Where should you be sending your patients? Which hospital best meets both their needs and yours? A lot rides on your decision - including patient outcomes and your own work and time efficiency.  That’s why it’s good to know that there’s one hospital right here in the Southern Crescent that has standards just as high as yours: Southern Regional Health System.

We offer you and your patients high quality of care, advanced technology and truly outstanding service - all conveniently located close to home.

Quality and Safety First
To ensure quality and safety stay top of mind at Southern Regional, we take critical measurements throughout the year that evaluate the performance of everyone from our CEO to supervisors to staff. Here’s a brief update:

• For the first three quarters of FY 2005, Southern Regional achieved 3 of their 4 core measurement quality goals.
   

• We received top marks from JCAHO in 2000 and 2003.
   

• For second quarter 2005, we exceeded maximum targets on all 4 quality measures relating to on-time medication disbursement.
   

• Southern Regional Homecare was named one of the top 10 home health agencies in metro Atlanta by the Atlanta Business Chronicle for 3 consecutive years.
   

• Four Southern Regional departments were presented benchmark quality achievements at the 2004 VHA Leadership Expo.
   

• Our Director of Pharmacy was selected to be a featured speaker on clinical quality and expense reduction at the 2004 VHA Leadership Expo.
   

• Southern Regional was recognized as “Best in Class” for Compliance with Community Acquired Pneumonia quality standards.