ForbrTexas Health Southlake, the accolades just keep rolling in. The hospital has receivedbrseven national and local awards for excellence in patient experience, patient safety, orthopedics, nursing staff andbrphysicians.
Texas Health Southlakebrwas named one of America's best hospitals in three categories by the Women's Choice Award, a trusted referral source for the best inbrhealthcare:
Patient Safety: This awardbrsignifies that Texas Health Southlake is in the top 15 percent of 3,005 U.S.brhospitals for patient safety, which is the only award recognizing excellence inbrpatient safety based on robust criteria that considers patient satisfaction andbrclinical excellence. Texas Health Southlake is one of 451 award recipientsbrrepresenting hospitals that have met the highest standards for patient safetybrin the U.S.
Patient Experience: This awardbrsignifies that Texas Health Southlake has been ranked within the top 100brhospitals of similar size based on number of beds. The methodology usedbrevaluates specific Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers andbrSystems (HCAHPS) survey results along with primary research about women'sbrhealthcare preferences. Texas Health Southlake is one of 400 award recipientsbrrepresenting the hospitals that have met the highest standards for patient experiencebrin the U.S.
Orthopedics: A hospital must have arthroscopy, joint replacementbrand spine surgery orthopedic services available to patients, onsite physicalbrtherapy and an MRI in order to qualify for this award. Texas HealthbrSouthlake is one of 374 award recipients representing the hospitals that havebrmet the highest standards for orthopedics care in the U.S.
“These prestigious awardsbrspeak directly to our aggressive efforts to ensure our patient's receive a five-starbrexperience at our hospital. I consider the awards a huge feather in our cap,” saidbrTraci Bernard, president of Texas Health Southlake, in a press release.
Texas Health Southlakebralso received national recognition in the 8th Annual Case in Point Platinum Awards, presented by Decision Health,brwhich honors programs that educate and empower patients, improve adherence andbrwellness, manage quality care, and contain healthcare costs. Texas HealthbrSouthlake won the award in the Patient Safety – Hospital Acquired Infectionsbrcategory, which recognized the hospital's Patient Safety and InfectionbrPrevention Program. Texas Health Southlake also received honorable mentionbrrecognition in the Patient Safety – Communications category and CommunitybrPrograms category.
Recognizing thebrimportance of its nursing staff, Texas Health Southlake was awarded The Hurst Gold Standard of Nursing Award for achieving excellence in quality nursing, whichbrsignificantly contributes to the hospital's overall patient satisfactionbrrating. The Hurst Gold Standard of Nursing Award is given to hospital nursingbrstaffs that achieve top tier weighted scores, significantly above the nationalbraverage on these performance measures.
“Nurses make up thebrmajority of hospital staff and are the primary providers of patient care in ourbrhospital,” said Debra Ennis, chief nursing officer and vice president ofbrpatient care services, via press release. “Around the clock, they not onlybrattend to patients' clinical needs, they are there supporting patients andbrtheir families emotionally as well. It is wonderful that nurses are beingbrcelebrated and we are grateful to Hurst for honoring our staff with thisbrspecial award.”
Locally, TexasbrHealth Southlake was named the Best Local Hospital/Emergency Room by readers ofbrthe Southlake Courier-Journal, and O. David Taunton, M.D., was named a 2017 Healthcare Hero in Fort Worth Business Press. Dr. Taunton wasbrchief of staff for 10 years at Texas Health Southlake.
“It has never been aboutbrthe awards; it is about doing the right thing and as a result, the awardsbrfollow. If each quality, service, and financial decision has the best interestbrof the employees, physicians and patients, then we are aligned for success,”brsaid Bernard.