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Orlando, Fla. – Avatar International, an industry leader in healthcare quality improvement services, today recognized its top performing hospital partners in 2008. Acknowledging consistently high standards of patient care across multiple services lines, the following facilities are being awarded Avatar International’s OVERALL BEST PERFORMER award:
- Androscoggin Valley Hospital
- Aspen Valley Hospital
- Borgess Medical Center
- Eastern Maine Medical Center
- Goodall Hospital
- Gunnison Valley Hospital
- Inland Hospital
- Littleton Regional Hospital
- Medical Center of the Rockies
- Mount Desert Island Hospital
- North Valley Hospital
- Northwestern Medical Center
- Phelps Memorial Health Center
- Queen of the Valley Medical Center
- Sebasticook Valley Hospital
- Southern Maine Medical Center
- St. Luke’s Boise and Meridian Medical Centers
- Trigg County Hospital
- Vail Valley Medical Center
- Yampa Valley Medical Center
In making the announcement, David Medvedeff, PharmD, MBA, CEO of Avatar, said: “To attain a high level of patient satisfaction for a single service line is commendable, to achieve this result across all of the primary services lines within a hospital is indicative of the organizational commitment to service excellence and is a remarkable accomplishment. Congratulations to each of our partners.”
About the Award
The Overall Best Performance award is based on the results of the hospital’s 2008 patient surveys. It is awarded to those hospitals with the highest overall combined score for Inpatient, Outpatient, Emergency Department and Ambulatory Surgery. The award represents the top 5% in Avatar’s National Database.
About Avatar
Avatar ( www.avatar-intl.com), a research and consulting company based in Orlando, FL, specializes in Evidence Based Intelligent Surveys™ and Innovative Strategies™ to transform information into significant quality and efficiency of care improvement for the healthcare industry. In addition to conducting surveys, Avatar also actively engages healthcare providers in process improvement, including training in service quality. Avatar serves healthcare organizations nationally, including small community hospitals, academic medical centers, large regional medical centers, integrated healthcare systems, long-term care and behavioral health organizations.
Avatar International can be reached at 1-800-282-8274.
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