FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Georgia Storey, 228-382-7045
July 5, 2018
Sarah Duffey, 228-326-0824
Singing River Health System Ranked Best on MS Coast for Medical Excellence
1st in Medical Excellence in Overall Medical Care and Surgical Care
Pascagoula, MS –Singing River Health System has been recognized by an independent quality ratings firm as the Number One Provider on the MS Gulf Coast for Medical Excellence in Overall Medical and Surgical Care for 2018 based on key clinical performance measures.
This distinction along with dozens of others was announced by CareChex®, an information service of Quantros, Inc. CareChex is an innovative medical quality rating system designed to assist hospitals and health systems in improving the quality of inpatient care and promoting medical excellence to consumers, payers and employers across the US. Unlike other publicly available quality ratings, CareChex provides a composite evaluation of all components of medical quality including process of care, clinical outcomes and patient experiences.
Besides the #1 ranking for Medical Excellence on the Gulf Coast, Singing River also garnered top rankings in the region for an additional 36 categories, including Overall Hospital Care, Surgical Care, Cancer Care, Major Cardiac Surgery, Heart Attack Treatment and others. The system was also named #1 in Mississippi for Patient Safety in Interventional Coronary and Neurological Careand among the top ten percent nationally for Patient Safety in Overall Medical Care. A complete list of the system’s awards are available on their website athttpss://www.singingriverhealthsystem.com/featured/number-one-quality-awards-2018/ .
“This is a testament to the compassion, skill and commitment that our team of caregivers delivers” said Lee Bond, Chief Executive Officer for Singing River Health System. “CareChex provides the most statistically accurate quality ratings available in the industry, using publicly reported data to look at all aspects of care. It is an important quality of life measure for all who live and work here on the coast.”
Andy Weissberg, SVP Marketing Communications at Quantros noted, “Singing River Health System has demonstrated its ability to provide high quality care to the community it serves. To receive this many awards for medical excellence and patient safety is an outstanding accomplishment for both the physicians and hospital staff. We congratulate them on their commitment to delivering high quality, patient‐centered care.”
Additional information about the ratings and those of other providers across the nation can be found online at www.CareChex.com.
Singing River Health System is pleased to announce some of its latest clinical achievements. Recently, SRHS was awarded the American Stroke Association’s “Stroke Gold Plus Achievement Award,” and now it has received another set of quality awards for outstanding healthcare.
The full list of awards received may be found below.
#1 on the MS Gulf Coast for:
Overall Hospital Care
Overall Surgical Care
Cancer Care
Major Cardiac Surgery
General Surgery
Heart Attack Treatment
Spinal Surgery and Hip Fracture Repair
# 1 in Mississippi for:
Interventional Coronary Care Patient Safety
Neurological Patient Safety
Vascular Surgery Patient Safety
Top 10% in the US for:
Overall Medical Care Patient Safety
Cancer Care Patient Safety
Interventional Coronary Care Patient Safety
COPD Medical Excellence
Singing River Health System strives to provide the community with top-notch healthcare and are here to serve you. For more information on these achievements, call 228-382-7045.
