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Quality Awards PRESENTING GEORGIA’S FIRST NATIONALLY VERIFIED LEVEL I CELEBRATING FIVE CONSECUTIVE YEARS AS A TOP
TRAUMA CENTER GEORGIA HOSPITAL
In November 2016, The Medical Center, Navicent Health achieved The Medical Center, Navicent Health was recognized as a top
verification as an American College of Surgeons-verified Level I Georgia hospital for the fifth year in a row in U.S. News & World
Trauma Center. The Medical Center, Navicent Health has been Report’s annual Best Hospitals listing. Seven of the medical
designated a Level I Trauma Center by the State of Georgia since center’s treatments for adult conditions were recognized as high
1998. It became the first Level I trauma center in the state and performing, including abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, chronic
one of only 17 hospitals in the Southeast to achieve this additional, obstructive pulmonary disease, colon cancer surgery, heart failure,
national recognition. hip replacement, knee replacement and lung cancer surgery. The
Medical Center, Navicent Health was the only top performer in
THE MEDICAL CENTER, NAVICENT HEALTH SCORES ABOVE central Georgia.
NATIONAL, STATE AVERAGES IN CDC SURVEY
NAVICENT HOME HEALTH HONORED FOR EXCELLENCE IN HOME
The Medical Center, Navicent Health exceeded national CARE, PATIENT SATISFACTION
and state averages in the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention’s “Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care” Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP), a leading administrator
survey. The national survey benchmarks changes in maternity of home health consumer assessment of healthcare providers
care in order to improve breastfeeding outcomes for infants and and systems (HHCAHPS) surveys and an approved Centers
new mothers. for Medicare & Medicaid Services vendor, recognized Navicent
Home Health as a Superior Performer in home healthcare delivery.
GEORGIA TREND NAMES THE MEDICAL CENTER, NAVICENT Navicent Home Health is recognized as an SHP Best Home
HEALTH A TOP TEACHING HOSPITAL Health Patient Satisfaction Award Winner and also ranked in the
top 20 percent of SHP’s national HHCAHPS survey benchmark
Georgia Trend ’s “Georgia Trend 2016 Top Hospitals” included for overall satisfaction as measured from the patient’s point of view.
The Medical Center, Navicent Health as one of the top
teaching hospitals in the state. Hospitals were ranked based THE MEDICAL CENTER, NAVICENT HEALTH RECEIVES SEVENTH
on their Total Performance Score, a measure calculated CONSECUTIVE AWARD FOR STROKE CARE
by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and
based on clinical processes, efficiency, patient experience The Medical Center, Navicent Health received its seventh
and patient outcomes. consecutive “Get With the Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus” Quality
Achievement Award, an annual award presented by the American
TWO NAVICENT HEALTH HOSPITALS WIN PATIENT SAFETY AWARDS Heart Association (AHA)/American Stroke Association for
FOR QUALITY CARE, INFECTION REDUCTION excellence in stroke care. In addition, The Medical Center, Navicent
Health was also named to AHA’s Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll
The Partnership for Health and Accountability presented Elite Plus.
prestigious Quality and Patient Safety Awards to The Medical
Center, Navicent Health and Medical Center of Peach County, CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, QUALITY CARE
Navicent Health for their efforts in reducing the risk of medical
errors and improving patient safety and medical outcomes. Committed to quality and patient excellence, Navicent Health
also celebrated the following quality improvements in 2017:
LABORATORY AT MEDICAL CENTER OF PEACH COUNTY »» 75 percent reduction in inborn mortality for babies with birth
NATIONALLY ACCREDITED
weight greater than or equal to 500 grams
The Accreditation Committee of the College of American »» 47 percent reduction in Medicare 30-day risk adjusted mortality
Pathologists (CAP) awarded accreditation to the Department of
Clinical Laboratory Services at Medical Center of Peach County from acute heart attack over a two-year period, currently at the
(MCPC), Navicent Health. MCPC becomes one of more than 95th percentile
7,700 CAP-accredited facilities worldwide. »» Increased health equity for African American males with
congestive heart failure, African American males with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease and females with diabetes
For a complete list of quality achievements, please visit
www.navicenthealth.org/quality-and-safety.html.
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