From stroke care to orthopedics, bariatric surgery, patient safety, and more, many Steward Health Care teams were recognized for the exceptional care they provided in their communities in 2023. We thank our physicians, clinical caregivers, and staff for their extraordinary commitment to our patients, and we thank our patients for entrusting their care to us. We look forward to continuing to expand access to care in 2024 and supporting health and wellness in the diverse communities our patients and team members call home.
Here are some exceptional highlights across our hospital system from 2023.
Steward Health Care
- Steward Health Care joins the Department of Defense Military Spouse Employment Partnership
- Steward Health Care appoints the system’s first Health Care Equity and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Senior Vice President
- Steward Health Care receives Stryker’s Environmental Excellence Award for Reprocessing Efforts
Steward Medical Group
- Steward Medical Group appreciates the dedication of our teams and our 2023 new physicians, clinical and staff team members who work to continually provide high quality care in the diverse communities we serve to improve health and wellness.
Steward Health Care Network
- The Steward Health Care Network continues the work to eliminate health care disparities. We are working to accomplish NCQA accreditation in Health Equity for the MassHealth ACO and look forward to our accreditation survey on January 30, 2024.
Steward West
Florence Hospital
- Hospital Accreditation, DNV GL Healthcare
Mountain Vista Medical Center
- Get With The Guidelines®- Stroke, American Heart/American Stroke Association
- Level III Trauma Center Reverified by Arizona Department of Health Services
- Cardiac Receiving Center by Arizona Department of Health Service
- Get with the Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award and Target: Stroke Honor Roll
- Hospital Accreditation by DNV GL Healthcare
- Primary Stroke Center Certification by DNV GL Healthcare
- Accredited Chest Pain Center by Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care
- American College of Radiology Gold Seal Accreditations for CT, Mammography, and MRI
- Jersey Nursing College School of Nursing opened
- Mountain Vista implanted the first leadless pacemaker (double chamber) in the East Valley November 2023
Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital
- Reaccreditation from DNV
- Bariatric Center of Excellence from the Clinical Sciences Institute of Optum
- Certified Primary Stroke Center from DNV-GL
- Tempe St. Luke’s IR/Cath Lab Suite Remodel began in August and will be open March 2024
St. Luke’s Behavioral Health Center
- Successful completion of annual DNV survey and a 100%-bathroom commode risk mitigation project
- A new trauma informed program called Ukeru was introduced at BHC, in partnership with Grafton Behavioral Health in Richmond VA
- Successfully converted and enhanced their security team
- Pediatric and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Dr Paul Panchajanya joined
- Admission volumes and census numbers improved under the leadership of Admissions Director Maleka Ausborne
Steward North
Carney Hospital
- Launched ‘Inspire’ A Breakthrough in Sleep Apnea Treatment
Good Samaritan Medical Center
- Get With The Guidelines®- Stroke, American Heart/American Stroke Association
Holy Family Hospital – Methuen
- Get With The Guidelines®- Stroke, American Heart/American Stroke Association
Morton Hospital
- Winner of “Best Place to Work” in the 2023 Metro South Region Community Choice Awards
- Winner of “Best Podiatry Clinic” in the 2023 Metro South Region Community Choice Awards
- Winner of “Best Weight Loss Center” in the 2023 Metro South Region Community Choice Awards
- Finalist for “Best Hospital” in the 2023 Metro South Region Community Choice Awards
- Finalist for “Best Physical Therapy Clinic” in the 2023 Metro South Region Community Choice Awards
- Finalist for “Best Hearing Aid/Hearing Specialist Center” in the 2023 Metro South Region Community Choice Awards
- Named a Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Distinction® Center+ for Knee and Hip Replacement
- MBSAQIP Quality Program Re-Accreditation for their Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery Program
- Designated as an ACS Surgical Quality Partner by the American College of Surgeons (ACS)
- Joint Commission Health Equity Survey – Zero Findings
- Laboratory Re-Accreditation by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) and American Academy of Blood Banks (AABB)
- Ultrasound Program Re-Accreditation by the American College of Radiology (ACR)
- MORCAP Program Re-Accreditation by the Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (BSAS)
- Pharmacy Program Massachusetts Controlled Substances Registration Renewal
Nashoba Valley Medical Center
- Low Acuity Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Center, American College of Surgeons and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Norwood Hospital
- Celebrated Topping Off Ceremony
Saint Anne’s Hospital
- Leapfrog “Straight A” Hospital Safety Award (2012-2023). As of Fall 2023, Saint Anne’s is one of just 18 U.S. hospitals to earn 24 Straight A’s for hospital safety since the program’s inception in 2012.
