Achievements

Press Ganey Summit Award for Patient Satisfaction

For a small hospital, Greenwich Hospital has received much recognition for excellence in patient care, technological innovations, medical advancements and community involvement. Some recent achievements include:

• Accreditation with Commendation from The Joint Commission, the national accrediting organization for hospitals. This achievement places Greenwich Hospital in the top 15 percent of all hospitals in the United States reviewed by The Joint Commission.
• Designation as a Level III Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons.
• Gold Innovation Prize for continuous quality improvement efforts in the area of anticoagulant use in patients with atrial fibrillation, awarded by the Connecticut Quality Improvement Award Partnership.
• The Press Ganey Summit Award, the top national prize for patient satisfaction. Greenwich Hospital has ranked in the top two percent of patient satisfaction scores nationwide over the last seven years.
• A "Most Wired" designation by Hospital and Health Care Network magazine and Deloitte Consulting, for being "ahead of the curve" in using technology to serve its constituents, including patients, doctors, nurses, employees, suppliers, and insurers
• Accreditation by the College of American Pathology for being in full compliance with CAP's rigorous standards for diagnostic and treatment equipment, including mammography, MRI, radiation therapy and lab.
• Greenwich Hospital was prominently featured in a textbook for healthcare professionals, Masterpieces in Health Care Leadership: Cases and Analysis for Best Practice (Jones and Barlett, 2007). Nine hospitals from across the nation were selected to illustrate the fervor and commitment that goes into exceptional patient care.
• Primary Stroke Center Certification from The Joint Commission. Certified primary stroke centers are distinguished by their exceptional efforts to foster better outcomes for patients who suffer a stroke, or "brain attack." For incoming stroke patients, Greenwich Hospital's interdisciplinary stroke team offers a 24/7 rapid response process. Specially trained in the latest methods of stroke care, the team includes physician specialists in emergency medicine, neurology and radiology, as well as nurses, clinical pharmacists, physical therapists and technologists, case managers and social workers.
• In addition to these achievements, Greenwich Hospital meets all local, state and federal ordinances and requirements and is fully licensed as an acute care hospital.