Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center Receives NCR Picker 2016 Excellence Award.
Kingsbrook was recognized at the 22nd Annual NRC Picker Patient-Centered Symposium in San Diego on Sunday, August
28. Kingsbrook received the “Most Improved Facility” honor,
in the category of large hospitals, showing the highest percentage of
patient rating the facility 9 or 10. NRC selected Excellence award recipients
based on their achievement within categories that patients have identified
as being most important to the quality of their care. The award is only
bestowed upon those organizations that are ranked by patients as being
a top performer in one of the following categories: Overall Hospital Rating,
Overall Provider Rating, Improvement Planner Champion, Value-Based Purchasing
Champion, and Patient-Centered Care Champion. Maria Arias, Senior Director
of Nursing and Myrna Tantiado, Director of Quality Management received
the award on Kingsbrook’s behalf. Congratulations to the KJMC team!