Quality Awards Recognition Floyd Primary Care Network Level 3, Patient-Centered Medical Home technology to improve care and, the patient care experience, and to reduce costs. Medical homes foster ongoing partnerships between patients and their personal clinicians, instead of approaching care as the sum of episodic office visits. Floyd received Level 3 recognition, the highest offered by the NCQA. Floyd Medical Center's Emergency Medical Services Named the 2017 Region 1 Service of the Year by Northwest Georgia The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) recognizes primary care practices that combine teamwork and information
Floyd Medical Center Joint Replacement Surgery Certification by The Joint Commission The Joint Replacement Surgery program was re-certified following a successful survey by The Joint Commission. Advanced Disease- Specific Certification ensures patients are receiving care that has been proven to be effective, producing better outcomes. Floyd Medical Center Spine Surgery Certification by The Joint Commission Specific Certification ensures patients are receiving care that has been proven to be effective, producing better outcomes. Primary Stroke Center Certification by The Joint Commission Floyd Medical Center was re-certified as a Primary Stroke Center following a successful survey by The Joint Commission. Floyd Medical Center Get with the Guidelines The Spine Surgery program and Joint Replacement Surgery program were re-certified following a successful survey by The Joint Commission. Advanced Disease-
“Our team of EMS professionals serve and care for others in such extraordinary ways,” said Bud Owens, Executive Director of Floyd Emergency Medical Services. “I see them impacting our patients in such a positive manner as they continually go above and beyond to serve others.”
Along with being named Service of the Year, two Floyd EMS professionals received individual awards. Paramedic Tony Cooper received the Dr. James Creel, Jr. Pioneer of the Year Award, while Paramedic Don Taylor was honored with the Dr. Paul Nassour Lifetime Achievement Award. “These awards are proof positive that Tony and Don have earned the respect of their peers through excellent service and dedication to their patients, to their co-workers and to Floyd,” Owens said. “I can't think of two more deserving individuals.”
Gold Plus Award for Stroke Care
Awarded by the American Heart Association, the award recognizes Floyd's commitment and success in ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment based on nationally recognized guidelines.
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