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Regional Medical Center reports rapid growth in first year under county ownership
Summary
Hospital executives reported a 49% increase in average daily census and notable rises in emergency, trauma and surgical volumes in Regional Medical Center’s first year since county acquisition; county leaders said the hospital is keeping quality measures within benchmarks while planning an ED expansion to add 20 beds.
Nari Singh, hospital executive at Regional Medical Center, told the committee the facility’s first year under county ownership saw meaningful increases across service lines: "The average daily census has grown by 49%." He highlighted increases in emergency department visits (up about 29%), trauma activations (up roughly 48%), stroke activations up 44% and STEMI activations up 27%. Singh also said the birth center…
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