2012 award was given to only 79 cancer programs throughout the United States.
Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) in Savannah, Georgia, is participating in a clinical trial that may redefine lumbar spinal stenosis surgery. MUMC is the only hospital in Georgia and one of only 30 in the U.S. participating in this study.
The hip replacement and the knee replacement programs at Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) have earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval® by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission's national standards for healthcare quality and safety in disease-specific care.
The Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute (ACI) at Memorial University Medical Center has been granted a Three-Year Accreditation with Commendation by The Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons.
Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) is the first facility in Georgia to acquire the INTRABEAM® system for intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT). The system will be offered to women with early-stage breast cancer. With IORT, radiation is delivered directly into the tumor bed during breast-conserving surgery. The result is shortened treatment times, reduced side effects, and maximum radiation therapy benefits.
Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) is participating in a clinical trial that may redefine the surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis. The study focuses on a new concept in spine surgery called facet joint replacement.
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The GuidelinesSM Stroke (GWTG-Stroke) Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award has been awarded to Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC).
The Memorial University Scholarship for Medical School Students will provide selected students $10,000 per year for their four years of medical school (up to $40,000 total per student).
Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) in Savannah, Georgia has been named the No. 1 hospital in Georgia for overall neuroscience services, including stroke care and neurosurgery. MUMC was also ranked among the top 10 percent nationally for stroke care and overall neuroscience services. Recognition comes from HealthGrades, the nation's most trusted, independent source of physician information
Utilizing real-time audio and video conferencing, a new telestroke program at Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) is providing life-saving stroke assistance in rural regions of Georgia. Neurologists at MUMC can now assess a patient and communicate treatment plans with doctors in regions that do not have a neurologist available.
Georgia Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle has appointed Elaine Frantz, director of trauma services at Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) in Savannah, to the Georgia Trauma Care Network Commission.
The Cardinal Health Foundation has awarded Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) in Savannah $42,000 in grant funding to further enhance operating room safety and efficiency.
Georgia Governor Nathan Deal has appointed Mary B. Chatman, Ph.D.(c), R.N., senior vice president for patient care services at Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) in Savannah, to the Georgia Board of Nursing.
Three-year-old twins Stephen and Matthew Huffman of Savannah have been selected to represent the state of Georgia in the Champions Across America program sponsored by Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. The twins and their family will travel to Washington, D.C., and then to Orlando, to represent The Children's Hospital at Memorial University Medical Center.
The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) has renewed Memorial Health Bariatrics, the weight-loss surgery program at Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah, as a Center of Excellence. The program was first designated a Center of Excellence in 2008.
The Memorial Health Board of Directors announced today that it has named Margaret "Maggie" Gill to become the next president and chief executive officer of Memorial Health.
Doctors at MUMC implanted the Revo MRI™ SureScan® pacing system, the first pacemaker approved for use in certain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedures first device in Savannah on February 22. Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) is the first hospital in Savannah to offer this procedure.
The stroke, knee and hip replacement, spinal fusion, and microdiscectomy services at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah (MHUMC) have earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval™. Joint Commission certification is only awarded to programs that meet high standards of care and pass a rigorous, unannounced on-site survey.
Memorial University Medical Center is one of 62 hospitals in Georgia to be placed in the Presidential category, of the Georgia Hospital Association's (GHA) Partnership for Health and Accountability (PHA) Quality Honor Roll. The category is one of the highest on the list.
Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) in Savannah is the first and only facility in southeast Georgia to offer the Arctic Front™ Cardiac CryoAblation Catheter System, a new, cutting-edge treatment for heart rhythm disorders.
Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) and Sodexo have committed to Meatless Mondays within MUMC. The goal is to promote a healthy diet. Sodexo is the provider of food services at the medical center. Every Monday, Sodexo serves plant-based meal options to the nearly 3,000 customers who dine in MUMC's cafeteria.
Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) in Savannah Georgia is one of only five sites in the entire United States selected to participate in a pilot study for the TRIUMPH® Lumbar Disc for treatment of degenerative disc disease - a leading cause of chronic neck and back pain.
Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) is rated No. 1 in Georgia for stroke care and best rated in the Savannah area for cardiac, pulmonary, and critical care services. The findings are based on analysis conducted by HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization. Memorial is also among the top 10 percent nationally for stroke care and gastrointestinal medical services.
Raymond Rudolph, M.D., MPH, FACS, a breast surgeon at the Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute (ACI) at Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia received an Outstanding Performance Award from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (CoC). He is one of only 39 physicians nationwide to receive the award.
Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) in Savannah, Georgia, has been named one of the nation's Most Wired hospitals for the 11th consecutive year. The annual survey examined 1,280 of the nation's hospitals on their use of Internet technologies in four focus areas: business and administrative management, clinical quality and safety, care continuum, and infrastructure.
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