St. Mary’s Health has been recognized as a 2015 PRC Five Star Excellence Award winner in two categories during a recent awards celebration. Healthcare leaders from across the United States gathered to participate in the 2014 PRC Excellence in Healthcare Conference hosted by Professional Research Consultants, Inc. (PRC) in Scottsdale, Arizona.
St. Mary’s Health, part of Ascension, the nation’s largest Catholic and non-profit health system, received the Five Star Excellence Award in Inpatient Services – HCAHPS – Discharge Information. The scoring is in the top 10% nationally for “Excellent†responses for Inpatient Services – HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems).
St. Mary’s 5 East Medical Unit received the Five Star Excellence Award in Inpatient Medical Services – Overall Quality of Care. St. Mary’s scored in the top 10% nationally for “Excellent†responses in this category.
For 15 years, PRC’s annual Excellence in Healthcare Conference has brought together hundreds of healthcare leaders to focus on transforming the patient experience. The awards recognize organizations and individuals who achieve excellence throughout the year by improving patient experiences, healthcare employee engagement and/or physician alignment and engagement based on surveys of their (patients, employees, physicians).
“St. Mary’s is incredibly deserving of these National Excellence in Healthcare Awards,†said Joe M. Inguanzo, Ph.D., President and CEO of PRC. “St. Mary’s is committed to driving improved scores and making their hospital a better place to work, a better place to practice medicine and a better place for patients to be treated. It takes true dedication, determination and hard work to achieve this level of excellence in healthcare.â€
About PRC
Professional Research Consultants, Inc. (PRC) is a national healthcare market research company. For more than 35 years, PRC has facilitated millions of interviews, delivered insightful reports and provided customized research solutions to hospitals and healthcare organizations. Services measure community perceptions, brand positions, patient experience, physician alignment and engagement, and employee engagement. PRC is also a certified vendor for government-mandated CAHPS surveys and has partnered with more than 300 communities across the U.S. to conduct Community Health Needs Assessments.Â
St. Mary’s HealthÂ
St. Mary’s Health, in partnership with St. Vincent Health in Indianapolis, is a member of Ascension Health – the nation’s largest Catholic and non-profit health system. We are a faith-based health ministry serving communities in Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky. With a medical staff of more than 750 physicians, St. Mary’s specializes in cardiac, surgical, orthopedic, rehabilitation, neurosciences, women’s, children’s, seniors, emergency, and trauma services. For more than 140 years, St. Mary’s has been guided by its mission of serving all persons, with special attention to those who are poor and vulnerable.
For more information, please visit our website at www.stmarys.org.
About AscensionÂ
Ascension (www.ascension.org) is a faith-based healthcare organization dedicated to transformation through innovation across the continuum of care. As the largest non-profit health system in the U.S. and the world’s largest Catholic health system, Ascension is committed to delivering person-centered care to all with special attention to those who are poor and vulnerable. In FY2014, Ascension provided $1.8 billion in care of persons living in poverty and other community benefit programs. More than 150,000 associates and 35,000 affiliated providers serve in 1,900 sites of care – including 131 hospitals and more than 30 senior care facilities – in 23 states and the District of Columbia. In addition to healthcare delivery, Ascension subsidiaries provide a variety of services and solutions including physician practice management, venture capital investing, treasury management, biomedical engineering, clinical care management, information services, risk management, and contracting through Ascension’s own group purchasing organization.
