Recent MUSC Health Awards & Recognition

Best Hospital South Carolina University Medical Center US News & World Report badge | Best Regional Hospitals, Charleston Metro, Recognized in 19 types of Care 2023-2024

MUSC Health University Medical Center in Charleston, part of MUSC Health Charleston, is celebrating a decade of success. It’s been named the No. 1 hospital in South Carolina by U.S. News & World Report for the 10th year in a row.

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Graphic that reads Always reaching | Ranked in Six Specialties | Number 9 in the Southeast region | Best Children's Hospital USNWR

MUSC Children's Health is an integrated health care delivery system that provides comprehensive care for children from before birth up to eighteen years of age. We believe children have special needs for everything from medicines and the size of their beds to special care that only specially trained pediatric professionals can provide. U.S. News & World Report honored six of our pediatric services in the 2023 - 2024 Best Children's Hospitals survey.

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MUSC Pediatric ECMO team members 
Dr. Laura Hollinger, Pediatric ECMO Medical Director Dr. Elise Zivick, PICU ECMO Liaison, Peter Rycus, ELSO, Dr. Graeme MacLaren, ELSO, Dr. Daniel Brodie, ELSO, Dr. Matthew Paden, ELSO, Alicha Gibbs, ECMO Coordinator, Monika Collins, ECMO Manager, Dr. Bob Bartlett, ECMO's inventor, Christine Steade, ELSO

Congratulations to the MUSC Pediatric ECMO team and program for receiving their second Platinum Level Center of Excellence Award in Life Support from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO). MUSC Health’s ECMO team consists of 40 critical care nurses and respiratory therapists who undergo intensive training to manage patients on ECMO. It is the only pediatric ECMO center in the state of South Carolina. Last year alone, it treated 31 pediatric patients that required ECMO intervention, placing it in the top quartile of the busiest ECMO programs in the United States.

To receive this award, programs must demonstrate excellence in seven different areas, including patient-centered care and in-depth, state-of-the-art training. This award is the highest attainable level of achievement for ECMO and only 16 pediatric hospitals globally have achieved this designation.

MUSC Health honored for digital excellence

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has announced its 2023 Digital Health Most Wired Survey results. MUSC Health is recognized for Level 8 achievement in both the Acute and Ambulatory categories. Read more about the CHIME survey awards here.

MUSC Children’s Health Providers Recognized with MUSC Foundation Faculty Awards

Two MUSC Children’s Health providers were recognized as 2022 Foundation Faculty Award Recipients. Allison Eckard, M.D., received the Population Health Award as a faculty member who has made an outstanding contribution that impacts the health of a population or community by means other than by direct clinical care with patients.

Jason Buckley, M.D., received the Outstanding Clinician Award as a faculty member who has made outstanding contributions to patient care. This award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated a high level of professionalism, integrity and devotion to patient care. The faculty member’s clinical excellence and service commitment identify them as role models for residents, students and their colleagues.

Drs. Buckley and Eckard will be recognized formally at the James W. Colbert Lectureship and Faculty Awards & Recognition Ceremony.

MUSC Children's Health Verified as Level 1 Children's Surgery Center

The logo for American College of Surgeons (ACS) Children’s Surgery Verification Quality Improvement Program.

Congratulations to MUSC Children's Health on being verified as a Level 1 Children's Surgery Center by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Children’s Surgery Verification Quality Improvement Program. This verification represents perioperative spaces at MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital and MUSC Children's Health R. Keith Summey Medical Pavilion. MUSC Children's Health joins 40 other children's hospitals nationally and three facilities in the southeast with this distinction.

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MUSC Health Immunology Center Designated as a Jeffrey Modell Diagnostic & Research Center for Primary Immunodeficiencies

The MUSC Health center joins the Jeffrey Modell Foundation network of over 400 programs at academic medical institutions in 87 countries with 42 located at major children's hospitals across the United States. The Foundation's goal is to facilitate early, precise diagnosis of primary immune deficiency disorders (PIDDs) in children and adults and their appropriate, meaningful treatment.

MUSC Children's Health's Kelli Williams, M.D., MPH, will serve as Center Director for the Jeffrey Modell Diagnostic & Research Center at MUSC Health.

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American Orthopaedic Association 2022 Own The Bone Star PerformerMUSC Health is proud to announce that it has received 2022 Star Performer recognition from The American Orthopaedic Association’s (AOA) Own the Bone® program.

MUSC Health is one of over 275 health care institutions nationwide that has taken initiative to ensure its osteoporotic fracture patients receive the treatment and care that they deserve by implementing The American Orthopaedic Association’s (AOA) Own the Bone® program.

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Comprehensive Stroke Center Honors

Decorative ImageMUSC Health has been recognized again by The Joint Commission and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association as a Comprehensive Stroke Center. This certification identifies that MUSC Health has the capabilities to receive and treat patients with the most complex strokes.

As the first hospital in South Carolina to receive this recognition in 2016, MUSC Health again underwent a rigorous onsite review to earn the Disease-Specific Care Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification. The Joint Commission experts assessed MUSC Health’s compliance with the Comprehensive Stroke Center standards and requirements, including advanced imaging capabilities, 24/7 availability of specialized treatments, and staff with the unique education and competencies to provide the most advanced level of stroke care achievable.

Remember, BE FAST if you suspect a stroke.

B - Balance (Is the person suddenly having trouble with balance or coordination?)
E - Eyes (Is the person experiencing suddenly blurred or double vision or a sudden loss of vision in one or both eyes?)
F - Face Drooping (Does one side of the face droop or is it numb? Ask the person to smile.)
A- Arm Weakness (Is one arm weak or numb? Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward?)
S - Speech Difficulty (Is speech slurred, are they unable to speak, or are they hard to understand?)
T - Time to call 911 (If the person shows any of these symptoms, even if the symptoms go away, call 911 and get them to the hospital immediately.)

To learn more, visit MUSChealth.org/stroke