Med Center Health has received the 2016 Gallup Great Workplace Award, which recognizes the best-performing workforces in the world. Only 35 organizations have received the 2016 award, and Med Center Health is the only recipient based in Kentucky.
“One of Med Center Health’s core strategic goals is to continuously improve our employee engagement,” said Connie Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer of Med Center Health. “This is a long-term process. Our focus has always been on providing the best possible healthcare for our patients – and employee engagement is a critical part of fulfilling that mission.”
Med Center Health began utilizing the consulting services of Gallup in 2008 and since that time has experienced significant gains in employee engagement. Results from a 2015 employee engagement survey of Med Center Health’s employees, combined with a demonstrated link between engagement and business outcomes, qualified Med Center Health to apply for the award.
A panel of Gallup workplace experts evaluates applicants and assesses them against criteria established by the most comprehensive workplace study ever conducted. The top organizations selected gain entry into an elite group of companies that have received the Gallup Great Workplace Award.
Med Center Health invests time, energy, and resources into employee engagement. Not only do these investments pay off in patient care, but in business outcomes, as well. Med Center Health has experienced higher retention of engaged employees, decreased patient complaints, increased employee donations to Med Center Health’s charity care programs, and improved financial performance.
“We first won the award in 2014, which was a very proud moment in our corporate history,” said Smith. “Because we run the survey in alternate years – such as 2013 and 2015 – we only apply for the award to reflect those years. To have won again demonstrates the dedication and quality of our employees.”
“The world’s top-performing organizations help lead the global economy by engaging their workforces,” said Jim Harter, Ph.D., Gallup’s chief scientist of workplace management and well-being. “Gallup’s Great Workplace Award winners understand and acknowledge the importance of employee engagement by making it a vital part of their organization while using it as a driving force to create real business outcomes.”
Med Center Health will be presented the award during the Gallup Spring Summit on May 10-12, 2016 in Omaha, Nebraska.
About Gallup
Gallup delivers analytics and advice to help leaders and organizations solve their most pressing problems. Combining more than 80 years of experience with its global reach, Gallup knows more about the attitudes and behaviors of employees, customers, students and citizens than any other organization in the world. Gallup works with leaders and organizations to achieve breakthroughs in customer engagement, employee engagement, organizational culture and identity, leadership development, talent-based assessments, entrepreneurship and well-being. For more information about the awards, visit http://www.gallup.com/opinion/gallup/190604/organizations-lead-world-creating-cultures-engagement.aspx or email GallupGWA@gallup.com.
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Monday, April 11, 2016
The Medical Center Adds Breakthrough MR Scanner for Advanced Neurological Studies, Speed, and Patient Comfort
The Medical Center today announced that patients and physicians now have access to the first-ever digital broadband magnetic resonance imaging system: the Ingenia 3.0T from Philips Healthcare.
This revolutionary machine is designed to quickly perform high-quality MR scans with a high level of patient comfort. Ingenia 3.0T can significantly reduce exam time and has a wide opening to accommodate patients of varying size, age, and physical condition. This makes Ingenia less confining than 60cm MR systems and a more attractive noninvasive imaging option for patients at The Medical Center. In fact, most scans can be performed with the patient’s head entirely out of the opening, creating a better patient experience.
The Ingenia 3.0T incorporates a number of breakthrough technologies designed to deliver exceptional image clarity. It quickly provides radiologists and physicians with precise, detailed MR images needed to help confidently diagnose many different anatomical and structural problems in the body—including brain and nervous system disorders, cardiovascular disease, and organ disease.
“Ingenia 3.0T image quality is excellent and it’s fast. We can perform American College of Radiology recommended routine exams of the brain, spine, knee, ankle, and liver in less than 8 minutes, with superb image quality,” said Brian Wallace, MD, Radiologist with The Medical Center. “Access to higher quality images means more informed diagnoses and fewer rescans for our patients.”
Connie Smith, Chief Executive Officer of The Medical Center, said, “We are proud to be the first in the region to offer this new technology. We have expanded our MRI suite to include both the Ingenia 3.0T and Ingenia 1.5T scanners, providing our patients superior scanning and less wait time for appointments.”
“These two new MRI scanners will provide the region’s most state-of-the-art imaging,” said Clark Bernard, MD, Neurosurgeon with The Medical Center Neurosciences Services. “This will give us cutting edge information on diagnosing and treating disorders of the brain and spine in particular.”
To learn more about diagnostic imaging at The Medical Center, visit www.TheMedicalCenter.org.
