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Sign up for the COMPLIMENTARY Becker's Hospital Review CEO Report & CFO Report E-Weeklies at www.BeckersHospitalReview.com or call (800) 417-2035 nursing excellence, opened its Institute for Personalized Medicine in January. The institute will collaborate with the Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute to advance personalized medicine research and translate it into clinical applications. Pocono Medical Center (East Stroudsburg, Pa.). Pocono Medical Center, located about 100 miles north of Philadelphia, was founded in 1915. It has continued to evolve its care delivery for the local community while upholding its mission to bring world-class care close to home. The hospital is staffed by approximately 230 clinicians and includes a heart and vascular institute, cancer center and wide array of surgical and support services. Within the past year, Pocono opened a state-of-the-art cancer center, received the outstanding achievement award from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, began a joint replacement program and launched a patient-centered medical home. Poudre Valley Hospital (Fort Collins, Colo.). Poudre Valley Hospital came from humble beginnings: The hospital was built in 1925 on a budget of $181,000. In January 2012, the 270-bed regional medical center partnered with academic medical center University of Colorado Hospital to form a new parent organization, University of Colorado Health. Poudre Valley Hospital is Magnetdesignated for nursing excellence, is a previous Baldrige National Quality Award recipient and was named one of the 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics in 2013, its eighth year earning such recognition. ProMedica Toledo (Ohio) Hospital. ProMedica Toledo is one of the largest acute-care hospitals in its region, totaling 794 beds with more than 1,000 primary care and specialty physicians on staff. In the past year, HealthGrades has awarded ProMedica Toledo with its awards for clinical excellence, patient safety, cardiac care and a range of other recognitions. Last May, the hospital opened a 20-bed stroke unit that includes all private rooms, 24-hour MRI services and telemedicine capabilities to better identify, measure, treat and prevent strokes. Providence Hospital (Southfield, Mich.). Providence Hospital, part of St. Louis-based Ascension Health, is a 355-bed facility located about 15 miles northwest of Detroit that dates back to 1845. The hospital has set itself apart through its medical advancements, having been home to a handful of medical firsts, including the area's first FDA-approved brain stent procedure. Truven Health Analytics named Providence to its lists of 100 Top Hospitals and 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals in 2013. Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center (Spokane, Wash.). Since the hospital admitted its first patient in 1887, Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center has grown to become one of the largest hospitals in the Northwest, totaling 644 beds and including more than 800 specialists and primary care physicians. Providence Sacred Heart includes Sacred Children's Hospital, which provides care for tinier patients in more than 28 pediatric subspecialties. The hospital has been a pioneer for robotic surgery, offering a range of procedures with robotics performed in a hybrid operating room. In 2012, the hospital received HealthGrades' Patient Safety Excellence Award and also boosted its clinical presence by expanding its emergency department and family maternity center. Rex Hospital (Raleigh, N.C.). Rex Hospital is the flagship for Rex Healthcare, part of Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health Care. Rex, which dates back to 1894, was named to HealthGrades' list of America's 50 Best Hospitals in 2013, meaning it falls within the top 1 percent of hospitals in the nation. Rex has pioneered several medical programs in the greater RaleighDurham-Chapel Hill region and North Carolina, such as establishing the first bariatric center of excellence and becoming the first hospital to complete 2,000 robotic procedures. Robert Packer Hospital (Sayre, Pa.). Robert Packer Hospital is a 238-bed tertiary care facility that serves patients in the southern area of New York and northern tier of Pennsylvania. Part of Sayre-based Guthrie Health System and affiliated with the 260-physician Guthrie Clinic, Robert Packer was named to Thomson Reuters' list of 100 Top Hospitals in 2012, its sixth consecutive year receiving the recognition. Last summer, the hospital's cancer program also received a threeyear accreditation by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (Los Angeles). Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center was founded in 1955 as the primary hospital for UCLA School of Medicine. It is home to numerous medical breakthroughs, such as the first shoulder replacement, which was performed at the hospital in 1976. Through its Operation Mend program, UCLA Medical Center gives returning military personnel with severe facial and other injuries access to the nation's top plastic and reconstructive surgeons, as well as comprehensive medical and mental health support. The hospital is the preferred medical provider for the Los Angeles Lakers, and U.S. News & World Report ranked it as one of the top five hospitals in the nation in its 2012-13 rankings. Rush University Medical Center (Chicago). Rush University Medical Center is a staple of Chicago's healthcare landscape, as Rush Medical College was founded two years before the city was even incorporated in 1839. Rush was the first hospital in Illinois serving adults and children to receive Magnet status for nursing excellence. The hospital is well recognized for its 19 orthopedics program, which U.S. News & World Report ranked 11th out of roughly 5,000 hospitals in the country. Rush is also the preferred medical center for the Chicago Bulls, and Rush orthopedic surgeon Brian Cole, MD, performed ACL repair surgery on point guard Derrick Rose last May. Saint Thomas Hospital (Nashville, Tenn.). Saint Thomas Hospital was founded in 1898 when Nashville Catholic Bishop Thomas Sebastian Byrne asked the Daughters of Charity to establish a hospital within the city. Saint Thomas, a 541-bed hospital, was named to 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics for the 12th time in 2013. In February, the hospital opened an epilepsy unit to help physicians better identify the types of seizures patients experience through electroencephalography, which measures brain waves. Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital. Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is an 806bed, county-owned regional medical center that opened in 1925 after residents of Sarasota raised $40,000 to build the facility due to the growing need for organized healthcare. Demand for the hospital was so great, there is a legend that Sarasota businessmen wouldn't walk down the town's main street without pulling their pockets inside-out to prove they had no more money to donate toward the cause. Sarasota Memorial is Magnet-accredited for nursing excellence and is the only hospital in southwest Florida named to HealthGrades' America's 50 Best Hospitals list, meaning it is in the nation's top 1 percent of hospitals for consistent clinical excellence. Schneck Medical Center (Seymour, Ind.). Schneck Medical Center opened in 1911 after Mary Schneck donated $5,000 to build a hospital in memory of her late husband Louis, a pioneer industrialist. This 114-bed, government-owned hospital includes a 125-member medical staff and an array of healthcare services, with concentration on comprehensive women's healthcare. It is Magnet-designated for nursing excellence and is a past recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award for performance excellence. Scripps Green Hospital (La Jolla, Calif.). Since it was founded in 1977, Scripps Green Hospital has been home to several medical breakthroughs for the La Jolla and greater San Diego area, such as the first liver transplant program. The hospital continues to serve as a vanguard in healthcare, sharing its campus with Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine, which blends conventional Western medicine with more holistic therapies for a "best of both worlds" approach to care. The 173-bed hospital was named to Truven Health Analytics' 100 Top Hospitals in 2013. Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital

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