Trident Health Earns Echocardiography Accreditation from the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission
May 2, 2015
N. CHARLESTON, SC – Trident, Summerville and Moncks Corner Medical Centers have each been granted a three-year term of accreditation in Echocardiography in the areas of Adult Transthoracic and Adult Transesophageal by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC). Echocardiography is the use of ultrasound waves to investigate the action of the heart.
“This designation ensures we are committed to standardization and quality reporting,” said Allison Walters, assistant vice president of Cardiovascular Services for Trident Health. “To achieve this recognition, all of our staff became 100 percent certified. The process was a collaborative effort with our physicians to address the key components that ultimately help us continue improving quality.”
Accreditation by the IAC means these facilities have each undergone a thorough review of its operational and technical components by a panel of experts. The IAC grants accreditation only to those facilities that are found to be providing quality patient care, in compliance with national standards through a comprehensive application process including detailed case study review.
Trident Health’s award-winning Heart Center provides a wide range of services administered by cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, nurses, technicians, technologists, dieticians and rehabilitation specialists combined with the latest equipment for diagnosis and treatment as well as an extensive aftercare program tailored to each patients’ needs. For more information about Trident Health, visit www.tridenthealthsystem.com or call 843.797.7000.
Trident Health
Trident Health is a 407-bed HCA hospital system comprised of two acute care hospitals – Trident Medical Center and Summerville Medical Center – as well as two free standing emergency departments- Centre Pointe Emergency and Moncks Corner Medical Center. The Joint Commission recently named Trident Health as one of the nation’s top hospitals for quality and safety for the fourth year in a row. Other noteworthy services include a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence, an award-winning Heart Center, the Trident Breast Care Center, and the South Carolina Institute for Robotic Surgery. Together, Summerville and Trident Medical Centers welcome more babies than any other hospital in the Lowcountry. Accredited by The Commission, Trident Health is committed to providing quality health services along with wellness information and opportunities to the communities it serves. For more information about Trident Health, visit www.tridenthealthsystem.com or call 843.797.7000.
