Friday, October 28, 2011

URMC HONORED WITH NATIONAL AWARD

NOT   ONLY  WAS  UPSON  REGIONAL  MEDICAL  CENTER  ONE  OF  25  HOSPITALS SELECTED TO  PRESENT AT  THE NATIONAL  WHAT’S RIGHT IN HEALTHCARE  CONFERENCE IN  CHICAGO,  RECENTLY. URMC WAS  RECOGNIZED  FOR  OUTSTANDING  PERFORMANCE IN  PATIENT  SATISFACTION.

UPSON  WAS  SELECTED FOR  THE  “EXCELLENCE IN  PATIENT CARE” TOP  HCAHPS  AWARD IN  THE  CATEGORY “PATIENTS ALWAYS RECEIVED  CARE AS  SOON  AS  THEY  WANTED.”

HOSPITAL CONSUMER ASSESSMENT  OF  HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND  SYSTEMS, IS  A NATIONAL STANDARDIZED  SURVEY  TOOL  USED  TO  MEASURE ADULT INPATIENT PERCEPTION OF  THE QUALITY  OF  CARE  THEY  RECEIVE AT A  GIVEN ACUTE  CARE HOSPITAL.

URMC  CEO  DAVID  CASTLEBERRY  SAID  “GIVEN  THE  LEVEL OF  EXCELLENCE THAT  MUST  BE  SUSTAINED TO  RECEIVE  SUCH  AN  AWARD, THIS SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT  THE  PATIENT-CENTERED  CULTURE  AT UPSON.”

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