Can you tell me about the Recognition received by WellStar Health System other than - one of 25 healthcare information technology departments in the nation recognized by Hospitals & Health Networks Magazine as “Most Improved” from 2009 to 2010?

WellStar Information Technology was one of 25 healthcare information technology departments in the nation recognized by Hospitals & Health Networks Magazine as “Most Improved” from 2009 to 2010.

Recognition

WellStar has been recognized as one of Surveillance Data, Inc.’s (SDI) Top 100 Integrated Healthcare Networks in the U.S. and the highest ranked health system in Georgia.

WellStar Kennestone’s Cardiac, Joint Replacement and Spinal Surgery programs have received Aetna Programs of Excellence recognition.

WellStar Kennestone Hospital’s Joint Replacement and Spinal Surgery programs have also received Blue Cross Program of Excellence recognition. WellStar Cobb Hospital’s Joint Program received Blue Cross Program of Excellence recognition.

WellStar has earned recognition for meeting the national standards for Diabetes Self-management Education from the American Diabetes Association.

WellStar Windy Hill Hospital earned recognition by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement for reducing healthcare-associated infections.

WellStar Health System has joined the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare's Healing Healthcare Partnership™, a campaign that brings together healthcare organizations and industry to improve patient safety and lower the cost of healthcare.

WellStar Kennestone Hospital has been designated as a Robotic Epicenter by Intuitive Surgical Inc., the maker of the da Vinci® Surgical System, for gynecological surgery in recognition of the hospital’s commitment to excellence in robotic surgery. Kennestone is one of only 21 hospitals in the U.S. to earn this designation and becomes a destination for surgeons from around the country to observe and learn robot-assisted gynecological procedures.

For seven consecutive years the American Association for Respiratory Care (QRCR) named WellStar a Quality Respiratory Care Institution. Only 700 of 5000 U.S. hospitals achieve this distinction.

WellStar Community Hospice has been named a national partner of We Honor Veterans, a pioneering campaign developed by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs. The campaign provides recognition to organizations that demonstrate a systematic commitment to improving care for veterans.

We have earned 2010 Top Ten honors by Working Mother magazine’s annual 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers program.

AARP has recognized WellStar as one of the nation’s Best Employers for Workers Over 50.

WellStar has been selected for the Center for Companies that Care’s Honor Roll.

We have been awarded When Work Work’s Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility.

We are proud to be recognized by the Dave Thomas Foundation as a Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces Top 100 company.

WellStar was named for a second time in 2011 to the NAFE Top 50 Companies and 10 Nonprofits for Executive Women by the National Association for Female Executives. The list recognizes organizations whose policies and practices encourage women’s advancement and whose numbers at the highest levels of leadership demonstrate that commitment.

WellStar Laundry was honored by AquaRecycle® with “their highest award of excellence for reducing water usage as well as reductions in energy used to heat water.”