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Bartow Regional Medical Center is now a Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospital.
It is the hospital’s first appearance on the list on the small community hospital category. The news comes from Fortune/IBM Watson Health®, which identifies the top hospitals from a rigorous evaluation of 2,675 short-term, acute care, non-federal hospitals in the U.S. Those on the Top Hospitals list had better results on key clinical and operational performance indicators compared to similar hospitals.
“This is incredible news,” said Bartow Regional Medical Center President Karen Kerr. “There’s no doubt – our entire team is responsible for this achievement. It has also built a robotics program that was recently named a Center of Excellence by the Surgical Review Corporation, and earned a Pathway to Excellence designation from the American Nurses Credentialling Center.
The achievement is a result of a long-term effort to build the hospital’s services to better serve a growing and changing community. In the last few years, the hospital has upgraded its cardiac Cath lab to handle severe heart attacks. It has also built a robotics program that was recently named a Center of Excellence by the Surgical Review Corporation, and earned a Pathway to Excellence designation from the American Nurses Credentialling Center.
Bartow Regional Medical Center is joined by other BayCare hospitals on this year’s Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals list:
St. Joseph’s Hospitals (including St. Joseph’s Hospital, St. Joseph’s Women’s Hospital and St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital in Tampa as well as St. Joseph’s Hospital-North in Lutz and St. Joseph’s Hospital-South in Riverview.) With a combined total 1,396 beds, St. Joseph’s Hospitals operate under the same license and makes the list as a large community hospital.
Morton Plant Hospital made the 100 Top Hospitals list as a top teaching hospital.
BayCare is in the top 20 percent of large health systems in the country. This is the third year in a row BayCare
has been recognized with this honor.
For more information, visit http://www.100tophospitals.com/.
About BayCare Health System
BayCare is a leading not-for-profit health care system that connects individuals and families to a wide range of services at 15 hospitals and hundreds of other convenient locations throughout the Tampa Bay and central Florida regions. Inpatient and outpatient services include acute care, primary care, imaging, laboratory, behavioral health, home care, and wellness. Our mission is to improve the health of all we serve through community-owned, health care services that set the standard for high-quality, compassionate care. For more information, visit www.BayCare.org.
About the Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals® List
BayCare is in the top 20 percent of large health systems in the country. Organizations do not apply or pay for this honor or pay to promote their award. Award-winning hospitals and health systems serve as a model of excellence for the industry.
