Redmond Regional Medical Center

Redmond Regional Medical Center, (originally Redmond Park Hospital), is located in Rome, Georgia, and is one of the largest employers in Floyd County with a staff of 1,200 and over 250 affiliated doctors. Redmond is a 230 bed medical, surgical and rehab unit serving Rome, Floyd County, and surrounding counties. Serving as the heart hospital for Northwest Georgia, Redmond offers a complete line of cardiac services and is the only dedicated chest pain center in Northwest Georgia. Other areas of excellence include emergency care, orthopaedics, vascular care, the surgery center, an inpatient rehabilitation unit and more. For coronary artery bypass surgery, heart attack care, knee surgery, total and partial hip joint replacement, and hip fracture surgery, the Redmond team excels.

Recent improvements include a new ICU wing, a new 34 bed medical/surgical unit made up of exclusively private rooms and an extended parking lot. Emergency Department and patient room renovations are currently underway.

Accolades

• Went Tobacco-Free August 1, 2008

• Redmond received four Joint Commission certifications: Disease Specific Certification in Total Hip and Total Knee Joint Replacement, Heart Attack Care and was named Primary Stroke Center.

• Surpassed the 2008 United Way Campaign Goal of 100,000 with a final total of $112,000 raised.

• In 2008 Redmond made the commitment to "Go Green" by improving the internal recycling program, making a commitment to reduce waste where possible and use recycled and environmentally friendly materials.

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Awards and recognitions

2008

• Redmond earned full accreditation as a Chest Pain Center with PCI designation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers.

• Joint Commission Disease-Specific Care Certifications in -Total Hip Replacement Surgery -Total Knee Replacement Surgery -Heart Attack Care

• Named a Primary Stroke Center By the Joint Commission

• Redmond Oncology Nurse, Lisa Dempsey won the 2009 Hospital Hero Award.

• Redmond was recognized as one of 518 hospitals that have demonstrated their commitment to quality care for heart disease and stroke patients by earning a Get With The Guidelines Performance Achievement Award.

• Redmond ranked number one in patient satisfaction scores within HCA, Redmond’s parent company, for first quarter, 2008. Over 150 HCA hospitals are included in this survey, which was conducted by The Gallup Organization.

• Earned Several Excellent Ratings From HealthGrades

o Recipient of the 2008 Gastrointestinal Surgery Excellence Award
o Ranked among the top 10% in the nation for GI Surgery
o Five-Star rated for Cholecystectomy, 4 years in a row, 2005–2008
o Recipient of the 2008 Orthopedic Surgery Specialty Excellence Award in 2008
o Ranked among the top 5% in the nation for Orthopedic Services
o Five-Star Rated for Spine Surgery
o Five-Star Rated for Hip Fracture Repair
o Five Star Rated for Spinal Fusion, 3 years in a row, 2006, 2007, 2008
o Five-Star rated for Prostatectomy, 3 years in a row, 2006,2007, 2008

• Redmond joined the GHA Quality Honor Roll due to excellent Appropriate Care Measures (ACM) rates.

• Redmond’s Laboratory earned accreditation by the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation of the College of American Pathologists (CAP).

• Congressman Phil Gingrey, M.D., presented Lisa Dempsey, Redmond Oncology RN, with a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition in honor of her commitment and dedication to nursing and her extraordinary work with cancer patients.

• Redmond Inpatient Rehabilitation department earned the 2008 Top Performer Award from the Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation (UDSmr). Redmond ranked in the top decile- the 90th percentile or above.

• Lisa Dempsey, RN, Oncology Nurse at Redmond was named a national employee finalist of HCA's Frist Humanitarian Award for 2007.

• The Partnership for Health and Accountability (PHA) honored Redmond with the Patient Quality and Safety Award for Redmond’s project “Decreasing Door-to-Balloon Time for Patients Receiving PCI for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack).” The project won first place in the 100 to 299 beds category.

• The Partnership for Health and Accountability (PHA) honored Redmond with the Patient Quality and Safety Award for Redmond’s project aimed at preventing health care acquired infections. The project titled, “Improving Healthcare Associated Infections: Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus” won first place in the health systems category as well as a second place Josh Nahum Special Achievement Award for Infection Prevention and Control.

References and notes

1. ^ Based on information from the Redmond Regional Medical Center's website.

External links

• Redmond Regional Medical Center