Awards

Baptist Hospital is proud of the recognition we have received for our steadfast commitment to excellence in healthcare. Here are just some of the honors and awards:

2010 HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America Study

Cardiac Care:
- Five-star rated for Coronary Bypass Surgery
- Ranked among the top 3 hospitals in Tennessee for Cardiac Surgery
- Ranked among the top 5 hospitals in Tennessee for Overall Cardiac Care
- Ranked best in Nashville for Overall Cardiac Care

Orthopedics:
- Five-star rated for Joint Replacement Surgery
- Five-star rated for Total Knee Replacement

Pulmonary Care:
- Recipient of HealthGrades 2010 Pulmonary Care Excellence Award™
- Ranked among the top 10% in the nation for Pulmonary Care
- Five-star rated for Overall Pulmonary Care – 4 years in a row
- Five-star rated for Treatment of Pneumonia – 4 years in a row
- Five-star rated for Treatment of COPD

Stroke Care:
- Five-star rated for Treatment of Stroke

Gastrointestinal Surgery:
- Five-star rated for GI Surgeries & Procedures – 2 years in a row
- Five-star rated for Treatment of Bowel Obstruction – 2 years in a row

2009 Consumers' Checkbook Top 125 Hospitals in America
As reported in the May/June 2009 issue of AARP The Magazine

Tennessee Nurses Association 2009 Outstanding Employer Award

2009 - The Tennessean's 2009 Toast of Music City Awards, Best Place to Have a Baby

2009 - Nashville Parent and Williamson Parent Best Place to Have a Baby - nine years in a row

2009 - Nashville Scene Best Place to Have a Baby

Three-Year Approval with Commendation from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons

Accredited Heart Failure Institute by the Healthcare Accreditation Colloquium

The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval™ Certificate of Distinction for Advanced Inpatient Diabetes Care
The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval™ for Primary Stroke Centers

2007-2009 UnitedHealth Premium Total Joint Replacement Specialty Center

Get With The Guidelines Stroke Silver Plus Performance Award - 2010

American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence

Certification Mark for ACR Breast Imaging Centers of Excellence (BICOE)

Saint Thomas Hospital is proud of the recognition we have received for our steadfast commitment to excellence in healthcare. Here are just some of the honors and awards.

(Oct. 29, 2009) – Saint Thomas Hospital has received the American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Gold Performance Achievement Award. The award recognizes Saint Thomas Hospital’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of stroke care by ensuring that stroke patients receive treatment for at least 24 months according to nationally accepted standards and recommendations. Saint Thomas is the only Nashville hospital to receive Gold recognition.

(Oct. 13, 2009) – Saint Thomas Hospital has received 5-Star ratings for the quality in multiple diagnoses and procedures and ranked among the top 5% in the nation for Gastrointestinal and Vascular Surgery from HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization. The recognition is based on HealthGrades’ twelfth annual Hospital Quality in America study, released today, which analyzes patient outcomes at virtually all of the nation’s hospitals.
   
As a result, Saint Thomas Hospital is the recipient of the 2010 GI and Vascular Surgery Excellence Awards™. The diagnoses and procedures recognized with Five-Star ratings include Joint Replacement, Spine Surgery, Carotid Surgery, Repair of Abdominal Aorta, Cholecystectomy, and Treatment of Stroke, Pneumonia, Pancreatitis and Pulmonary Embolism.

(August 3, 2009) – The Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons (ACoS) has granted Three-Year Accreditation with Commendation to the Cancer Program at Saint Thomas Hospital.

(June 2, 2009) – Saint Thomas Hospital has been awarded the HealthGrades 2009/2010 Outstanding Patient Experience Award. This honor places Saint Thomas Hospital in the top 15 percent of all eligible hospitals in patient experience. The ratings are based on patient satisfaction survey results that hospitals provided as part of a federal initiative to provide consumers with more information about hospital performance.

(April 7, 2009) — For the fifth consecutive year, Saint Thomas Hospital has received the HealthGrades® Patient Safety Excellence Award™. Of the nearly 5,000 hospitals studied, only 242 hospitals in the United States have received the Patient Safety Excellence Award. This award places Saint Thomas Hospital among the top five percent of all hospitals in the U.S.

(March 30, 2009) – Saint Thomas Hospital has been named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by Thomson Reuters Healthcare. This is the eighth time Saint Thomas Hospital has earned this distinction.

(March 11, 2009) – The Joint Commission has awarded Saint Thomas Hospital Advanced Primary Stroke Center Certification. Saint Thomas Hospital earned this distinction after the Joint Commission conducted an on-site review on March 5, 2009, as part of their recertification process. Saint Thomas Hospital first received Stroke Center Certification in February 2007.

