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Senate
Resolution 535
By:
Senators Seay of the 34th and Chance of the 16th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
Piedmont Fayette Hospital; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Piedmont Fayette Hospital has been named one of the nations's "100 Top
Hospitals" by Solucient for four consecutive years; and
WHEREAS,
Fayette was one of only 20 hospitals in the medium community hospital category
this year, and it is most proud of this accomplishment as it celebrates
Fayette's 10th anniversary in September this year; and
WHEREAS,
Solucient, an Evanston, Illinois, based health care information company,
conducts the 100 Top
Hospitals: National Benchmarks for Success
Study every year, showing that these
hospitals take the lead in setting new national benchmarks for survival, safety,
complication-free care, and overall hospital operational performance;
and
WHEREAS,
this study also reports that these hospitals have improved outcomes and reduced
lengths of stay, demonstrating that performance improvement efforts have a
positive impact; and
WHEREAS,
this recognition is based on an objective statistical analysis of public data
resources and Fayette's team, despite budget and volume challenges, continues to
maintain top levels of performance; and
WHEREAS,
Piedmont Fayette Hospital performs with professionalism and compassion, applying
its unique strengths and talents.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body
recognize Piedmont Fayette Hospital for its outstanding professionalism and congratulate it on being named one of the nation's "100 Top Hospitals" by Solucient.
recognize Piedmont Fayette Hospital for its outstanding professionalism and congratulate it on being named one of the nation's "100 Top Hospitals" by Solucient.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to R. Timothy Stack,
president and CEO of Piedmont Healthcare.