SHMC Posts Record Results in May

NASHVILLE, TN – In an economic climate where many businesses and industries are struggling, Southern Hills Medical Center posted record admissions in Inpatient Admissions and Emergency Department visits in May.  “May is typically a slower month for hospitals because of the long holiday weekend and the beginning of the summer vacation season,” said Thomas Ozburn, chief executive officer Southern Hills Medical Center. 

The number of Emergency Department visits represents a record for Southern Hills, and was reached while maintaining the shortest wait times ever – an average of 4.65 minutes.  Southern Hills has developed strong partnerships with area providers and emergency personnel to help provide this extraordinary level of patient care.  “To see a record number of patients while keeping the patients’ wait times to a minimum demonstrates the unique commitment to care and service that our staff holds,” said Greta Woodall, RN, director of Emergency Services at Southern Hills.

“Our staff is remarkably committed to providing excellent care,” said Ozburn.  “For our team, simply meeting a standard is never enough.”  For example, door to balloon times are a measurement used to represent a hospital’s responsiveness to heart attack patients.  The national standard that hospitals work towards is to have door to balloon times of 90 minutes. At Southern Hills Medical Center, the door to balloon times are consistently better than the national standard. 
 
Southern Hills Medical Center is a 120-bed hospital serving southern Nashville and the surrounding communities with cardiology, neurology, oncology, orthopedics, urology and general surgery.  Southern Hills is an accredited Chest Pain Center, and features a cardiac cath lab, angioplasty and cardiac stenting. With nearly 300 physicians covering a wide range of specialties, advanced and minimally invasive procedures and surgeries are available.  For more information about Southern Hills Medical Center, call TriStar MedLineSM at 342-1919 or go to TriStarHealth.com.