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32 Becker's 5 th Annual November 7-9, 2016 l Swissotel, Chicago CEO + CFO Roundtable position is unique because it encompasses clinical work, academics and research. Further, VCU Medical Center earned the American Hospital Association-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize in 2014, recognizing its "Safety First, Every Day" mission and efforts to continuously improve patient care. Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (Win- ston-Salem, N.C.). Wake Forest Baptist Med- ical Center's history dates back to 1923, when North Carolina Baptist Hospital opened. In 1941, the hospital and the Bowman Gray School of Medicine entered into a partnership, laying the foundation for what Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is today. e academic med- ical center, which has 885 beds, is the region's sole Level I trauma center and the first Level I pediatric trauma center in the state. e medi- cal center is comprised of 100 buildings on 290 acres, including a 196-acre research farm. Physicians at Wake Forest Baptist have been pioneers in medicine, boasting medical firsts spanning several specialties. For instance, in 1965, Jesse Meredith, MD, performed the na- tion's first hand reimplantation. Later, in 1986, the hospital became first in the U.S. to use lith- otripsy to break up common gallstones. More recently in 2002, physicians at the hospital became first in the world broadcast a live im- plantation of a deep brain stimulator on the In- ternet. It was the first live webcast of a surgical procedure of any kind in North Carolina. e hospital has received recognition for excel- lence in multiple specialties. U.S. News & World Report ranked it in the top 50 in the nation in seven specialties for 2015-16, including cancer (No. 17), nephrology (No. 18), urology (No. 28), ear, nose and throat (No. 29), gastroenterology (No. 37), pulmonology (No. 37) and neurology and neurosurgery (No. 46). e Magnet-recog- nized hospital is also ranked second overall in North Carolina. Yale-New Haven (Conn.) Hospital. Yale-New Haven Hospital got its start in 1826 as the na- tion's fourth voluntary hospital, founded as a charitable institution to care for the poor. It has a history of caring for U.S. servicemen — sailors from the New Haven seaport sought care at the hospital during its early days, and during the Civil War, more than 25,000 U.S. Army soldiers were cared for at the hospital. Today, YNHH is a 1,541-bed private, nonprofit teaching hospital, taking its current name in 1965 when it signed a formal affiliation agreement with Yale Universi- ty and its School of Medicine. YNHH is widely recognized as one of the top hospitals in the nation — U.S. News & World Report named it as the best hospital in Con- necticut in its 2015-16 rankings and ranked it nationally in eight adult specialties. YNHH is Magnet-recognized for nursing excellence. On top of providing safe, high-quality care to its patients, YNHH, part of Yale New Haven Health, is committed to protecting the envi- ronment by eliminating the use of hazardous materials and reducing the use of natural re- sources. For instance, the hospital has a recy- cling rate of 35 percent and is equipped with a biodigester, a food disposal system that de- composes virtually all organic food waste. In its most recent construction projects, YNHH incorporated green design, such as the heal- ing garden on Similow Cancer Hospital's roof, which reduces runoff. In recognition of these and other efforts, YNHH received Practice Greenhealth's Partner for Change with Dis- tinction Award, which is given to hospitals that demonstrate superior sustainability. n