The Medical Center, Navicent Health Named National Top 100 Hospital in Six Categories

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The Medical Center, Navicent Health (MCNH) is pleased to announce that it has been nationally recognized as a 2019 Top 100 Hospital for Patient Safety and number one in this market in the following six categories by CareChex® - an information service of Quantros, Inc.

MCNH is recognized as a Top 100 hospital in the nation in the following categories:

Cardiac Care

Heart Failure Treatment

Neurological Care

Pulmonary Care

Stroke Care

Trauma Care

In addition, MCNH ranks in the top 10 percent of hospitals nationwide for Overall Medical Care and Pneumonia Care.

In addition, Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin has been recognized in the top 10 percent of hospitals nationwide for Heart Failure Treatment.

"Atrium Health Navicent is a national healthcare leader committed to providing high-quality patient care. Our team continues to raise the bar by researching and implementing best practices, and employing a highly disciplined team committed to providing care for each individual patient in their time of need. To be recognized among CareChex' Top 100 Hospital is indeed an honor, and a testament to the world-class care provided at Atrium Health Navicent," said Reg Gilbreath, MD, Chief Systems of Care Integration Officer for Atrium Health Navicent.

About Atrium Health Navicent

Atrium Health Navicent was incorporated on November 17, 1994, as a nonprofit corporation whose primary purpose is to coordinate The Medical Center, Navicent Health and other affiliated entities in their mission of providing a comprehensive continuum of high quality, reasonably priced healthcare services to the region. Atrium Health Navicent has 970 beds for medical, surgical, rehabilitation and hospice purposes. The health system includes The Medical Center, Navicent Health, a nationally recognized tertiary teaching hospital; Atrium Health Navicent Beverly Knight Olson Children's Hospital, the region's only dedicated pediatric hospital; Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin and Medical Center of Peach County, Atrium Health Navicent, both rural hospitals; Rehabilitation Hospital, Atrium Health Navicent, the region's oldest and most experienced rehabilitation provider; Pine Pointe, Atrium Health Navicent, which provides palliative and hospice care in homes and in its facility; Carlyle Place, Atrium Health Navicent, the area's first continuing care retirement community; Navicent Health Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Atrium Health Navicent; as well as diagnostic and home care services. For more information, please visit www.navicenthealth.org.

About CareChex®

CareChex® is an information service of Quantros, Inc. CareChex provides clinical, financial, and patient satisfaction findings to consumers, providers, and purchasers of U.S. medical care. Unlike other publicly available quality ratings, CareChex provides a composite evaluation of all components of medical quality including process of care, outcomes of care, and patient experiences. For access to provider quality ratings, visit www.CareChex.com.