CarolinaEast Medical Center was recently honored with several awards and recognitions for its outstanding patient care.
According to CarolinaEast Medical Center, they were named the best regional hospital in the Coastal Plain and a high-performing hospital for colorectal cancer surgery, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart attack, heart failure, hip replacement, kidney failure and pneumonia by U.S. News & World Report in its 2024-2025 Best Hospitals list.
CarolinaEast Medical Center has been recognized by the American College of Cardiology with the NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2024.
CarolinaEast also recently received the Get With The Guidelines-Coronary Artery Disease NSTEMI Gold with Target: Type 2 Diabetes and Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Receiving Center – SILVER with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll awards. These awards recognize CarolinaEast’s commitment to following current, research-based guidelines for the treatment of heart disease, ultimately resulting in more lives saved, faster recovery times and fewer hospital readmissions.
“We are extremely proud to be recognized for the high quality of life-saving and life-changing procedures we are able to provide here in our community. It takes a team of dedicated professionals who are all instrumental in achieving these awards, and I thank each and every member of the CarolinaEast team for the remarkable work they do,” said Michael Smith, President and CEO of CarolinaEast Health System.
