[2] Louis Giancola is the current CEO of the South County Hospital Healthcare System.

[2][7][8] In September 2013, Consumer Reports ranked South County as the best hospital in Rhode Island for surgical care.

[11] The list recognizes acute care hospitals whose performance is among the top 25% of nationally measured metrics on composite quality and patient experience.

[14][15] In Jan. 2013, GoLocal ranked South County as the best hospital in New England and Rhode Island based on patient satisfaction.

[16] In GoLocal's analysis of more than 50,000 government-sponsored patient surveys in New England, 83% of respondents gave the facility a score of 9 or 10, 76% said they received help as soon as they wanted, and 84% reported the nurses always communicated well with them.