CPRMC Named to Becker’s 2025 Listing of Great Community Hospitals
July 14, 2025

Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center (CPRMC) is one of 100 hospitals included in the 2025 Becker’s Hospital Review (Becker’s) listing of “Great community hospitals” released on Friday, July 11. CPRMC was the only hospital from the state of South Carolina to make the list.
Hospitals recognized in the listing, per Becker’s, are “dedicated to clinical excellence, academic advancement, and personalized, whole-person care delivery. Their mission is to elevate health outcomes within the communities they serve.”
“We are excited to be included in Becker’s listing of great community hospitals,” said Dr. Brian Sponseller, CEO of CPRMC. “Our team at Carolina Pines works extremely hard to not only provide the high-quality, compassionate care that drives exceptional patient outcomes and experiences, but also to ensure our services are accessible and fit the needs of the surrounding area. This listing is a much-appreciated validation of our efforts.”
Becker’s editorial team selected the 100 hospitals for inclusion based on their nominations and the insights from respected rankings and ratings organizations, including U.S. News & World Report, Healthgrades, CMS, The Leapfrog Group, the National Rural Health Association, and The Chartis Center for Rural Health.
In its announcement of the hospitals included in the list, Becker’s espoused the value of community hospitals, noting that “Community hospitals play a vital role in the fabric of the U.S. healthcare system, delivering accessible, affordable care to patients beyond major metropolitan areas. Whether serving rural regions or suburban neighborhoods, these hospitals are essential to keeping communities healthy and connected to quality care.”
CPRMC’s efforts to make high-quality care accessible to its surrounding communities have earned the hospital numerous awards, from being named a “Top General Hospital” by The Leapfrog Group to earning the Platinum Award, the highest honor for quality from its parent company, ScionHealth. The hospital continues to take innovative measures to deliver accessible and affordable care to the Pee Dee region, including:
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- opening a satellite clinic in Pageland to better serve the area;
- adding on-site dialysis service to better accommodate a region with higher-than-normal rates of hypertension and diabetes;
- becoming the first hospital in the state to attain disease-specific certification for Sepsis from The Joint Commission, making it uniquely equipped to deal with the condition; and
- launching several health equity initiatives to mitigate social determinants of care and improve access to hospital services.
The 2025 “Great community hospitals” listing adds to the many recent accolades earned by CPRMC. Along with two consecutive “Top General Hospital” honors, the hospital has now earned seven consecutive “A” grades for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group. It has also earned numerous accreditations from the likes of The Joint Commission, American College of Cardiology, and Blue Cross/Blue Shield, and was recently named a Purple Heart Hospital. Its medical group attained recognition as a Patient-Centered Medical Home from the National Center for Quality Assurance.
“Our focus is delivering the best care to the patients who entrust us with their care, many of whom are our friends, neighbors, and family,” said Dr. Sponseller. “We are all about doing what we can to create a healthier community. We like the recognitions, but we love the positive patient outcomes.”
About Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center
As part of the ScionHealth network of hospitals, Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center (CPRMC) provides high-quality healthcare services to the people of several counties in northeastern South Carolina. Patients have come to rely on our experienced, skilled staff and physicians to provide them with the highest level of care and compassion. Through the facilities on our campus, including a 116-bed acute care hospital and an adjoining medical office building, we provide comprehensive services with two things in mind: the care and comfort of our patients. Learn more about CPRMC at www.cprmc.com.