Hamilton Medical Center recognized for quality medical excellence, patient safety
DALTON, Ga. – CareChex®, an information service of Quantros, Inc., has ranked Hamilton Medical Center (HMC) in the top 10 percent in the nation in seven categories for 2018.
In the Medical Excellence group, the recognized categories include: Overall Hospital Care, Overall Medical Care and Heart Attack Treatment. In the Patient Safety group, the recognized categories included Cancer Care, Pulmonary Care, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Pneumonia Care.
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.
HMC also received regional, state and market recognition.
For Medical Excellence, HMC was recognized in the following categories:
- Top 10 percent in the region for Overall Hospital Care
- Top 10 percent in the region for Overall Medical Care
- Top 10 percent in the region for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Top 10 percent in the region for Heart Attack Treatment
- Top 10 percent in the state for Overall Hospital Care
- Top 10 percent in the state for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Number one in the market for Overall Hospital Care
- Number one in the market for Overall Surgical Care
- Number one in the market for Gall Bladder Removal
- Number one in the market for Gastrointestinal Care
- Number one in the market for Major Orthopedic Surgery
- Number one in the market for Spinal Surgery
- Number one in the market for Vascular Surgery
For Patient Safety, HMC was recognized in the following categories:
- Top 10 percent in the region for Cancer Care
- Top 10 percent in the region for Pneumonia Care
- Top 10 percent in the region for Pulmonary Care
- Top 10 percent in the state for Cancer Care
- Top 10 percent in the state for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Top 10 percent in the state for Pneumonia Care
- Top 10 percent in the state for Vascular Surgery
- Number one in the market for Cancer Care
- Number one in the market for Gall Bladder Removal
- Number one in the market for Trauma Care
- Number one in the market for Vascular Surgery
“At the end of the day, Hamilton is here to provide quality healthcare to people in this area,” said Jeff Myers, president and CEO. “I’m proud of the service our associates provide. These rankings show that the services they provide are excellent.”
CareChex provides clinical, financial and patient satisfaction findings to consumers, providers and purchasers of U.S. medical care. CareChex provides a composite evaluation of all components of medical quality including process of care, outcomes of care and patient experiences.