Brookwood Medical Center Receives Highest Honors
Caregiver Recognized for Exceptional Work
April , 2005 – Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) announced that Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham, Ala., led by Chief Executive Officer Garry Gause and the administrative team, has been selected to the company’s 2005 Circle of Excellence. Additionally, Jackie Dillard, Director of the Emergency Department at Brookwood, has been inducted into the Caregiver Hall of Fame.
Tenet’s annual Circle of Excellence award recognizes the winning hospitals’ accomplishments in a number of different areas and is intended to honor the teamwork, collaboration and cooperation that are required to operate a successful hospital. Hospitals are evaluated based on such factors as high ratings for patient, employee and physician satisfaction, consistency of the hospital leadership team, proven success at overcoming difficult challenges, and financial performance.
“Through the hard work and dedication of its leadership and staff, Brookwood Medical Center has become a role model for other Tenet hospitals and an essential part of the health care community in the area it serves,” said Reynold Jennings, Tenet’s chief operating officer. “Under Garry’s leadership, Brookwood Medical Center strives to provide preeminent medical care for its patients, as well as excellent working conditions to attract and retain the best employees. They are thoroughly deserving of Tenet’s highest award.”
Gause, Chief Operating Officer Neeysa Biddle, Chief Financial Officer Joe Denton and Chief Nursing Officer Jackie Martinek led the way to Brookwood’s success. Under their leadership the hospital completed several expansion projects, including the addition of two new operating rooms. The team has also worked hard to increase patient, employee and physician satisfaction.
Tenet’s regional executives nominate candidates for the Circle of Excellence from the hospitals they supervise. Winners are selected based on both objective criteria, such as patient, physician and employee satisfaction scores, and subjective evaluations.
Jackie Dillard is absolutely dedicated to her staff, doctors, patients and families. She is known for keeping her cool and running the Brookwood Emergency Department efficiently and effectively. Jackie recently received the Alabama Hospital Association’s annual Healthcare Hero Award for her tireless work in serving the Birmingham community. She was selected for this honor by a panel of judges who looked at applications from every hospital in the state of Alabama.
“Tenet is very fortunate to have dedicated, professional and compassionate people like Jackie in our hospitals,” said Trevor Fetter, Tenet’s president and chief executive officer. “The Caregiver Award winner represents the best of who we are and what we stand for at Tenet, which is providing excellent quality care to our patients. Jackie Dillard is thoroughly deserving of this honor.”
Dillard is just one of four people inducted into this year’s Caregiver Hall of Fame and the only awardee from Tenet’s Florida-Alabama Region. Caregiver award winners are nominated by their hospital’s CEO. Winners are selected from dozens of nominees, based on both objective criteria, such as extraordinary examples of patient care, devotion to service, technical skills and comments from co-workers, patients and families, and physicians.
Brookwood Medical Center, part of Tenet’s Central Northeast-Southern States Region, is a 586-bed medical center located at 2010 Brookwood Medical Center Drive in Birmingham, Ala. The hospital has been serving the medical and health care needs of the Birmingham area for over 30 years. Brookwood Medical Center specializes in such major areas as women’s services, cardiovascular medicine and surgery, cancer, orthopedics, neurology and neurosurgery, psychiatric services, emergency services and more. Other affiliated services and facilities include the Brookwood Diagnostic Center, Women’s Diagnostic Center, MedPlex Diagnostic Center and the Medplex Surgery Center. Brookwood Medical Center is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency. To learn more about Brookwood Medical Center, visit www.bwmc.com.
Tenet Healthcare Corporation, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates acute care hospitals and related health care services. Tenet’s hospitals aim to provide the best possible care to every patient who comes through their doors, with a clear focus on quality and service. Tenet can be found on the World Wide Web at www.tenethealth.com.
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