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| Saint Elizabeth is among an elite group of only 14 medical centers in the nation
recognized as both a Magnet hospital and
a 100 Top Hospital®. These, and numerous other honors, distinguish Saint Elizabeth
as one of the nation's top medical
providers, located right here in Lincoln, Nebraska. |
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| Magnet Award |
Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center recently received the Magnet Award, the
highest recognition a hospital can be
given for outstanding achievement in nursing services. Saint Elizabeth is one
of just over 100 acute care facilities
nationwide to receive this honor bestowed by the American Nurses Credentialing
Center.
The award places Saint Elizabeth among the nation's best for attracting
the highest quality professional nurses. Nurses who are satisfied with
their jobs and committed for the long-term; nurses who develop and run
innovative patient care programs; and nurses who share leadership,
working closely with physicians, families and other caregivers at all
levels. The award also says our nurses are among the finest in
continuing education, teamwork, giving to the community, and attending
to overall patient needs.
The Magnet symbol is displayed proudly on Saint Elizabeth
information. It tells all who see it that the medical center's nursing
staff is nationally recognized. The award represents years of
experience and day after day of hard work - helping Saint Elizabeth
take healthcare to a higher level. |
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| Solucient Top 100 |
Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center was named one of the nation's 100 Top
Hospitals® by Solucient, the official
surveyor for these annual designations. The award recognizes hospitals that
have achieved excellence in quality of care,
operational efficiency, financial performance, and adaptation to the ever-changing
health care environment.
Saint Elizabeth is the only hospital in Nebraska to have gained overall hospital
recognition more than once. Our status as a
100 Top Hospital® is good news for our patients and community. Hospitals on
the 100 Top Hospitals® list compared with
other U.S. acute care hospitals:
- Save more lives with fewer patient complications.
- Achieve excellent clinical outcomes while holding down operating expenses.
- Are able to discharge patients sooner.
- More often address the needs of the terminally ill through hospice services.
- Attract quality staff through higher salaries and benefits.
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| Other Recognitions |
Saint Elizabeth was recently awarded 2nd place for Overall Emergency Department
Patient Satisfaction in the Medium
Hospital category by the Jackson Organization, a national full-service health
care market research company committed to
making new discoveries that lead to total quality patient care. Source: TJO
2004
Saint Elizabeth was recently recognized for its outstanding performance for
overall patient satisfaction scores within the
Catholic Health Initiatives system compared to 55 other facilities. Source:
CHI, 2004
Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center is recognized as a Community Value Index
Top 100 Hospital out of 3,500 hospitals
studied nationwide. In addition, Saint Elizabeth was only Nebraska hospital
to receive award that recognizes hospitals for
top performance for being cost effective and providing reasonable priced health
care. Source: Cleverly and Associates
State of the Hospital Industry Handbook, 2004
Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center is the presenting sponsor of the Community
Asthma Education Initiative. In
Lancaster County along, 12,354 people were reported with asthma last year -
more than half were children. Nebraska also had
the second highest asthma related death rate in the U.S. during 1990-1995.
Saint Elizabeth provides significant
resources and expertise towards this community-wide effort to promote public
awareness of asthma, the development programs
to enhance disease management and improve patient outcomes.
The Saint Elizabeth Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs are nationally
accredited through the American Association
of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) |
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