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National Recognitions
National Recognitions
100 Top Hospitals®
America’s Best Hospitals®
Saint Elizabeth is ranked among “America’s Best Hospitals” by U.S. News & World Report. This group analyzed data on more than 5,450 medical centers in the nation resulting in 170 medical centers being ranked in one or more of their specialty categories—and one of those was Saint Elizabeth! Click her to learn more
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Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center was recently named to the prestigious
list of “100 Top Hospitals®” in the nation by Thomson Reuters. Saint Elizabeth
has now earned this national recognition FIVE times---more than any
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Saint Elizabeth is ranked among “America’s Best Hospitals” by U.S. News & World Report. This group analyzed data on more than 5,450 medical centers in the nation resulting in 170 medical centers being ranked in one or more of their specialty categories—and one of those was Saint Elizabeth! Click her to learn more
Magnet—the Highest Award in nursing-AGAIN!
Saint Elizabeth is excited to announce they have received the highest award in
nursing for the SECOND time. Magnet designation is the nation's highest honor
in nursing, awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC),
Washington
,
DC
. The designation is for an additional four years.
Saint Elizabeth recognizes this ranks them among the elite 6.2 percent of all
medical centers in the nation, placing them in the same impressive and selective
category with other nationally-recognized facilities such as Johns Hopkins, in
Cancer Program Nationally Approved
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The best in today's cancer care can be found in a program with the stamp of excellence---APPROVAL
from the American College of Surgeon's Commission on Cancer (CoC). The Saint
Elizabeth Cancer Institute is proud to have earned this high level status. |
Only one in four hospitals that treats cancer patients receives this special
approval. Click here to learn more.
Chest Pain Center - Nationally Accredited
The Saint Elizabeth Chest Pain Center is now nationally accredited. When minutes
truly matter---that critical time when you, a family member, or friend may be
experiencing heart attack symptoms---Saint Elizabeth has been proven to reduce
the time it takes to get you to a physician and then, if you are having heart
problems, to rapidly get you into the best treatment. Click here to learn more
Stroke Center - Nationally Certified
The Saint Elizabeth Stroke Center has received national certification as a Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission. For people in and around Lincoln, this means you will receive some of the best stroke care---and best outcomes with stroke---in the nation right here at Saint Elizabeth! Click here to learn more
The Saint Elizabeth Stroke Center has received national certification as a Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission. For people in and around Lincoln, this means you will receive some of the best stroke care---and best outcomes with stroke---in the nation right here at Saint Elizabeth! Click here to learn more
Burn Center - Nationally Verified
The Saint Elizabeth Regional Burn Center is verified by the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Verified burn centers offer specialized care, services, equipment, and staff trained to treat the most critical burn injuries. To become verified, a center must demonstrate leadership in research, education, outreach/prevention, system planning, and the ability to care for the most severely burned patients. Click here to learn more
The Saint Elizabeth Regional Burn Center is verified by the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Verified burn centers offer specialized care, services, equipment, and staff trained to treat the most critical burn injuries. To become verified, a center must demonstrate leadership in research, education, outreach/prevention, system planning, and the ability to care for the most severely burned patients. Click here to learn more
Radiation Oncology Accreditation
The Saint Elizabeth Radiation Therapy Center just received accreditation by the
American College of Radiology. Many radiation therapy centers do not pursue this
accreditation because of the demanding and stringent standards. There are only
two medical centers in Nebraska with this accreditation, UNMC is the other. There
are no accredited centers in Iowa, Kansas or Colorado. Click here to learn more.
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Quality Award for Saint Elizabeth
Saint Elizabeth has recently again received the Recognition for Quality Award
from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska (BCBSNE) |
“for delivering the best health care possible to people living in Nebraska.”
The goal of this award program, according to BCBSNE, is to promote quality of
care provided across Nebraska “by recognizing those facilities which have participated
in and achieved notable levels of performance in nationally-established, evidence-based
health care quality programs.”
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THREE Gold Seals
of Approval |
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Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center is feeling a little like Olympic Super
Stars---having earned THREE "Golds" or Gold Seals of Approval from the distinguished
national certifying organization for more than 17,000 hospitals and healthcare
systems, the Joint Commission.
