News : Virginia Gay Hospital receives national recognition

National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health Award

Dr. Brian Meeker proud to be part of the team recognized for performance at Virginia Gay Hospital

Virginia Gay Hospital has been named the recipient of a prestigious national award for acute care hospitals. The award, given by the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health, was the result of analyzing performance data from 4,000 acute care hospitals. Virginia Gay earned the award for being in the top 25% nationally for Overall Outcomes, and Patient Perspectives. Announcement of the award coincides with National Rural Health Day, November 19th.

“This is a reflection of nursing excellence working with an excellent team of hospitalists”, according to Dr. Brian Meeker, Medical Director at Virginia Gay. “I am so proud of what this group has accomplished. We have known for a long time that our outcomes performance was solid and that our patients report high levels of satisfaction, but it is nice to have an outside organization focused on broad metrics across the entire country confirm what we’ve known.”

Tina Eden, Director of Nursing, praised the entire VGH staff when she said, “This is a direct reflection of the commitment and professionalism of the direct patient care staff as well as all of those working behind the scenes to achieve continual process improvement.”

The National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) was established in 1995 to assist State Offices of Rural Health in their efforts to improve access to, and the quality of health care for America’s 61 million rural citizens. The national organization enhances the capacity of the state offices by supporting development of state and community rural health leaders, and by facilitating state, regional, and national partnerships to support rural health-related programs and activities. Enhancing access to quality healthcare services in rural communities is one of the organizations primary areas of focus.

“These top quartile performers should take great pride in this recognition. It showcases their commitment to continuous performance analysis and improvement. On this occasion of National Rural Health Day, it’s an honor to celebrate their achievement as they continue to serve their communities despite the many market, regulatory and financial pressures they face.” said Michael Topchik, senior vice president of iVantage Health Analytics, the firm conducting the analysis for the national organization.