This local hospital received accolades for best in healthcare
The hospital has been named one of America's Best Hospitals by the Women's Choice Award, an organization that identifies the best brands, companies, and healthcare facilities. Mercy's Bariatric Surgery, Cancer Care, Orthopedics, and Mammogram Imaging specialties were cited as among the best in the country after a review of nearly 5,000 hospitals nationwide.
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The awards are chosen based on national accreditations, Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey results, and hospital outcome scores with primary research about women's healthcare preferences, as well as patient satisfaction and clinical excellence.
'Receiving the Women's Choice Awards is a special honor for all Mercy colleagues because it recognizes that we deliver high-quality care and service excellence in every patient encounter. These awards also help patients choose Mercy Medical Center with confidence, knowing that we are committed to putting them at the center of everything we do,' said Robert Roose, M.D., MPH, President, Mercy Medical Center, Johnson Memorial Hospital, and Saint Mary's Hospital.
Mercy Medical Center is part of the Trinity Health of New England health system.
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