Gold Seals number one and two: Adding to the Olympic flavor Saint Elizabeth learned
they are the first hospital in the US to have earned Gold Seal certification in
BOTH High Risk Neonatal (newborn intensive care) and High Risk Pregnancy certifications. Gold Seal number three is for Stroke care. Click here to learn More
Cardiac Rehabilitation - Nationally Certified
Our Saint Elizabeth Cardiac Rehabilitation program is nationally certified through the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. This certification is an assurance to you and your family that you will receive excellent care in our program. Research supports that cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation improves the outcomes for patients with either cardiac or pulmonary disorders. Our comprehensive Saint Elizabeth programs provide a number of benefits for heart and lung patients. We accomplish this through: education, exercise, and support. Click here to learn more
Our Saint Elizabeth Cardiac Rehabilitation program is nationally certified through the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. This certification is an assurance to you and your family that you will receive excellent care in our program. Research supports that cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation improves the outcomes for patients with either cardiac or pulmonary disorders. Our comprehensive Saint Elizabeth programs provide a number of benefits for heart and lung patients. We accomplish this through: education, exercise, and support. Click here to learn more
Bariaric (Surgical Weight Loss) Center - Center of Excellence (ASMBS)
The Saint Elizabeth Bariatric Center---surgical weight loss---is proud to be approved by the
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) as a Center of Excellence. The ASMBS is the largest society in the world dedicated exclusively to bariatric surgery. This award signifies that our Bariatric Center helps reduce the significant health risks associated with obesity in numerous ways. Click here to learn more
The Saint Elizabeth Bariatric Center---surgical weight loss---is proud to be approved by the
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) as a Center of Excellence. The ASMBS is the largest society in the world dedicated exclusively to bariatric surgery. This award signifies that our Bariatric Center helps reduce the significant health risks associated with obesity in numerous ways. Click here to learn more
Bariatric (Surgical Weight Loss ) Center - Blue Center of Distinction
The Saint Elizabeth Bariatric Surgical Center has been designated a Blue Center of Distinction by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association for its unprecedented quality, collaboration and affordability. It is the only bariatric surgery facility in the area to have earned this designation. Click here to learn more
Saint Elizabeth wins GOLD Cardiac Award
Saint Elizabeth is proud to now be recognized with a prestigious GOLD award for cardiac care and cardiac patient safety. They received the 2009 ACTION Registry®–GWTGTM Gold Performance Achievement Award. This performance award is presented for meeting strict cardiac care and prevention treatments for patients during TWO full calendar years. The treatments are defined by the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association. The award is bestowed once a facility documents they provided these stringent standards for at least 85% of their cardiac patients. Saint Elizabeth was delivering this high level of care 93% of the time. Click here to learn more.
The Saint Elizabeth Bariatric Surgical Center has been designated a Blue Center of Distinction by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association for its unprecedented quality, collaboration and affordability. It is the only bariatric surgery facility in the area to have earned this designation. Click here to learn more
Saint Elizabeth wins GOLD Cardiac Award
Saint Elizabeth is proud to now be recognized with a prestigious GOLD award for cardiac care and cardiac patient safety. They received the 2009 ACTION Registry®–GWTGTM Gold Performance Achievement Award. This performance award is presented for meeting strict cardiac care and prevention treatments for patients during TWO full calendar years. The treatments are defined by the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association. The award is bestowed once a facility documents they provided these stringent standards for at least 85% of their cardiac patients. Saint Elizabeth was delivering this high level of care 93% of the time. Click here to learn more.
Saint Elizabeth Stroke Program earns national Silver plus Award
The stroke program at Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center has just received
the Silver Plus Performance Award by the American Stroke Association (ASA)/American
Heart Association (AHA). The ASA/AHA’s “Get With the Guidelines®” (GWTG) awards
are based on a medical center’s commitment and success in implementing a higher
standard of stroke care by ensuring that stroke patients receive treatment according
to nationally-accepted standards and recommendations. Click here to learn more
Saint Elizabeth Lab Awarded National Accreditation
The College of American Pathologists (CAP) has recently awarded accreditation
to the laboratory at Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center after a rigorous
review process. The accreditation letter congratulated the Saint Elizabeth director
Mary Sorensen and her team for "excellence of the services being provided." Click here to learn more.
Saint Elizabeth Physician Satisfaction among Tops in US
Saint Elizabeth was recently notified that the excellent results they received
from their 2009 physician satisfaction survey placed them among the Top 5 hospitals
in the nation in the “overall” category among the more than 1,100 hospitals surveyed
by HealthStream®. Click here to learn more