Presbyterian Hospital Named One of the 50 Best Hospitals in America
Presbyterian Hospital has been named one of the 50 “Best Hospitals” in America. Based on national hospital rankings for quality patient care, Presbyterian Hospital joins the 50 best list along with nationally renowned medical centers such as Johns Hopkins, Cleveland Clinic and Mayo Clinic. Presbyterian Hospital is the only hospital in the Charlotte region on the “best hospitals” list for 2011. Learn More
Presbyterian Orthopaedic Hospital Named One of the 60 Best Orthopaedic Programs in America
Presbyterian Orthopaedic Hospital has been named one of the 60 "Hospitals with Great Orthopedic Programs" in America by Becker's Hospital Review. Presbyterian Orthopaedic Hospital joins nationally renowned centers such as Cleveland Clinic, Hospital for Special Surgery and Mayo Clinic. Only four North Carolina hospitals made the list, including Rowan Regional Medical Center, which like Presbyterian is part of Novant Health. Learn More
Presbyterian Hospital Earns 56 Awards for 2010 Performance
Presbyterian Hospital recently received the 2011 President’s Award along with 55 other awards from Professional Research Consultants (PRC), a national healthcare marketing organization that conducts satisfaction surveys for the hospital. The 2011 National Excellence in Healthcare Awards are distributed based on surveys completed by patients, employees and medical staff members during 2010. The President’s Award is the top award given to one organization that has made an extraordinary contribution to healthcare. Learn More
Presbyterian Orthopaedic Hospital wins 24 Awards for 2010 Performance
Presbyterian Orthopaedic Hospital recently received 24 awards from Professional Research Consultants (PRC), a national healthcare marketing organization that conducts satisfaction surveys for the hospital. The 2011 National Excellence in Healthcare Awards are distributed based on surveys completed by patients, employees and medical staff members during 2010. Learn More
Presbyterian Hospital Earns National Recognition for Surgical Care Outcomes
The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) has recognized Presbyterian Hospital as one of 26 ACS NSQIP participating hospitals in the United States that have achieved exemplary outcomes for surgical patient care. Learn More
Presbyterian Hospital Earns Top Rating for Cardiac Surgical Care
Presbyterian Hospital holds a prestigious three-star rating for cardiac surgical care from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. This rating was achieved by just 11.7 percent of all cardiac surgery hospitals in the United States and represents the highest quality of cardiac surgical care. Learn More
2008 Ernest A. Codman Award
Novant Health and its staff were named a national winner of the 2008 Ernest A. Codman Award from The Joint Commission. The prestigious Codman Award is presented to organizations that demonstrate exemplary performance to achieve healthcare quality improvement. The health system was honored for its successful efforts to improve hand hygiene compliance and reducing the spread of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections by 53 percent, which means that 249 patients from 2005 through 2008 did not suffer the medical complications of MRSA. Learn More
Excellence in Healthcare Awards from Professional Research Consultants
2009
Presbyterian Healthcare received 109 customer, physician and employee satisfaction awards based on satisfaction surveys conducted in 2008 by Professional Research Consultants (PRC).
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2008
Presbyterian Healthcare received 117 customer, physician and employee satisfaction awards based on satisfaction surveys conducted in 2007 by Professional Research Consultants (PRC).
Learn more about Presbyterian Healthcare's 2008 satisfaction awards
2007
Presbyterian Healthcare received 147 customer, physician and employee satisfaction awards based on satisfaction surveys conducted in 2006 by Professional Research Consultants (PRC).
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VHA Awards
2008
Presbyterian Hospital and Presbyterian Hospital Matthews were the recent recipients of the 2008 VHA Leadership Award, which recognizes high-quality care that meets or exceeds national performance standards. Presbyterian Hospital was honored for Superior System Performance for excellence in heart attack treatment, among other categories, and Presbyterian Hospital Matthews was recognized for the quality of care given to patients in its intensive care units (ICU).