This revolutionary machine is designed to quickly perform high-quality MR scans with a high level of patient comfort. Ingenia 3.0T can significantly reduce exam time and has a wide opening to accommodate patients of varying size, age, and physical condition. This makes Ingenia less confining than 60cm MR systems and a more attractive noninvasive imaging option for patients at The Medical Center. In fact, most scans can be performed with the patient’s head entirely out of the opening, creating a better patient experience.
The Ingenia 3.0T incorporates a number of breakthrough technologies designed to deliver exceptional image clarity. It quickly provides radiologists and physicians with precise, detailed MR images needed to help confidently diagnose many different anatomical and structural problems in the body—including brain and nervous system disorders, cardiovascular disease, and organ disease.
“Ingenia 3.0T image quality is excellent and it’s fast. We can perform American College of Radiology recommended routine exams of the brain, spine, knee, ankle, and liver in less than 8 minutes, with superb image quality,” said Brian Wallace, MD, Radiologist with The Medical Center. “Access to higher quality images means more informed diagnoses and fewer rescans for our patients.”
Connie Smith, Chief Executive Officer of The Medical Center, said, “We are proud to be the first in the region to offer this new technology. We have expanded our MRI suite to include both the Ingenia 3.0T and Ingenia 1.5T scanners, providing our patients superior scanning and less wait time for appointments.”
“These two new MRI scanners will provide the region’s most state-of-the-art imaging,” said Clark Bernard, MD, Neurosurgeon with The Medical Center Neurosciences Services. “This will give us cutting edge information on diagnosing and treating disorders of the brain and spine in particular.”
To learn more about diagnostic imaging at The Medical Center, visit www.TheMedicalCenter.org.
Friday, April 1, 2016
Commonwealth Health Corporation Acquires Clinton County Hospital
Clinton County Hospital, which has served the residents of Clinton and surrounding counties since 1951, is now The Medical Center at Albany following the acquisition of the hospital by Commonwealth Health Corporation (CHC), parent company of The Medical Center. The Medical Center at Albany will continue to operate as a 42-bed, not-for-profit acute care hospital and provide needed access to healthcare for area residents.
CHC assumed management of Clinton County Hospital on February 4, 2016. In October 2015 CHC was asked by Clinton County Hospital to evaluate operations at the hospital to determine the feasibility of acquiring the hospital.
“CHC brings a tremendous amount of healthcare experience and resources to the Clinton County community,” said Connie D. Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer of CHC and The Medical Center. “The Medical Center at Albany will ensure that residents have access to quality care close to home through improved and expanded services.”
“Since assuming management of Clinton County Hospital for nearly two months, CHC has been welcomed into the community with open arms,” said Eric Hagan, Vice President of CHC, who is serving as Interim Administrator for The Medical Center at Albany. “The Clinton County community has a beautiful facility that is staffed by highly qualified, experienced and compassionate employees. We look forward to building upon what Clinton County Hospital established during its 65-year history by expanding services and enhancing quality of care.”
With the addition of The Medical Center at Albany to its family of hospitals, CHC now operates six acute care hospitals in Southcentral Kentucky including The Medical Centers in Bowling Green, Caverna, Franklin and Scottsville and Commonwealth Regional Specialty Hospital in Bowling Green. CHC employs over 3,500 healthcare workers with a medical staff that includes over 350 physicians.
CHC assumed management of Clinton County Hospital on February 4, 2016. In October 2015 CHC was asked by Clinton County Hospital to evaluate operations at the hospital to determine the feasibility of acquiring the hospital.
“CHC brings a tremendous amount of healthcare experience and resources to the Clinton County community,” said Connie D. Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer of CHC and The Medical Center. “The Medical Center at Albany will ensure that residents have access to quality care close to home through improved and expanded services.”
“Since assuming management of Clinton County Hospital for nearly two months, CHC has been welcomed into the community with open arms,” said Eric Hagan, Vice President of CHC, who is serving as Interim Administrator for The Medical Center at Albany. “The Clinton County community has a beautiful facility that is staffed by highly qualified, experienced and compassionate employees. We look forward to building upon what Clinton County Hospital established during its 65-year history by expanding services and enhancing quality of care.”
With the addition of The Medical Center at Albany to its family of hospitals, CHC now operates six acute care hospitals in Southcentral Kentucky including The Medical Centers in Bowling Green, Caverna, Franklin and Scottsville and Commonwealth Regional Specialty Hospital in Bowling Green. CHC employs over 3,500 healthcare workers with a medical staff that includes over 350 physicians.
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