Hospital earns five-star rating
AdventHealth Zephyrhills has achieved a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings for 2024, according to a news release.
Hospital leaders implemented a series of best practices to build a clinical infrastructure focused on safe and effective care to reach these top designations. According to CMS, more than 4,500 hospitals were evaluated nationwide. The rating system is based on safety of care, readmission, patient experience, timeliness of care and mortality rates.
“At AdventHealth, we aim to inspire our team members to treat each patient with the utmost compassion, as if they were family. From the first moment of admission to the final steps of discharge, we ensure that every patient and their loved ones feel prioritized and cared for,” said Mike Murrill, president and CEO of AdventHealth Zephyrhills, AdventHealth Dade City and AdventHealth Connerton, in the release.
“These CMS ratings highlight the dedication and excellence our team brings to the communities we serve,” said Murrill.
The CMS Hospital Compare website represents data from July 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022.
For more information and to see how AdventHealth’s scores compare locally and nationally, visit Medicare.gov/HospitalCompare.
Donation to help veterans in their golden years
The five offices of Pasco County Tax Collector Mike Fasano raised $10,801.80 for the Baldomero Lopez State Veterans Nursing Home during the month of June, according to a news release.
The nursing home was built for veterans who need long-term skilled nursing care, with about 50% of the beds dedicated to veterans with dementia and related memory disorders.
The monies raised will be used to improve the recreation area, dollars that are not provided by any other source other than through donations.
“It was a great honor for our offices to raise over $10,800 for the Baldomero Lopez State Veterans Nursing Home, which provides the long-term care needs of men and women who have served in the military, having sacrificed so much of themselves for our great nation,” said Fasano, in the release.
“Pasco County is a beautiful county, with the outdoor recreation area giving the veterans great joy and pleasure. The generous people of our community who donated to this project will help these brave veterans, who put their country first, be able to enjoy their golden years to the fullest,” said Fasano.
To learn more about the Baldomero home, call Rebecca Corley at 813-558-5000.
For information about the tax collector’s charitable giving programs, call Greg Giordano, assistant tax collector, at 727-847-8179.
