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Organization supports more than 44,000 jobs and $2.4 billion in salaries, wages and benefits in the state WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- An economic impact analysis commissioned by Novant Health and completed by the Center for Healthcare Economics and Policy revealed the organization's activities generated nearly $5.9 billion of economic activity in the state of North Carolina in 2012. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130409/CL91297LOGO ) "Novant...
Abington Memorial Hospital is proud to belong to the Magnet community - a select group of only 23 healthcare organizations in Pennsylvania, and 395 out of nearly 6,000 nationwide. (PRWEB) March 08, 2013 Abington Memorial Hospital has again attained Magnet® recognition as part of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program®. This voluntary credentialing program for hospitals recognizes excellence in nursing. This credential is the highest honor...
New visual identity, strategic alignment and facility names planned for 2013 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Novant Health today announced a strategic plan to unify all facilities in the system under the umbrella name, Novant Health. In 2013, the system will unite its four-state footprint by executing a strategic branding plan to tie together the multiple, distributed points of care across the region and commits to its patients and communities to make healthcare...
ACS Announces Three-Year Extension of Statewide Hospital Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative in Partnership with Florida Hospital Association and Florida Blue CHICAGO, Jan. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American College of Surgeons (ACS) today hosted the ACS Surgical Health Care Quality Forum Florida, the 12(th) program in a series of events that bring together hospitals, health plans, physicians, government and other health care leaders to share best practices for...
New Georgia Hospital Collaborative Announced at American College of Surgeons Quality Forum CHICAGO, Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the American College of Surgeons (ACS), in association with the American Cancer Society, hosted the ACS Surgical Health Care Quality Forum Georgia, the 11(th) program in a series of events to drive national discussions on effective quality improvement methods that surgeons, physicians and hospitals are using to improve patient safety and...
Forum co-hosted by NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center CHICAGO, Nov. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today the American College of Surgeons (ACS) held the ACS Surgical Health Care Quality Forum New York, the 10(th) program in a series of events to drive national discussions on effective quality improvement methods that surgeons, physicians and hospitals are using to improve patient safety and reduce costs. The forum was hosted by ACS in partnership with...
DALLAS, Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- David Helfer, president of Texas Institute for Surgery at Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas, has been named to Fellow status in the American College of Healthcare Executives, an international professional society of more than 35,000 health care executives. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121017/DA90116) "We are proud of Dave for accomplishing this significant milestone in his career," said Ford Albritton, IV, M.D., Board Chairman of...
U.S. Representative Jim Gerlach (R-PA6) applauds local efforts to improve patient outcomes, emphasizes role of quality improvement in shaping health care reform CHICAGO, Oct. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today the American College of Surgeons (ACS) held the ACS Surgical Health Care Quality Forum Philadelphia, the ninth program in a series of events to drive national discussions on effective quality improvement methods that surgeons, physicians and hospitals are using to...
The Western Pennsylvania Hospital in Pittsburgh has attained Magnet® recognition for the second time as part of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program®. The designation signifies West Penn Hospital is among a select group of hospitals in the country recognized for nursing excellence. PIttsburgh, PA (PRWEB) September 21, 2012 The Western Pennsylvania Hospital has attained Magnet® recognition for the second time as part of the American...
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Applauds American College of Surgeon's Leadership in Education, Training, and Surgical Quality Improvement CHICAGO, Sept. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Yesterday the American College of Surgeons (ACS) hosted more than 80 health care leaders at the ACS Surgical Health Care Quality Forum Houston to discuss how programs focused on surgical quality and education can reduce patient complications and readmissions, resulting in lower costs and greater...