(Jan. 27, 2009) – Saint Thomas Hospital is one of only 270 hospitals nationally and the only hospital in Nashville to receive HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence Award. This distinction is based on an independent study released today by HealthGrades, the leading healthcare ratings company.

(December 17, 2008) – Saint Thomas Hospital has achieved accreditation as a Heart Failure Institute, officials announced today. Saint Thomas Hospital is the first hospital in the state of Tennessee to receive this accreditation from the Healthcare Accreditation Colloquium.

(Nov. 18, 2008) – Thomson Reuters has named Saint Thomas Hospital one of the nation’s 100 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals. This marks the seventh time that Saint Thomas Hospital has received this recognition, based on excellence in care, efficiency in operations and sustainability of cardiovascular performance. Saint Thomas is the only Nashville hospital named in the Community Hospital Category, and one of only three hospitals in Tennessee receiving this honor.

(Oct. 14, 2008) – Saint Thomas Hospital today announced that it has been recognized by HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings company, for quality patient care in the areas of cardiology, orthopedics, pulmonary care, vascular care, gastrointestinal care, critical care and Prostatectomy.

Cardiac

• Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Heart Failure – 3 years in a Row
• Among the Top 10 in TN for Cardiology Service – 6 years in a row
• Ranked Among the Top 10 in TN for Overall Cardiac Services – 6 years in a row
• Ranked Among the Top 10 in TN for Cardiac Surgery - 6 years in row

Orthopedics

• Recipient of the HealthGrades Spine Surgery Excellence Award – 3 years in a row
• Ranked Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Spine Surgery – 2 years in a Row
• Five-Star Rated for overall Orthopedic Services 2 years in a row
• Five-Star Rated for Joint Replacement – 3 years in a row
• Five-Star Rated for Spine Surgery 4 years in a row
• Five-Star Rated for Total Knee Replacement – 2 years in a row
• Five Star Rated for Spinal Fusion – 4 years in a row
• Ranked Among the Top 10 in TN for Overall Orthopedic Services
• Ranked Among the Top 10 in TN for Joint Replacement
• Ranked Among the Top 5 in TN for Spine Surgery

Pulmonary

• Five-Star Rated for Overall Pulmonary Care – 2009
• Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Pneumonia – 2 years in a row

Vascular

• Recipient of the HealthGrades Vascular Surgery Excellence Award – 5 years in a row
• Ranked Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Vascular Surgery – 2009
• Ranked Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Vascular Surgery – 5 years in a row
• Ranked Among the Top 5 in TN for Vascular Surgery – 7 years in a row
• Five-Star Rated for Vascular Surgery – 2009
• Five-Star Rated for Repair of Abdominal Aorta – 2009
• Five-Star Rated for Carotid Surgery – 7 years in a row

GI

• Recipient of the HealthGrades Gastrointestinal Surgery Excellence Award –2 years in row
• Ranked Among the Top 5% in the Nation for GI Surgery – 2 years in a row
• Ranked Among the Top 10% in the Nation for GI Surgery – 2 years in a row
• Ranked Among the Top 5in TN for GI Surgery
• Ranked Among the Top 10 in TN for GI Services
• Five-Star Rated for GI Surgery – 2 years in a row

·       Five-Star Rated for Cholecystectomy – 2 years in a row

Critical Care

• Ranked Among the Top 10 in TN for Overall Critical Care
• Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism

Prostatectomy

• Five-Star Rated for Prostatectomy – 2 years in a row

(Aug. 11, 2008) – Saint Thomas Hospital has been recognized by Thomson Reuters in its annual study identifying hospitals that demonstrated the fastest, most consistent improvement in the nation over five consecutive years. The study — Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals^®: Performance Improvement Leaders, 5th Edition — examined the performance of more than 2,800 U.S. hospitals on a variety of clinical, financial, operational and patient safety criteria to identify the 100 winners.

(Aug. 11, 2008) – Saint Thomas Hospital has received the American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines–Stroke (GWTG–Stroke) Gold Performance Achievement Award. The award recognizes Saint Thomas’ 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. Saint Thomas is the only hospital in Tennessee to achieve Gold status.

(June 12, 2008) –Saint Thomas Hospital today announced it has been recognized by the Premier healthcare alliance as a winner of the Premier Award for Quality (AFQ). Saint Thomas Hospital is one of 27 winners out of more than 3,800 eligible hospitals nationwide.

