Awards and Designations

2007 Thomson 100 Top Hospitals National Benchmarks for Success

Mease Countryside Hospital was named one of the nation�s 100 Top Hospitals(r) by Thomson Healthcare, a leading provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and quality of healthcare. This is the seventh time the hospital has been recognized for its overall organizational achievement.

St. Joseph�s Hospital was named one of the nation�s 100 Top Hospitals(r) by Thomson Healthcare, a leading provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and quality of healthcare. The award recognizes hospitals that have achieved excellence in clinical outcomes, patient safety, financial performance, and efficiency.  

2007 Thomson 100 Top Hospitals: Cardiovascular Benchmarks for Success

Morton Plant Hospital was one of only two hospitals in the United States to receive a Top 100 recognition for its cardiac care for nine consecutive years. Thomson Healthcare developed the 100 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals study to identify high-performing cardiovascular hospitals nationally and to set performance targets for improving clinical outcomes and management of this service line. 

St. Joseph�s Hospital was recognized as a 100 Top hospital for cardiac care in the national study. 

2008 American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

Morton Plant Mease Health Care again received "Magnet" designation, the coveted gold standard for nursing excellence, from the ANCC. Magnet designation, first awarded to Morton Plant Mease in 2003 by the ANCC, is the culmination of a comprehensive process that evaluates patient care, working environment, interdisciplinary relationships and processes of the entire organization.

Comprehensive Stroke Center

St. Joseph�s Hospital has been named a comprehensive stroke center by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration. The hospital is one of just eight stroke centers in Florida to receive this designation, which certifies that St. Joseph�s Hospital is nationally recognized to deliver the highest quality care to stroke patients.  

Hero of Emergency Medicine

The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has recognized Charles Sand, M.D., an emergency physician at St. Joseph�s Hospital, as a Hero of Emergency Medicine.� This recognizes emergency physicians who have made significant contributions to emergency medicine, their communities and their patients.

The Joint Commission: Primary Stroke Center

St. Joseph�s Hospital was re-certified for the Gold Seal of Approval��

St. Anthony�s Hospital was re-certified for the Gold Seal of Approval��

Society of Thoracic Surgeons Three Star Rating

The highest designation given to hospitals by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for quality of heart surgery was awarded to Morton Plant Hospital in the first year the award was given.

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