About Southern Regional and Prime Healthcare

Southern Regional Medical Center is a not-for-profit, acute care hospital, and a member of the Prime Healthcare Foundation , a 501(c)(3) public charity, and serves residents throughout Riverdale and the surrounding region.

Southern Regional Medical Center is a 331-bed full-service hospital owned by Prime Healthcare Services.

Founded in 2001 by Dr. Prem Reddy, Prime Healthcare is one of the nation’s leading hospital systems. The company was founded with a mission to save hospitals, improve community healthcare and provide the very best care to patients.

Prime Healthcare sets goals and benchmarks, and rallies employees, doctors and the communities it serves to achieve high quality of care, as well as financial and operational excellence.

In addition to providing operational expertise, Prime Healthcare has committed to investing $50 million in capital equipment and infrastructure improvements to Southern Regional over the next five years.

Southern Regional is accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC) and is certified as an accredited Chest Pain Center and offers an Advanced Primary Stroke Center.

Southern Regional is a leader in Heart and Vascular, Acute Care for the Elderly, Wound Care, and Women’s Healthcare. The hospital’s medical staff includes more than 350 physicians and clinicians who blend their passion for healing with advanced technology to offer the latest procedures and treatments.

Southern Regional's Women's Life Center offers a full range of services at both the hospital campus and the Spivey Station campus, including a dedicated Breast Imaging Center, an Advanced Imaging and fully digital Medical Diagnostic Center. The center's experienced staff delivers nearly 3,000 babies annually, and its level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) provides specialized care for critically ill or premature newborns.