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Floyd Medical Center Earns National, State Recognition for Patient Safety, Medical Excellence
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Floyd Medical Center Earns National, State Recognition for Patient Safety, Medical Excellence

11.23.2020

​Floyd Medical Center has been recognized as a leader in the nation, state and region for patient safety and medical excellence by CareChex®​ Awards by Quantros.  

For Patient Safety in Overall Medical Care, Floyd Medical Center has been recognized as the No. 1 hospital in the state and local market and:

  • Top 10 Percent in the Nation
  • Top 100 in the Nation
  • Top 10 Percent in the Region

Floyd was also awarded for being in the Top 10 Percent in the State for Overall Hospital Care for Patient Safety.

The following treatment areas were recognized for being among the Top 100 hospitals in the nation and in the Top 10 percent nationwide for Patient Safety for 2021:

  • Gastrointestinal care
  • Pulmonary care
  • Spinal fusion
  • Spinal surgery

Top 10 percent in the nation recognition for Patient Safety was also earned for:

  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
  • Heart attack treatment
  • Major bowel procedures
  • Neurological care
  • Major orthopedic surgery
  • Pneumonia care

CareChex also awarded Floyd for being in the Top 10 percent in the nation in Medical Excellence in 2021 for the following treatment areas:

  • Neurological care
  • Sepsis care
  • Spinal surgery 
  • Women's health

“Receiving the 2021 CareChex Awards by Quantros is an indicator that Floyd Medical Center is focused on providing patients in our community with high-quality health care," said Dr. Sheila Bennett, Executive Vice President and Chief of Patient Services at Floyd. “The achievement of recognition does not happen by chance. Our staff strives to continually improve the care we provide to the community, and we are honored to receive recognition on a regional, state and national level."

CareChex® Awards are powered by the Quantros Quality Outcomes Analytics Software. Quantros is a leading provider of software-based solutions and services to healthcare. Unlike other publicly available award rankings, CareChex awards are based on comprehensive risk-adjustment methodology and do not include any self-reported data.

Visit https://www.floyd.org/about-floyd/Pages/Quality.aspx to learn more about Floyd's quality care.


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