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SPRING 2016
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MCH wins
statewide
patient safety
award
Archbold’s Mitchell County Hospital
was presented a Quality and Patient
Safety Award by the Georgia Hospital
Association’s Partnership for Health and
Accountability (PHA) for their successful
efforts to improve patient transition of
care.
Hospital leaders set a goal to improve
the Hospital Consumer Assessment
of Healthcare Providers and Systems
(HCAHPS) transition of care score to the
75th percentile. HCAHPS is a standard-
ized, publicly reported survey of patients’
perspectives of hospital care.
“It is very important to us that our
patients’ perception of care while at
Mitchell County Hospital is such that
they always feel well cared for and
understand the details of their care,”
said Carla Beasley, Director of Nursing
at MCH. “In addition we want our
patients to always feel comfortable
about their transition home from the
hospital. We know that patients who
understand how to care for themselves
at home have a reduced chance of
returning to the hospital for the same
condition. So it was our goal to stan-
dardize how we educate patients and
prepare them for their transition home.”
“We applaud Mitchell County Hospital
for its outstanding work in this area
and for its efforts in providing the best
and safest care possible to its patients,”
said Georgia Hospital Association Chief
Medical Officer Doug Patten, MD.
Archbold economic impact $733 million
Today, hospitals do so much more than simply improve the
quality of life for sick patients. They contribute to the overall
health of our communities—medically and financially.
The Georgia Hospital Association recently released its 2014
Economic Impact Report
, which quantifies the impact of the Archbold
health system in the region at more than $733 million in revenue
for the local and state economy in 2014, taking into account the
“ripple” effect of direct hospital expenditures on other sectors of
the economy, such as medical supplies, durablemedical equipment
and pharmaceuticals. During the same time, Archbold provided
about $32 million in uncompensated care while sustaining more
than 5,000 full-time jobs throughout South Georgia and the rest
of the state.
“Since 1925, Archbold has been known for our role in meet-
ing the healthcare needs of patients in South Georgia and
North Florida,” said Perry Mustian, Archbold President and CEO.
“But we also influence our area’s economic health.”
The regional health system based in Thomasville employs
over 2,200 people. According to the GHA report, for every
Archbold employee, there is
more than one supporting job
created throughout the region
and state. In addition, the funds
the organization spends on
goods and services flow from
the hospital to businesses, and
those funds ripple through the
local economy as well.
“We’re committed to continu-
ing the Archbold tradition of
recruiting and retaining highly
skilled medical talent that will
provide the best high-quality
healthcare for our citizens,” Mustian said. “And in addition to
their caregiving role, our providers will continue to support the
local economy, shops and restaurants and hopefully encour-
age even more new businesses to take root, so our region can
continue to thrive economically.”
A multidisciplinary team implemented new processes, such as taking extra
steps to ensure that patients were properly educated and understood all
instructions for their continued care once they were discharged.