South County Hospital Airport

at , Wakefield , 02879 United States

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<p><b>South County Hospital</b> is an independent, non-profit acute care hospital serving southern <a href="/pages/w/108295552526163">Rhode Island</a>. It is located in <a href="/pages/w/104003292968154">Wakefield, Rhode Island</a>.</p><h2>Overview</h2><p>The hospital is the flagship facility of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_County_Hospital_Healthcare_System" class="wikipedia">South County Hospital Healthcare System</a>, which also contains VNS Home Health Services (a visiting nurse and home health agency), South County Surgical Supply (home medical supplies), and South County Quality Care (private duty nursing and home care). The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission.</p><p>The system also operates an urgent care, off-site facility in East Greenwich, RI. South County Hospital Healthcare System employs 1,300 people.</p><h2>History</h2><p>The hospital was founded in 1919 in a small, private home. A new facility was built in 1925 on and since then, South County Hospital has grown to a 100 bed facility sprawling over. The oldest building on the campus, housing the President’s office, dates back to 1929.</p><p>South County is south of <a href="/pages/w/108284282528586">Providence, Rhode Island</a> and serves a population of about 100,000. Louis Giancola is the current CEO of the South County Hospital Healthcare System.</p><h2>Awards and recognition</h2><p>In Sept. 2013, <a href="/pages/w/104052026297685">Consumer Reports</a> ranked South County as the best hospital in Rhode Island for surgical care. The ranking was based on the percentage of any hospital’s surgery patients who died in the hospital or stayed longer than expected.</p><p><a href="/pages/w/114682761881883">Harvard Pilgrim Health Care</a> placed South County Hospital on its 2012 Hospital Honor Roll. The list recognizes acute care hospitals whose performance is among the top 25% of nationally measured metrics on composite quality and patient experience.</p>

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South County Hospital Airport is Wakefield based place and this enity listed in Hospital category. 02879.