(April 11, 2008) – Often described as the “Daughter’s hospital,” the “heart hospital,” or the “hospital with a soul,” Saint Thomas Hospital celebrates 110 years of service today.  Governor Phil Bredesen has signed a proclamation naming April 11, Saint Thomas Hospital Day in Tennessee.

(April 8, 2008) — HealthGrades has awarded Saint Thomas Hospital the 2008 Distinguished Hospital Award for Patient Safety. This award places Saint Thomas Hospital within the top 5 percent of the nation’s hospitals in the HealthGrades fifth annual Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study.

Of the nearly 5,000 hospitals studied, only 249 hospitals in the United States received the HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Patient Safety.

(Nov. 19, 2007) – Saint Thomas Hospital has been named one of the nation’s 100 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals. This marks the sixth time that Saint Thomas Hospital has received this recognition, based on excellence in care, efficiency in operations and sustainability of cardiovascular performance. Saint Thomas is the only hospital in Nashville recognized, and one of only four hospitals in Tennessee receiving this honor.

(October 15, 2007) – According to the Tenth Annual HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America Study, Saint Thomas Hospital ranks among the top ten percent or better nationally in multiple areas, ranging from coronary, vascular and orthopedic procedures to treatment of pulmonary and gastrointestinal conditions. The study, the largest of its kind, analyzed patient outcomes at virtually all of the nation's 5,000 hospitals over the years 2004, 2005 and 2006.

Cardiology Services

• Five-Star Rated for Valve Replacement Surgery – Five Years in a Row
• Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Heart Failure – Two Years in a Row
• Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation – Five Years in a Row

Orthopedics

• Recipient of the 2008 HealthGrades Spine Surgery Excellence Award^TM
• Five-Star Rated for Overall Orthopedic Services
• Five-Star Rated for Joint Replacement Surgery
• Five-Star Rated for Spinal Surgery
• Ranked Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Spinal Surgery

Vascular

• Recipient of the 2008 HealthGrades Vascular Surgery Excellence Award^TM
• Ranked #2 in Tennessee for Vascular Surgery
• Five-Star Rated for Carotid Surgery

Pulmonary

• Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Pneumonia
• Received the Highest Possible Ratings for Treatment of Pneumonia

Gastroenterology

• Recipient of the 2008 HealthGrades GI Surgery Excellence Award^TM
• Ranked Among the Top 5% in the Nation for GI Surgery
• Ranked Among the Best/#3 in Tennessee for GI Surgery
• Ranked Among the Best/#3 in Tennessee for Overall GI Services
• Five-Star Rated for Cholecystectomy (Gall Bladder Surgery)

(Oct. 10, 2007) – Saint Thomas Hospital has received the “Spirit of Planetree Award” in the “Healthy Communities” category, recognizing the hospital’s Dispensary of Hope. The “Spirit of Planetree Awards” recognize individual health care professionals and institutions for their achievements in patient-centered care. Founded by a patient, Planetree has been at the forefront of the effort to personalize, humanize and demystify the health care system.

(Oct. 1, 2007) – Saint Thomas Hospital has been awarded the Medal of Honor from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for its life-saving organ donation rates. The award is presented to hospitals for donation rates of 75 percent or more for a sustained 12-month period.

(Sept. 27, 2007) – The Maria Nathanson Center of Excellence at Saint Thomas Hospital and Dr. Ron Pruitt have been selected to join the prestigious Olympus EndoTherapy Centers of Excellence program. This unique program provides peer-to-peer training opportunities, allowing physicians and nurses to visit Saint Thomas Hospital to learn about the latest technology and techniques in endoscopic gastroenterology.

(Sept. 20, 2007) – Saint Thomas Hospital has been designated one of only 41 U.S. hospitals named 2007 Leapfrog Top Hospitals, based on results from the Leapfrog Hospital Quality and Safety Survey, a rating system that provides an up-to-the-minute assessment of a hospital’s quality and safety. This is the second year Saint Thomas Hospital has been named to the Leapfrog Top Hospital list.

(Sept. 14, 2007) – Saint Thomas Hospital is the first hospital in the nation to successfully implant two patients with a new wireless pressure sensor for heart failure (HF) monitoring. These patient implants mark the initiation of the CHAMPION (CardioMEMS Heart Sensor Allows Monitoring of Pressure to Improve Outcomes in NYHA Class III Patients) pivotal clinical research study.

(July 19, 2007) – Saint Thomas Hospital has received the Get With The Guidelines - Stroke (GWTG - Stroke) Performance Achievement Award from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association. Saint Thomas Hospital is among 277 hospitals recognized in the July 23 issue of US News & World Report for their aggressive goal of treating stroke patients with levels of care outlined by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology.