- Healthgrades Patient Experience Award (2017-2023)
- American Heart Association:
– Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award
– Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll Award - Massachusetts Paul Coverdell Stroke Program/Hospital Quality Improvement Collaborative recognitions:
– The Coverdell Stroke Systems of Care Partnership Award
– “Door to CT time” of less than 25 minutes
– Documentation of Modified Rankin Scale - Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons: Re-accreditation, Saint Anne’s Hospital Regional Cancer Center
- American College of Radiology: Re-accreditation, Radiation Oncology
- Bariatric Surgery Program: Comprehensive center re-accreditation under the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program, a joint program of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
- The Joint Commission:
– Health Care Equity Accreditation - Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies (AABB): Accreditation in Blood Bank and Transfusion Services
St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center
- “A” Hospital Safety Grade, Leapfrog
- Nationally Recognized for its Commitment to Providing High-Quality Stroke Care
- Earns Blue Distinction® Center Designation for Quality in Knee and Hip Replacement Surgeries
- Earns Blue Distinction Center+ Designation for Cardiac Care
Sharon Regional Medical Center
- MBSAQIP Bariatric Reaccreditation
- Awarded the American Heart Association’s Get with the Guidelines-Stroke GOLD PLUS Award
- Recognized for the second year as Platinum Performance Achievement by the American College of Cardiology with the Performance Achievement Award
Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital
- Joint Commission Reaccreditation
Trumbull Regional Medical Center
- Reaccredited as a Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI and Resuscitation
Steward South
Glenwood Regional Medical Center
- DNV – Accrediting Organization (AO) for Hospital’s Deeming Authority May 2023
- Lab – American Association of Blood Banks – AABB accreditation 2023
- Safety Inspection – Annual on 2/1/23
- Life Safety – West Monroe Fire department – 3/16/23
- Life Safety – Agency for health Care Administration – 5/1/23
- American Heart Association – Get with the Guidelines – Stoke GOLD PLUS |Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite |Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
The Medical Center of Southeast Texas
- DNV Hip and Knee Certification
Odessa Regional Medical Center
- Labor and Delivery Excellence Award, Healthgrades
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Excellence Award, Healthgrades
- C-Section delivery Five-Star Recipient, Healthgrades
- Vaginal Delivery Five-Star Recipient, Healthgrades
- NICU Level III Designation, Primary Stroke Center, Trauma Level IV, and Maternal Level IV
Scenic Mountain Medical Center
- Trauma Level IV, Neonatal Level I, and Maternal Level I
St. Joseph Medical Center
- Maternal Level III – granted by the Texas Department of State Health Services through TETAF (Texas EMS Trauma & Acute Care Foundation).
Wadley Medical Center
- Maternal Designation – Texas Department of State Health Services NICU Designation – Texas
- Department of State Health Services Stroke Designation – Joint Commission & Texas
- Department of State Health Services DNV – Annual Accreditation
Wadley Medical Center at Hope
- DNV – Annual Accreditation Laboratory
- CAP Survey Mammography – ACR Accreditation
Steward Florida
Melbourne Regional Medical Center
- The Joint Commission Spine Certification
- IV Cardiologists Dr. Wesley Romney joined
Rockledge Regional Medical Center
- Leapfrog A Fall 2023
- 2023 Birnbaum Quality Leadership to Performer by Vizient
- Advanced Primary Stroke Center, The Joint Commission, Get With the Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Award
- American Heart Association Mission: Lifeline Silber Award for the Care of STEMI Patients
- High Performing Maternity Services recognized by US News & World Report
- Meghan Christie, RN, BSN, IBCLC and pregnancy concierge featured in Good Housekeeping for her role in a surrogacy pregnancy.
Sebastian River Medical Center
- Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence by the American College of Surgeons and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Coral Gables Hospital
- Joint Commission Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Knee Replacement (THKR)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Distinction for Knee and Hip Replacement
- Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award
- Healthgrades America’s 100 best Hospitals for Joint Replacement Award
- Healthgrades America’s 100 best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery Award
- Healthgrades America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Surgical Excellence Award
Florida Medical Center
- Get With The Guidelines®- Stroke, American Heart/American Stroke Association
Hialeah Hospital
- 2023 Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Certification, American College of Surgeons and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
- Re-Opened Progressive Care Unit
- Hosted Quarterly FALA Meetings (Florida Assisted Living Association)
- Bariatric Program Re-Certification
- EMS Lounge Reopened and Refurbished
- Dr. Michael Cudworth, General/Bariatric surgeon joined Hialeah hospitals
North Shore Medical Center
- Joint Commission Stroke Center Re-certification
Palmetto General Hospital
- Surgical Quality Partner, American College of Surgeons
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