Florida Hospital earns straight As
The Florida Hospital West Florida Division has a perfect score card in patient safety and quality, and is the only hospital system in the Tampa Bay area that earned the highest rating for all of its hospitals that participated in the survey.
The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit health care ratings organization, announced its 2018 Hospital Safety Grades, and all seven participating hospitals in the West Florida Division received an A, including Florida Hospital Carrollwood, Florida Hospital Tampa, Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel, Florida Hospital Zephyrhills, Florida Hospital North Pinellas, Florida Hospital Heartland Medical Center Sebring and Florida Hospital Heartland Medical Center Lake Placid.
Florida Hospital Carrollwood also was named a Top General Hospital in 2017 and has received an A grade from Leapfrog six consecutive times since 2015.
Oak Hill hands out awards
Oak Hill Hospital recognized its employees with the following honors:
- Kristin Baker, emergency room RN: Excellence in Nursing Professional Mentor
- Jennifer Diaz, CNA, fifth-floor Telemetry: Star Associate of the Year
- Shawn Kernz, intensive care RN: Excellence in Nursing Award for Compassionate Care
- Katie Stacy, marketing coordinator: Frist Associate Humanitarian Award
- Martha Sugg, current president of the Volunteer Association: Frist Volunteer Humanitarian Award
For information, visit OakHillHospital.com.
