AMC Awards and Recognitions
Augusta Medical Center has received numerous award and recognitions over the past few years.
In 1997 and again in 1998, AMC was recognized as one of the top three medium-size hospitals in the South Atlantic Region. We are listed as National Benchmark's Two Time Winners in the Solucient 100 Top Hospitals Trend Reports at http://www.100tophospitals.com.
In 1999, Augusta Medical Center was recognized by HCIA-Sachs as one of the three top medium-size hospitals in the South Atlantic Region.
In the year 2000, and released in January 2001, the results showed that Augusta Medical Center, and AMC's Orthopedic Services were named among the "Top 100 Hospitals: Orthopedics Benchmarks for Success" by the HCIA-Sachs and the Human Motion Institute. This report identifies industry benchmarks by recognizing hospitals and their management teams that demonstrate superior clinical, operational, and financial performance.
AMC was also recognized in 2000 and 2001 as among the country's "Best Hospitals" by the U.S. News in their annual edition of "America's Best Hospitals" for Geriatric Services. The annual survey looks at approximately 6,000 hospitals in the United States using several different measures. To be considered further a hospital has to offer at least 9 out of the 17 prescribed technological services such as geriatrics, heart, digestive disorders, cancer, orthopedics and ear, nose and throat. The list is then narrowed down further. In at least 13 of the specialty areas, the hospital needed to have provided at least a certain amount of services or to have been recognized as an outstanding facility in the U.S. News physician surveys. Each hospital then receives a score, or U.S. index, made up of three equal parts related to quality of care: reputation, mortality, and a group of factors such as technology and nursing care. Then the list is narrowed down further to the 50 best.
Released in June of 2001, Augusta Medical Center was named as one of the 100 Top Hospitals in the nation for Intensive Care Units. An independent study released by the Solucient Leadership Institute showed that the Intensive Care Unit at AMC provides care for the most critically ill patients, who have a variety of diagnoses, all of which are life threatening. The data included in this study was from 1,200 hospitals with ICUs and is one of the first comparative analyses of ICU performance among the nation's hospitals. "The research shows that regardless of whether we are comparing teaching hospitals, teaching hospitals with residencies in intensive care, or community hospitals, some institution in all three categories exhibit superior intensive care management, resulting in much better outcomes and significantly lower costs," says Jean Chenoweth, executive director of the Solucient Leadership Institute, formerly the HCIA-Sachs Institute.
Announced in July of 2002, AMC again ranked with "America's Best Hospitals." Augusta Medical Center was cited for the third year in a row for its Geriatric Services. And for the first time, AMC was recognized as one of "America's Best" for services provided for Digestive Disorders and Hormonal Disorders. For more information on the selection of "America's Best Hospitals" refer to the U.S. News website http://www.usnews.com/usnews/home.htm and select "Best Hospitals."
In 2006 and 2007, Augusta Medical Center has been named a recipient of the Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical ExcellenceTM, based on a study issued by HealthGrades, the nation’s leading independent healthcare ratings company. Hospitals receiving this award were rated in the top five percent in the nation, in terms of mortality and complication rates, for 26 procedures and diagnoses rated by HealthGrades. This is an amazing honor for the hospital.
