For the second year in a row, Memorial Health received the Patient Safety Excellence Award from HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization. Receiving the award for two straight years places Memorial in an elite group of only 160 hospitals nationwide.

According to HealthGrades, Memorial ranks among the top 5 percent nationally for patient safety. Memorial is the only Savannah-area hospital to earn the recognition.

“Patient safety is a top priority at Memorial. We are proud that we can offer our patients one of the safety hospitals in the nation,”said Marty Scott, M.D., MBA vice president for quality and patient safety at Memorial.Memorial University Medical Center

(MUMC) is a two-state healthcare organization serving a 35-county area in southeast Georgia and southern South Carolina. The system includes its flagship hospital, a 530-bed academic medical center; Memorial primary and specialty care physician networks; a major medical education program; business and industry services; and NurseOne, a 24-hour call center. Visit our Web site at www.memorialhealth.com.