NGMC named one of top 100 hospitals in country

By Staff

Posted 9:10AM on Tuesday 30th March 2010 ( 15 years ago )

GAINESVILLE - Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) is one of the top 100 hospitals in the nation according to a study by Thomson Reuters, an independent news and business organization. NGMC also received the 100 Top Hospitals Everest Award, which was awarded to 23 of the Top 100 hospitals demonstrating top performance and accelerated improvement according to the study.

The 100 Top Hospitals: National Benchmarks study evaluated nearly 3,000 acute care, non-federal hospitals, including NGMC, in 10 areas: mortality, medical complications, patient safety, average length of stay, expenses, profitability, patient satisfaction, adherence to clinical standards of care, and post-discharge mortality and readmission rates for acute heart attacks, heart failure and pneumonia. The study then compared NGMCâ

“This study is a testament to the caliber of our medical and clinical staff as well as our initiative as an organization to provide exceptional health care for the people of Northeast Georgia,” says Jim Gardner, Northeast Georgia Health System (NGH

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