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2007
Presbyterian Hospital, Presbyterian Hospital Huntersville, Presbyterian Hospital Matthews and Presbyterian Orthopaedic Hospital each won awards for superior scores on national quality standards. Learn more about Presbyterian's 2007 VHA awards
Magnet Nursing Designation
In 2008, the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) unanimously named all four of Presbyterian Healthcare’s hospitals as Magnet Health Care facilities. This designation applies to Presbyterian Hospital Huntersville, Presbyterian Hospital Matthews, Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte and Presbyterian Orthopaedic Hospital. Only five percent of all hospitals nationwide have earned this designation, which recognizes facilities that provide the highest level of nursing care. Learn more
Presbyterian Cancer Center Honored as Top in the Nation
The prestigious 2008 Commission on Cancer Outstanding Achievement Award was recently given to the Presbyterian Cancer Center by the American College of Surgeons. The award, which is based on a rigorous on-site evaluation that examines process and performance within multiple areas of a cancer center, is only given to a few programs across the country that deliver the highest level of cancer care. Learn more
Presbyterian Retains Primary Stroke Center Designation
All three of Presbyterian's Charlotte-area, acute care hospitals renewed their designation as primary stroke centers in 2010. The primary stroke center designation is based on compliance with consensus-based national standards, effective use of established clinical practice guidelines to manage and optimize care, as well as performance measurements and improvement activities. Learn more
Consumers Pick Presbyterian Hospital for Best Quality and Image:
Presbyterian Receives Consumer Choice Award from National Research Corporation
This prestigious recognition is granted to hospitals that healthcare consumers have picked as having the most outstanding quality and image. Presbyterian Hospital received this honor following an annual survey, called the NRC Healthcare Market Guide, that included more than 200,000 households in 190 areas around the nation and the District of Columbia. Learn more
NCQA Physician Quality Awards
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), together with the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association, recognize physicians who provide excellent care to patients with heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. Learn more
Society of Chest Pain Centers Reaccredidation
Presbyterian Hospital is the first Chest Pain Center in North Carolina to achieve Cycle II designation, showing that it meets the highest national standards for the care of heart attack and chest pain patients. The goal of the Society of Chest Pain Centers is to significantly reduce patient mortality rates by teaching the public to recognize and react to the early symptoms of a possible heart attack, reduce the time that it takes to receive treatment and increase the accuracy and effectiveness of treatment. Presbyterian Hospital's Chest Pain Center received its first accreditation in 2004.
The Joint Commission's Ernest A. Codman Award
In 2004, Presbyterian Healthcare and Novant Health received the Codman Award for excellence in the use of outcomes measurement to achieve improvements in the quality and safety of healthcare. This prestigious national honor was awarded by The Joint Commission for Presbyterian's efforts to reduce patient complications related to the use of a frequently prescribed medicine.
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Other National Honors
For 2008, Presbyterian Healthcare and Novant Health have been ranked among the Top 100 Integrated Healthcare Networks, according to Verispan, a research firm that evaluates healthcare systems. The organization is ranked fourth among the Top 100 through the annual survey. The ranking is based on critical success factors determined by Verispan in eight categories: integration; integrated technology; contractual capabilities outpatient utilization; financial stability; services and access; hospital utilization; and physicians.
Mission Lifeline
Presbyterian has taken part in statewide initiatives to improve the care of heart attack victims in North Carolina. Our care of heart attack patients exceeds national standards and serves as a model for others. Mission Lifeline, a project of the American Heart Association (AHA), is tackling heart attack care across the country. The Mission Lifeline six-minute video features interviews with a Presbyterian Hospital Matthews patient and Dr. Dowdy of Presbyterian and Mid Carolina Cardiology, as well as interviews with other patients and healthcare providers. Follow the link below, and click on the picture of healthcare workers to view the video.
View the video: www.heart.org/missionlifeline
