St. Francis Hospital’s DeMatteis Center Wins National Top Performer Award for Patient Satisfaction
Roslyn, NY- St. Francis Hospital’s DeMatteis Center for Research and Education has been named a 2009 Summit Award Winner by Press Ganey Associates, Inc. The prestigious annual healthcare award recognizes top performing facilities that sustain the highest level of patient satisfaction for three or more consecutive years. The Center, which is located in Greenvale, was one of the nation’s 74 organizations to receive the honor after receiving a 95 percent satisfaction score for three years in a row. It was the only outpatient facility in New York to be recognized for this outstanding achievement.
Press Ganey currently partners with more than 10,000 health care facilities—including over 40% of U.S. hospitals—to measure and improve the quality of their care. The company’s databases are the largest in the industry, and allow facilities nationwide to benchmark their results against peer organizations.
Richard B. Siegrist, Jr., president and CEO of Press Ganey, noted, "We are proud partners of St. Francis Hospital. The DeMatteis Center continues to maintain a high level of patient satisfaction over the past three years. Their efforts benefit Long Island and lead to improved delivery of health care."
“St. Francis Hospital is proud to receive this award for the remarkable work that is being done at our DeMatteis Center,” said Ruth Hennessey, EVP and Chief Operating Officer. “It is a tribute to the highly dedicated team at the Center that is absolutely focused on delivering the best patient care.”
The DeMatteis Center of St. Francis Hospital, The Heart Center is an outpatient facility located approximately four miles east of the main campus of the Hospital. The Center is the home to Cardiac Research and Education, cutting edge technology for Cardiac Imaging, The Women’s Center, Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab Services, a Diabetes Care Center, Conference Management and many other community programs.
Contact:
Paul Barry, 516-705-6657, paul.barry@chsli.org
Rosemary Gomez, 516-705-6656, rosemary.gomez@chsli.org
