Birmingham, AL – Brookwood Medical Center announced that it has received five United Health Premium® Specialty Center designations for 2007 to 2009. These designations mean that the hospital has met rigorous quality criteria based on nationally recognized medical standards and expert advice.

 Brookwood Medical Center received designations in the areas of Total Joint Replacement, Surgical Spine, Cardiovascular Surgery, Electrophysiology and Interventional Cardiology.

 “We are pleased that our hospital has been recognized by UnitedHealthcare for the high quality care that we provide,” said Garry Gause, president and chief executive officer of Brookwood 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 UnitedHealth Premium designations are based on detailed information about programmatic structure, patient care processes and clinical outcomes that are submitted by the hospital to UnitedHealthcare.