Vidant SurgiCenter, Vidant Home Health and Hospice recognized for excellence in patient care | Eastern North Carolina Now

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    GREENVILLE     Vidant SurgiCenter in Greenville and Vidant Home Health and Hospice in Washington were recently recognized with an Excellence through Insight award by HealthStream, Inc. Vidant SurgiCenter was given the award for “Overall Outpatient Experience,” while Vidant Home Health and Hospice was given a Unit Specific Award for Home Health.

    The facilities were awarded this honor for their commitment to excellence in patient care. These awards recognize hospitals and other health care services that excel in their ability to give quality patient care. Ultimately, this information is used to build excellence within their organization and the community.

    HealthStream CEO Robert A. Frist, Jr. said, "We applaud Vidant SurgiCenter and Vidant Home Health and Hospice's high-level commitment to excellence in healthcare, and are pleased to recognize their achievement through our presentation of an Excellence through Insight award."

    "We are so excited about this award. It's all about the mission," says Steve Tripp, president of Vidant SurgiCenter. "At Vidant SurgiCenter, we live every day doing our best to fulfill the mission of enhancing the quality of life for the people and communities we serve, touch and support. We take the mission one step further, and treat every patient like one of our own family members. It's just what we do."

    "At Vidant Home Health and Hospice, we consider it a great privilege to be invited by patients and families into the privacy of their homes to provide health care," says Scottie Gaskins, senior administrator of Vidant Home Health and Hospice. "Our staff takes this privilege to heart and provide the same care to our patients that they would their own family. Thank you for this award-recognition of our staff who take great pride in helping patients get the health care they need where they want to be most-at home."

    Contact: Beth Anne Atkins, Vidant Health Strategic Development, (252) 744-3891,

    Vidant Health, a mission-driven, not-for-profit corporation, owns, leases or has a majority membership interest in nine eastern North Carolina hospitals and has a management agreement with one other. The health system includes Albemarle Health, Vidant Beaufort Hospital, Vidant Bertie Hospital, Vidant Chowan Hospital, Vidant Duplin Hospital, Vidant Edgecombe Hospital, The Outer Banks Hospital, Vidant Medical Center, Vidant Pungo Hospital, Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Vidant Home Health and Hospice, Vidant Wellness Centers, Vidant Medical Group and is affiliated with the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. On the web at www.vidanthealth.com