(May 15, 2007) – The Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons (AcoS) has awarded Saint Thomas Hospital the 2006 CoC Outstanding Achievement Award. Only 31 cancer facilities across the country have received this honor. Saint Thomas is the only Community Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Program recognized in Tennessee.

(March, 27, 2007) - HealthGrades has awarded Saint Thomas Hospital the 2007 Distinguished Hospital Award for Patient Safety. This award places Saint Thomas Hospital within the Top 5 percent of the Nation’s Hospitals in the HealthGrades Fourth Annual Patient Safety in American Hospitals study, which analyzed performance in 13 patient-safety indicators.

(March 20, 2007) - Saint Thomas Hospital has been named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by Thomson Healthcare, a leading provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and quality of healthcare.

(March 19, 2007) - The Society of Chest Pain Centers has granted the designation, “Accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI, Cycle II” to the two Nashville hospitals of Saint Thomas Health Services. Baptist and Saint Thomas Hospitals are among only 47 Cycle II Accredited Chest Pain Centers in the United States. Cycle II Accreditation is the second tier of chest pain center accreditation hospitals can achieve.

(Feb. 7, 2007) - The Joint Commission has awarded Saint Thomas Hospital Primary Stroke Center Certification. Saint Thomas Hospital earned this distinction after the Joint Commission conducted an on-site review January 22, 2007.

(Dec. 29, 2006) - The Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons (AcoS) has granted three-year approval with commendation to the cancer program at Saint Thomas Hospital.

(Nov. 7, 2006) - Saint Thomas Hospital has again been honored as one of the Thomson 100 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals. This marks the fifth time that Saint Thomas has received the recognition, based on excellence in care, efficiency in operations and sustainability of cardiovascular performance. Saint Thomas is the only hospital in Nashville recognized.

(Oct. 17, 2006) - Saint Thomas Hospital has been named to the first Leapfrog Top Hospitals list, based on results from the Leapfrog Hospital Quality and Safety Survey, a national rating system that offers a broad assessment of a hospital’s quality and safety. Fifty-nine U.S. hospitals were honored.

(October 16, 2006) - Saint Thomas Hospital is the best in the region in many areas of care, according to a new study released by HealthGrades, the nation’s leading independent healthcare quality company. Saint Thomas Hospital has again been ranked among the top ten percent in the nation and best in the Nashville area, for overall cardiac services and heart surgery. For the third consecutive year, Saint Thomas achieved a five-star rating in heart surgery from HealthGrades. Saint Thomas is also rated number one in the Nashville area for cardiology, and received five-star ratings for angioplasty and stent (six years in a row), treatment of atrial fibrillation (four years in a row), and treatment of heart attack and heart failure.

(Oct. 4, 2006) - Saint Thomas Hospital has been awarded the Medal of Honor from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for its life-saving organ donation rates. The award is presented to hospitals for donation rates of 75 percent or more for a sustained 12-month period.

(August 14, 2006) - Solucient has recognized Saint Thomas Hospital with a special award honoring hospitals who have won the 100 Top Hospitals National Benchmark Award five or more times. Only 60 hospitals in the nation have received this honor.

(May, 2009) – Middle Tennessee Medical Center (MTMC) has received the Get With The Guidelines - Stroke (GWTG - Stroke) Gold Performance Achievement Award from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association. The award recognizes MTMC’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.

(September, 2008)- Middle Tennessee Medical Center (MTMC) received a $1.75 million grant from the Christy-Houston Foundation for the implementation of a robotic surgery program which includes the purchase of a da Vinci Surgical System. The daVinci Surgical System provides minimally invasive surgical instrumentation beyond the capabilities of the human hand. The daVinci will allow patients to stay in Murfreesboro for leading edge technology and procedures that are less painful with smaller incisions and shorter hospital stays.

(November, 2008)- Healthgrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings company, announced the Middle Tennessee Medical Center (MTMC) received a 5-star rating for Hip Fracture Repair and the treatment of Pancreatitis.

(April 16, 2008)- Middle Tennessee Medical Center (MTMC) held the official groundbreaking ceremony for the new $267 million hospital. The Medical Campus will be located in Murfreesboro’s Gateway area on 68.5 acres of land owned by MTMC. The campus will consist of a 286-bed hospital, medical office buildings, and outpatient diagnostic and surgical facilities.

(May 4, 2008) - Middle Tennessee Medical Center (MTMC) celebrates 81 years of service to Middle Tennesseans from Rutherford, Cannon, Coffee and Warren Counties.

