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Genesis named 100 Top Hospital third year in a row

Genesis was recently identified as one of the nation ’ s 100 Top Hospitals , according to an independent quality analysis provided by PINC AI , the technology and services brand of Premier Inc ., and reported by Fortune Magazine . This is the third year in a row Genesis was selected for the honor . Genesis also was named one of the nation ’ s 50 Top Heart Hospitals for the second consecutive year .
“ It is remarkable that the Genesis team has achieved the 100 Top Hospitals ranking for a third consecutive year and the 50 Top Heart Hospitals for the second consecutive year ,” said Matthew Perry ,
Genesis HealthCare System president and CEO . “ I am extremely proud of the work our team does every day to care for our patients and that our efforts to provide the highest quality healthcare are recognized nationally .”
The 100 Top award was created so hospitals and the communities they serve have nationally verified , transparent data to evaluate performance against other hospitals and health systems .
To create the list , an analysis of publicly available data was conducted to identify the top hospitals in the United States . The primary purpose of the PINC AI 100 Top Hospitals program is to inspire hospital and health system leaders to pursue higher performance and deliver added value to patients and communities . The program leverages data to help inform strategies for sustained performance . Organizations do not apply to participate in the study , and award recipients do not pay to market their honor .
This year the top performers of the 100 Top Hospitals program delivered better outcomes while operating more efficiently and at a lower cost . Compared to peer hospitals , this year ’ s top performers had 26.6 % fewer patients with complications , 30.6 %
fewer healthcare-associated infections , a 21.1 % lower inpatient expense per discharge , a half-day shorter average length of stay , and better reported patient experiences scores with a Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems score of 73 % versus 67 % for peer hospitals .
The 50 Top Heart Hospitals top performers had 32 % fewer percutaneous coronary interventions and 38 % fewer coronary artery bypass graft patients with complications ; higher 30- day survival rates for acute myocardial infarction , heart failure and CABG patients ( 0.3-0.7 percentage points higher ); lower 30-day readmission rates for AMI , HF and CABG patients ( 0.4-0.8 percentage points lower ); and patients had a better experience at top performing hospitals compared to the remaining peer hospitals , with an HCAHPS score of 71 % versus 67 %.
Visit www . genesishcs . org to learn more about Genesis HealthCare System ’ s quality accreditations and awards .
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we still have to feed them ,” she said .
The koi fish quickly came to the surface to show off their bright colors once they realized it was feeding time .
“ They really like their food ,” Morrison said .
At Allison ’ s station they learned to identify different types of animals based on their pelts and skulls .
“ We learned a lot about plants and wild animals today ,” Ginny Courtright said .
With the help of Adams , they also discovered how easy it is to just get outside and move .
“ I wanted them to observe the different smells and sounds outside and practice movement , whether that is mimicking an animal , the planet or even a star ,” she said . “ You can really incorporate nature into your movements . My favorite thing though is just getting kids outside as much as possible .”
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Jodi Morrison , the educational coordinator at Clary Gardens , showed first-graders from Coshocton Elementary how happy food makes the koi fish .
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