Spalding Regional Medical Center announced that it has received three CIGNA quality designations. These designations mean that the hospital has met rigorous quality criteria based on nationally recognized medical standards and expert advice.

Spalding Regional Medical Center received the following quality designations in the areas of Heart Failure, Adult Pneumonia and Stroke.

“We are pleased that our hospital has been recognized by CIGNA for the high quality care that we provide,” said John Quinn, chief executive officer of Spalding Regional Medical Center. “Our physicians and staff work very hard to provide quality patient care, and these designations are evidence of the high standard of care we deliver every day.”

The CIGNA designations are based on the hospital’s effectiveness in treating the selected condition or performing the procedure. The designation measures and weighs complications, mortality and The Leapfrog Group Patient Safety Index.