Spalding Regional Medical Center announced that it has received a UnitedHealth Premium^® Specialty Center designation for its cardiovascular services. Hospitals must meet or exceed UnitedHealthcare’s rigorous quality criteria based on nationally recognized medical standards including programmatic structure, patient care processes and clinical outcomes.

Spalding Regional Medical Center received the designation for its cardiac care.

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

Spalding Regional Medical Center, part of Tenet Healthcare, is a 160-bed acute care hospital located at 601 South Eighth Street in Griffin, Ga. The hospital has been serving the medical and health care needs of Spalding, Butts, Clayton, Fayette, Henry, Lamar and Pike counties for more than 100 years. Spalding Regional provides a number of services, including specialties in orthopedics, women’s services, cardiac care, oncology services, physical, occupational and speech therapy and sleep medicine. Spalding Regional Medical Center is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.