South Nassau Earns Three More National Awards

South Nassau Communities Hospital received several national awards in 2016 for its commitment to quality and service excellence in the delivery of home health, dialysis and stroke care services.

“These awards underscore our ongoing commitment to quality,” said Richard J. Murphy, president and CEO at South Nassau. “We are constantly looking for ways to improve patient care and patient satisfaction, so it’s reassuring to see that we are receiving national recognition for these efforts in a number of key service areas.”

The awards include:

Home health -- For the 11th consecutive year, SNCH Home Care has earned a spot in the prestigious HomeCare Elite listing of the top 25 percent of home health care providers in the United States. The listing is based on a collection of performance measures including quality of care, quality improvement, patient experience and financial performance.

Dialysis center -- South Nassau’s Outpatient Dialysis Center in Oceanside was awarded five stars, the highest possible rating, from the U.S. Government’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Dialysis Facility Compare ratings service. The rating is based on performance measured in each of nine categories, including reducing hospitalizations, blood transfusion and deaths, and others.

Stroke care -- The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines program awarded South Nassau with its Stroke Gold Plus Achievement Award with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus. This is the fourth consecutive year that South Nassau has earned the award, which recognizes the hospital’s commitment to providing the most appropriate stroke treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence.

These latest awards join a list of others that South Nassau has earned for quality, performance and patient safety, including:

• American College of Surgeons Level II Trauma Center Verification
• Re-accreditation designation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers
• World Health Organization/United Nations Children's Fund Baby Friendly Designation
• Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Accreditation of Surgical and Obstetrics & Gynecology Residency Training Programs
• Get With The Guidelines®–Heart Failure Gold-Plus Quality Achievement Award by the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Foundation;
• American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer Outstanding Achievement Award;
• Joint Commission Top Performer on Key Quality Measures;
• Joint Commission Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers;
• Joint Commission Certification for Disease-Specific Care in heart failure, hip and knee replacement, wound care and end-stage renal disease and bariatric surgery.

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