Your MED: Providing Healthcare Since 1829

About Us
Governance

Shelby County Healthcare Corporation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that governs the Regional Medical Center at Memphis (THE MED). The role of this governing body is to:

• Involve all hospital departments and services (including those furnished under contract arrangement)
• Focus on indicators related to improved health outcomes and reduction of medical errors

The governing body, medical staff, and administrative officials are responsible and accountable for ensuring that:

• An ongoing program for quality improvement is defined, implemented and maintained;
• An ongoing program for patient safety, including the reduction of medical errors, is defined, implemented, and maintained;
• The hospital-wide quality assessment and performance-improvement efforts address priorities for improved quality of care and patient safety, and that all improvement actions are evaluated;
• Clear expectations for safety are established;
• Adequate resources are allocated for reducing risk to patients; and
• An annual assessment is conducted to identify improvement projects to be completed that year.

Shelby County Health Care Corporation Board of Directors