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Marty Scott, M.D., MBA Marty Scott, M.D., MBA, oversees patient safety and quality initiatives at Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC), a role he assumed in 2007. He was previously director of patient safety and quality at the George and Marie Backus Children’s Hospital and the Women’s Health Institute at MUMC. Dr. Scott led initiatives that reduced patient identification errors, reduced medication errors, and improved communication processes. He also oversaw error-prevention training for Team Members. When he first joined MUMC in 2003, Dr. Scott was vice chairman of finance at Backus Children’s Hospital. Before coming to Savannah, Dr. Scott was president and managing partner of Carolina Children’s Critical Care in Charlotte. He also spent two years as medical director of Coventry Healthcare of the Carolinas. In 1996, Dr. Scott created and co-owned HeathAnswers, Inc., a 24-hour nurse telephone advice and after-hours primary care triage company. The company was eventually sold to Carolinas Healthcare System and is still in use today. Dr. Scott completed his undergraduate work at David Lipscomb College in Nashville, and earned his medical degree at the University of Louisville in Kentucky. He received an MBA from the University of North Carolina in Charlotte. Dr. Scott served as a pediatric resident at the University of Louisville Affiliated Hospitals and Kosair Children’s Hospital. He was then selected for fellowship training in pediatric critical care at the University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital. He is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric critical care. Dr. Scott is a clinical assistant professor of pediatrics at Mercer University School of Medicine. He is a certified patient safety officer and holds Six Sigma Black Belt certification for quality control expertise.
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