"We are

extremely proud of our new designation," said Donna Waggoner, managing

director of cardiovascular laboratory services. "We have the only

hospital-based vascular lab with this accreditation in the Southern Crescent.

The designation of providing high quality patient care is consistent with

the goals of the vascular lab and the entire health system."

In order to

receive this accreditation, every aspect of the lab's daily operations

and its impact on the quality of health care provided to patients was

assessed and reviewed.

Cardiovascular

disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, costing more

than 83 billion dollars each year in health services, medications and

lost work time due to disability. One American dies every 32 seconds of

cardiovascular disease. Early detection of these life-threatening vascular

diseases is possible through the use of noninvasive vascular testing techniques

performed within Southern Regional's vascular laboratory.

Southern Regional

Health System offers comprehensive health resources, including: Southern

Regional Medical Center, a 406-bed, full-service hospital in Riverdale,

featuring a state-of-the-art outpatient surgery center; The Women's Life

Center; a Diabetes Resource Center and one of the busiest emergency departments

in the state. Southern Regional also provides mental health, home health

care, substance abuse treatment and surgery efforts through RiverWoods,

Southern Regional Psychiatric Center; Southern Regional Homecare; and

the Surgery Center at Mount Zion, located in Morrow.

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