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Most Wired AwardBeaufort Memorial Hospital Named

For the eighth year in a row, Beaufort Memorial Hospital has been recognized as one of the nation’s MOST WIRED—SMALL AND RURAL Hospitals, according to the results of the 2010 Most Wired Survey released in the July issue of Hospitals & Health Networks magazine.  It is one of five hospitals in the state of South Carolina to achieve this distinction.
Hospitals understand the importance of health information technology (IT) and the benefits of its widespread adoption, yet as a field still face significant barriers to implementation according to a newly released survey of America's Most Wired hospitals and health systems.

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BMH invests in bedside medication
verification system to ensure patient safety

The familiar bar code scanning system used at your local grocery store has become the latest technology being adopted by hospitals to improve patient safety. At Beaufort Memorial Hospital—one of only a handful of South Carolina health care providers to have implemented the system—scanning devices are now being used at the bedside to help ensure patients receive the proper medication. “We dispense a million doses of drugs a year,” said Susan Converse, a staff pharmacist at the 197-bed hospital.

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Robotic Surgery Center

da Vinci robotic armMoving beyond “space-age” technology, Beaufort Memorial offers patients the least invasive surgical treatments. The daVinci Surgical system at BMH provides surgeons with an alternative to both traditional open surgery and conventional laparoscopy.

By using robotic-assisted technology, the surgeon can perform surgery through small, dime-sized incisions with unmatched precision.

For patients, the benefits can include:

  • Significantly less pain
  • Less blood loss
  • Less scarring
  • Shorter recovery time
  • Faster return to normal activities
  • In many cases, better clinical outcomes
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