FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
UTICA, NY – The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) hospitals, Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare and St. Elizabeth Medical Center, were named joint winners of a 2014/2015 Consumer Choice Award by National Research Corporation. The announcement appeared in the October 13 issue of Modern Healthcare magazine. The annual award identifies hospitals across the United States that healthcare consumers choose as having the highest quality and image.
Winners are determined by consumer perceptions on multiple quality and image ratings collected in the company’s Market Insights survey. National Research surveys more than 290,000 households in the contiguous 48 states and the District of Columbia. Hospitals named by consumers are analyzed and ranked based on Core Based Statistical Areas defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, with winning facilities being ranked the highest.
“We are very proud of our dedicated staff and the care they provide to patients daily,” said Scott H. Perra, President/CEO of MVHS. “We are grateful for the recognition from our community.”
About National Research Corporation
Recognized by Modern Healthcare as the largest patient satisfaction firm in the U.S., National Research is dedicated to representing the true voice of patients and other healthcare stakeholders. This integration of cross-continuum metrics and analytics uncovers insights for effective performance improvement, quality measurement, care transitions, and many other factors that impact population health management.
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Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare and St. Elizabeth Medical Center are affiliates under the Mohawk Valley Health System.
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Sandra Fentiman
Manager, Marketing and Public Relations
St. Elizabeth Medical Center
(315) 798-8195
sfentiman@stemc.org
Debra Altdoerffer
VP, Communications and Development
Mohawk Valley Health System
(315) 624-5716
daltdoer@mvnhealth.com
Scott Smith
Director of Marketing
National Research Corporation
(800) 388-4264
scsmith@nationalresearch.com