White Plains Hospital Receives Award for Excellence

WHITE PLAINS, NY — White Plains Hospital received an Excellence in Patient Care award for Excellence in Emergency Care from the Studer Group, a Huron Healthcare solution company focused on outcomes and performance improvement for healthcare organizations.

The hospital was recognized at a ceremony August 2 during the annual What’s Right in Health Care® conference, an annual healthcare best practices conference, in Chicago, according to a spokeswoman.

To be considered for an award in this category, an organization must rank in the upper quartile for overall emergency care satisfaction as measured by patient satisfaction surveys and demonstrate outstanding performance and achievement in patient care, employee engagement or physician engagement.

Excellence in Patient Care awards are presented annually to a select group of organizations from Studer Group’s partner-base of hospitals, health systems and physician organizations. The Hospital demonstrated outstanding performance in emergency patient care in 2015.

Rafael Torres, M.D. Director of Emergency Medicine at White Plains Hospital accepted the award in Chicago on behalf of the organization.

“As the busiest Emergency Department in Westchester, we are aware of our position in the community as a destination for advanced emergency care,” he said.

“We have an exceptional clinical team that has worked together to implement initiatives that help ensure we are always focused on providing each and every patient with a superior experience, excellent clinical outcomes, advanced technology, a seamless coordination of care, and expedited treatment whenever possible,” Torres said.