(July, 2008) – Middle Tennessee Medical Center (MTMC) has received the Get With The Guidelines - Stroke (GWTG - Stroke) Silver Performance Achievement Award from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association. The award recognizes MTMC’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.

(October 15, 2007) – According to the Tenth Annual HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America Study, Middle Tennessee Medical Center holds a 5-star rating for spinal fusion surgery with Center for Spinal Surgery ranking #1 in the state. The study, the largest of its kind, analyzed patient outcomes at virtually all of the nation's 5,000 hospitals over the years 2004, 2005 and 2006.


(October 13, 2007)- Middle Tennessee Medical Center (MTMC) is the first hospital in Rutherford County that has earned the Gold Seal of Approval™ from The Joint Commission for Primary Stroke Centers. MTMC earned this distinction after the Joint Commission conducted an on-site review in August

(March 19, 2007)- MTMC awarded accreditation from The Joint Commission. By demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission‘s national standards for health care quality and safety, Middle Tennessee Medical Center (MTMC) has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™. The Joint Commission conducted an unannounced, on-site evaluation of MTMC in January. The accreditation award recognizes MTMC’s dedication to complying with the Joint Commission’s state-of-the-art standards on a continuous basis.


(March 20, 2007) – The Society of Chest Pain Centers granted Middle Tennessee Medical Center a three year re-accreditation as a Chest Pain Center. The Chest Pain Center of MTMC has demonstrated expertise and commitment to quality patient care by meeting or exceeding a wide set of stringent criteria and completing on-site evaluations by a review team from the Society of Chest Pain Centers.

(May, 2007) - Middle Tennessee Medical Center (MTMC) has been awarded a Three-Year with Commendation approval from The American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (CoC). Only one in four hospitals that treats cancer patients receives this special approval. MTMC was compliant in all 36 standards. Within the 36 standards, there are nine that a program may get a 1+ rating. MTMC received a 1+ on seven out of the nine.

(May 7, 2007) - Middle Tennessee Medical Center (MTMC) celebrates 80 years of service to Middle Tennesseans from Rutherford, Cannon, Coffee and Warren Counties.

(July 19, 2007) – Middle Tennessee Medical Center has received the Get With The Guidelines - Stroke (GWTG - Stroke) Performance Achievement Award from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association. Middle Tennessee Medical Center is among 277 hospitals recognized in the July 23 issue of US News & World Report for their aggressive goal of treating stroke patients with levels of care outlined by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology.

(October 25, 2006)- Middle Tennessee Medical Center (MTMC) has been given approval from the State’s Health Services and Development Agency (HSDA) to build a new Medical Campus that will replace the existing MTMC facility. The Medical Campus will be located in Murfreesboro’s Gateway area on 68.5 acres of land owned by MTMC. The campus will consist of a 286-bed hospital, medical office buildings, and outpatient diagnostic and surgical facilities.

(June 15, 2006)- Middle Tennessee Medical Center (MTMC) announces the launch of a State-of-the-art Patient Activity Tracking System. MTMC is the only hospital being funded by Ascension Health for implementation of a hospital-wide information tracking system. The tracking system will offset many of the issues faced by caregivers. The result will be easily accessible real-time data for the location of equipment (e.g. wheelchairs) and patient activity.

New Programs

(January, 2008)- MTMC Rutherford Society. Rutherford Society was formed in order to raise both awareness and funds in order to enhance patient care.

(February, 2008)- MTMC announces the addition of Saint Thomas Heart. Dr. G. Britton Mioton, Jr., M.D.,F.A.C.C., an invasive cardiologist, formed the first practice in Murfreesboro that will operate under the umbrella of Saint Thomas Heart.

(May, 2008)- MTMC physician first in Rutherford County to offer alternative solution to urinary frequency. Dr. Chad M. Jackson is the first physician at Middle Tennessee Medical Center to offer an alternative solution for patients with this condition, the InterStim® Therapy System.

(June, 2008)- New therapeutic massage service to benefit expecting and new mothers. Saint Thomas Health Services’ hospitals, including Baptist Hospital in Nashville and Middle Tennessee Medical Center deliver a combined total of nearly 10,000 babies each year. These babies and their mothers benefit from a new therapeutic massage service.

(August, 2008)- MTMC enhances women’s services with digital mammography.
MTMC is committed to providing high quality and convenient care in women’s health, and is pleased to announce the Center for Breast Health that offers a variety of women’s services in one location. The new center is equipped with two full field digital mammography units and offers nurse navigation.