Hospital Overview
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center Founded: 1950 DAISY Award Winners: 12 Licensed Beds: 633 ROSE Award Winners: 12 Awards: n AACN Beacon Award for Excellence: • B7W Cardiovascular Intermediate Care – Gold (2023) • G3N Trauma Surgery ICU – Silver (2023) • B5E Neuro ICU – Silver (2023, 2020) • B3W CCU – Silver (2024) • B5W Neuro IMCU – Silver (2024) • G3W IMCU – Silver (2024) • G4N Medical ICU – Gold (2024)
Designations: n The American College of Surgeons: • Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021) • Level 1 Trauma Center (2024) n Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) • Accreditation with distinction for inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation program n The Society of Thoracic Surgeons: • 3 stars for Isolated CAB (2024, 2023) • 2 stars for all other procedures excluding MV+RR which did not receive a rating n Joint Commission certifications (all from 2020-2024): • Advanced Certification Comprehensive Cardiac Center • Comprehensive Stroke Center • Advanced Certification Ventricular Assist Device • Advanced Certification Total Joint, Total Knee, Hip Fracture • Advanced Certification Spine Surgery n Journey to Magnet Excellence • Application accepted 2/2023, final document submission 2/2025 n State designations: • Comprehensive Stroke Center • Level I Emergency Cardiac Care Center • Level III Neonatal Intensive Care
n AMSN and Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board PRISM Award®: • G5N Trauma Acute Care • G5S Bariatric Surgery • G6S Orthopedic Surgery n AORN CNOR Strong Award • Kennestone Outpatient Surgery Center (KOP) n The Sterling Council Georgia Oglethorpe Award (2020) n Healthgrades: • America’s 100 Best Hospitals™ (2023) • America’s 250 Best Hospitals™ (2023, 2022, 2021) • America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Gastrointestinal Care™ (2022) • America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Pulmonary Care™ (2022) • Gastrointestinal Surgery Excellence Award™ (2022) • Joint Replacement Excellence Award™ (2022) • Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence Award™ (2023) • Pulmonary Care Excellence Award™ (2024, 2023) n U.S. News & World Report: • #6 ranking for Best Hospitals for Cardiology & Heart Surgery in Georgia • Ranked High Performing in Stroke Care • #34 ranking for Inpatient Rehabilitation Program (2023)
n American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association’s (AHA/ASA): • Mission: Lifeline®
- STEMI Receiving Center – Gold (2022, 2021), Gold Plus (2020) - NSTEMI – Silver (2020), Gold (2023, 2022, 2021) • Get With The Guidelines® - Coronary Artery Disease - STEMI Receiving Center – Bronze (2024) - NSTEMI Gold with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll (2024) • Get With The Guidelines® - Heart Failure - Heart Failure Gold Plus with Target Heart Failure Honor Roll and Target (2023, 2023, 2022) - Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll (2024, 2023, 2022) - Stroke Advanced Therapy Honor Roll and Target (2023, 2022)
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