Two Middle Georgia Hospitals Receive Top Honor Role for Quality, Safety

BYRON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – Two Middle Georgia hospitals have achieved Health Research and Education Trust (HRET) Hospital Improvement and Innovation Network (HIIN) Honor Role for quality and safety improvements.

The Georgia Hospital Association (GHA) gave the honor to Medical Center of Peach County, Navicent Health in Byron, Ga. and Navicent Health Baldwin in Milledgeville, Ga.

In order to achieve this recognition, each hospital met or exceeded goals for hospital acquired conditions, hospital acquired infections and readmissions during a time period between October 1, 2016 and August 1, 2018.

“Navicent Health is committed to continuous improvement in quality and patient safety. We continue to raise the bar for ourselves and welcome outside organizations to monitor our progress,” said Dr. Ninfa M. Saunders, President and CEO of Navicent Health.