A state-verified Level II Trauma Center since 1997, the trauma center at McLeod Regional Medical Center has now been verified as a Level II Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS COT).

“Recently, McLeod Regional Medical Center underwent successful verification with the American College of Surgeons as a Level II Trauma Center. We are the only facility in this region to have undergone this rigorous verification process. Achieving and maintaining this standard ensures the patients of the Pee Dee region, and beyond, that McLeod Regional Medical Center is at all times prepared and capable of providing quality, peer-reviewed, comprehensive care to every trauma patient,” said Dr. Johnson Walker, Medical Director of Trauma Services at McLeod Regional Medical Center.

“On a voluntary basis, trauma centers can undergo verification from the American College of Surgeons, which verifies the presence and quality of the facility’s commitment, readiness, resources, policies, patient care and performance improvement,” added Dr. Walker.

There are three levels of ACS trauma center verification, each defined by specific standards that speak to the important roles of the hospital in serving its community. These standards clarify the care that must be available to the injured patient at McLeod Regional Medical Center, along with other expectations related to research and education.

As an ACS-verified trauma center, McLeod Regional Medical Center also becomes an ACS Surgical Quality Partner. Being a Surgical Quality Partner signifies McLeod’s dedication to consistently improving procedures, while maintaining a critical eye on process at every step. The Surgical Quality Partner designation lets patients know McLeod Regional Medical Center is dedicated to quality and relentless self-improvement. Patients can trust that the care they receive at McLeod Regional Medical Center adheres to the most rigorous standards in surgical quality.

“ACS Quality programs are grounded in more than a century of experience and participation is an important measure of a hospital’s surgical quality. As an ACS Surgical Quality Partner, McLeod Regional Medical Center has shown a commitment to provide the best possible patient care, evaluate that care in a rigorous fashion, and dedicate themselves to continuous self-improvement,” said ACS Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer Patricia L. Turner, MD, MBA, FACS.