About us

For 50 years, our hospitals, emergency rooms and affiliated facilities have provided quality, personalized healthcare to families in South Carolina's Lowcountry.

About Trident Health

Trident Health is a 445-bed hospital system comprised of two acute care hospitals (Trident Medical Center and Summerville Medical Center), multiple freestanding emergency rooms and various affiliated facilities offering specialized services, including wound care and breast imaging.

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Our people and our communities

Every day, Trident Health's more than 2,600 employees, more than 500 physicians and more than 130 volunteers are dedicated to fulfilling the health system's mission: Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life.

Our hope is that as you review our website you have confidence in the people who provide care to nearly 375,000 South Carolina Lowcountry residents each year. If you are new to our area, welcome! If you need to find a doctor, go to our physicians page to reach about our providers' experience and approach to care and to make an appointment.

In the community

We hope through our publications and reports you get a better understanding of Trident Health services that may be important to you and your family as you choose your health care provider. To request a Community Benefits Report, or if you have questions, please contact us.

Mission and vision

Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life.

Shared values:

Compassion
Excellence
Ownership

Our vision is to be recognized as a compassionate family of diverse healthcare professionals who pride ourselves on delivering exceptional service with quality outcomes for our patients.

Awards and accolades

Additional Certifications with The Joint Commission
- Disease Specific Certifications:
  - Advanced Certification for Heart Failure
  - Advanced Certification as a Primary Stroke Center
  - Joint Replacement – Hip and Knee
  - Sepsis Standards
National Top Performer on Key Quality Measures – Heart Attack
National Top Performer on Key Quality Measures – Heart Failure
National Top Performer on Key Quality Measures – Pneumonia
Blue Distinction Designation- Hip and Knee Replacement
Breast Imaging Center of Excellence
Intersocietal Accreditation Commission: Echocardiography Accreditation and Nuclear Cardiology Accreditation
American Heart Association, Get With the Guidelines
- Silver Plus-Heart Failure
- Platinum-AMI
- Gold Plus – Stroke
- Bronze Mission Lifeline (STEMI Patients)
Becker’s Top 100 Heart Programs
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- Highest 3-Star Rating
Level III Trauma Program – South Carolina DHEC
Society of Cardiovascular Care
- Accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI – TMC
- Accredited Chest Pain Center – SMC
Sleep Center Receives National Accreditation
Trident Cancer Center ACR Accreditation