Weems Memorial Hospital and TMH formed a clinical affiliation in 2008. Weems Memorial and its Carrabelle Clinic are pleased to partner with a larger healthcare system that is "aiming to deliver world class healthcare."
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For the fifth year in a row, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is the recipient of the National Research Corporation’s 2009/10 Consumer Choice Award. The Consumer Choice Award identifies hospitals that healthcare consumers have chosen as having the highest quality and image in over 250 markets throughout the United States.
Winners are determined by consumer perceptions on multiple ratings collected in the NRC’s Healthcare Market Guide study. Of the hospitals named by consumers in the study, the winning facilities rank highest in their Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) as determined by the U.S. Census Bureau. “We are thrilled to have received this recognition for a fifth consecutive year," says Mark O’Bryant, President & CEO of Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare. “It is especially meaningful because healthcare has become such a critical topic across the country and the recipients of this award are determined by the communities being served." The study surveyed more than 250,000 households representing over 450,000 consumers in the contiguous 48 states and the District of Columbia. |
The staff at Weems especially benefits from TMH's professional growth and development programs because these same "best practices" are being brought to the patients at Weems Memorial Hospital through its clinical affiliation with TMH. With the formal affiliation, Weems' physicians can connect readily to TMH's physicians. Physician specialists like surgeons, orthopedists, neurologists, and medical oncologists are invited to rotate to Franklin County for appointments. If a Weems patient needs to be transferred to TMH's larger tertiary facility, the connection is made in a seamless and time-saving way with utmost care for the patient's welfare.
All patients at Weems benefit from the "bench strength" of TMH in pharmacy, information technology, infection control, and case management, as well as other areas. Similarly, patients indirectly realize advantages and efficiencies because Weems has the opportunity to participate in the volume buying of TMH's purchasing cooperatives.
