Contact: Tim Gehret
843.792.2626
Sept. 25, 2006
Charleston -- The National Research Corporation has named the MUSC Medical Center as a 2006-07 Consumer Choice Award winner.
The MUSC Medical Center is the only institution in the Charleston market to receive this award, and this is the ninth year in a row that the medical center has been recognized.
National Research Corporation identified hospitals which health care consumers have chosen as having the highest quality and image in 180 markets throughout the U.S. NRC Chief Executive Officer Michael D. Hays said winners are determined by consumer perceptions on multiple quality and image ratings collected in the company's annual NRC Healthcare Market GuideĈ study. The winning facilities rank highest in their Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.
In the Charleston area, in addition to receiving the overall Consumer Choice Award, the MUSC Medical Center was ranked highest for best overall quality, best doctors and nurses, best image/reputation, most preferred for all health needs, best community health programs, latest technology and equipment, widest range of services, and Web site used most often. The MUSC Medical Center was also ranked highest in the Charleston market for the being the most preferred for heart care, cancer treatment, pediatric services, weight loss surgery, neurology, and orthopedics treatment and surgery.
About MUSC
Founded in 1824 in Charleston, the Medical University of South Carolina is the oldest medical school in the South. Today, MUSC continues the tradition of excellence in education, research, and patient care. MUSC has more than 3,000 students and residents, as well as nearly 10,000 employees, of which 1,300 are faculty members. As the largest non-federal employer in Charleston, the University and its affiliates have collective budgets in excess of $1.3 billion per year. MUSC operates a 600-bed medical center, which includes a nationally recognized Children's Hospital and a leading Institute of Psychiatry.
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