Becker's Hospital Review has named Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica to its 2014 edition of "100 Great Community Hospitals," a list based on community hospitals' accolades, quality and service to their communities, as well as its inaugural list of “100 Best Hospitals for Patient Engagement.”
Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica is the only Georgia hospital on Becker’s annual “100 Great Hospitals” list, which was based on rankings and awards from iVantage Health Analytics, Truven Health Analytics, CareChex, and the American Hospital Association. The hospitals on thislist had fewer than 550 beds and minimal teaching programs. Some are located in suburban areas, but many are found in rural areas and serve as the only hospitals in their communities.
Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica also is ranked 46th on Becker’s new annual list of “100 Best Hospitals for Patient Engagement.” The national ranking evaluated all 3,077 U.S. hospitals' engagement efforts based on an analysis of publicly available data, including readmissions, patient satisfaction and the extent to which organizations offered online information and tools that help engage patients in self care. The hospital received a score of 78 points out of 100. The hospital ranked No. 1 on the list — Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, Wis. — received a score of 89.6 points. Only two other Georgia hospitals made the list and were ranked in the 64th and 89th positions.
“Being named by Becker’s, the healthcare industry’s leading magazine for hospital business news and analysis, to these two lists is yet another remarkable accomplishment for Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica,” said Loy Howard, president and CEO of Tanner Health System. “Everyone in the Villa Rica area can rest assured that an unparallel level of care is available close to home at their community hospital.”
In April, Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica was named to Truven Health Analytics’ 100 Top Hospitals list. The hospital was also among only 16 hospitals in the nation to earn Truven’s Everest Award for delivering the greatest rate of improvement during the past five years. Only one other hospital in Georgia was named to Truven’s Top 100 Hospitals, and no other hospital in the state earned an Everest Award.
Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica also recently ranked 61st among the more than 2,700 hospitals in the nation participating in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid’s (CMS) Hospital Value-based Purchasing program, was named to iVantage Health Analytics' 2014 index of Healthstrong Hospitals and was named No. 4 among small-sized hospitals on Georgia Trend’s list of the best hospitals in Georgia.
Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica offers a full line of quality healthcare services, including cardiac care, a 24-hour emergency department staffed by board-certified emergency physicians, maternity services, minimally invasive surgical services, orthopedic care, ENT services, pediatric care, gastroenterology services, hospitalist services for improved inpatient care, advanced diagnostic imaging services and more. The hospital also offers locations for Tanner Breast Health, offering digital mammography services and access to the full continuum of care of Tanner Cancer Care, as well as the Tanner Center for Sleep Disorders. The hospital also offers the Tanner MS Center, providing specialized care for multiple sclerosis in an environment designed by MS patients. Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica patients benefit from the care of a system-wide medical staff of more than 300 physicians representing 34 medical specialties.
For more information on Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica or to find a physician on Tanner’s medical staff, call 770.214.CARE (2273) or visit www.tanner.org. More information on the two Becker’s Hospital Review lists is available at www.beckershospitalreview.com/lists/.