AHCA Recognizes FHCA Members with Gold Seal Designation
Healthcare Professionals Recognized with Annual Awards
Aug 16, 2016, 02:00 ET
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Aug. 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) recently recognized 11 Florida nursing centers for earning the Governor's Gold Seal Award for Excellence in Long-Term Care. Although 11 nursing centers were recognized this cycle by the AHCA, 5 of the centers are newly-awarded. PruittHealth – Santa Rosa in Milton, Florida is one of the 5 centers earning this impressive designation for the first time.
Nursing centers that wish to be considered for the Governor's Gold Seal Award must submit an application to AHCA, which is reviewed by the Governor's Panel on Excellence in Long Term Care. Before making recommendations to the Governor, the Panel considers criteria including star ratings, survey outcomes, customer satisfaction, workforce stability, family interactions and financial soundness. Additionally, Gold Seal recipients must be in operation a minimum of 30 months prior to the date of application.
"We are so proud of PruittHealth – Santa Rosa for being awarded the distinguished Governor's Gold Seal Award for Excellence in Long-Term Care," said Chairman & CEO Neil L. Pruitt, Jr. "For nearly 50 years, PruittHealth has been committed to caring, while providing high-quality care to the Southeast. We are excited to continue serving Florida, as we further expand the PruittHealth family of providers into more of its communities."
"It's rewarding to see these providers recognized for their commitment to quality care," said Emmett Reed, executive director of FHCA. "I am proud of our members for earning this distinguished recognition award, and I know they will continue to serve as role models to all our member centers as they work to deliver exceptional care and services to Florida's elderly."
Congratulations to PruittHealth – Santa Rosa for this achievement and their unrelenting dedication to providing excellent long term care.
ABOUT THE FLORIDA HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION
The Florida Health Care Association (FHCA) is a federation which serves nearly 1,000 members and represents over 500 long term care facilities that provide skilled nursing, post-acute and sub-acute care, short-term rehab, assisted living and other services to the frail elderly and individuals with disabilities in Florida. The mission of FHCA is to advance the quality of services, image, professional development and financial stability of its members. As Florida's first and largest advocacy organization for long term care providers and the elderly they serve, the Association has worked diligently since 1954 to assist its members with continuously improving quality of care and quality of life for the state's growing elder care population. For more information about the Florida Health Care Association, visit http://www.fhca.org.
About PruittHealth
Since 1969, PruittHealth has been a family-owned organization committed to the care of patients in our communities. We provide a seamless network of post-acute care services and resources, offering skilled nursing care, home health care, end-of-life hospice care, rehabilitation, and pharmacy/infusion services across the Southeast. Our organization is well known for its holistic model of care, as well as its proactive performance improvement programs, and its continuous commitment to caring and to quality. We serve communities across more than 170 provider locations throughout Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. The PruittHealth seamless care network ensures that on any given day, our 24,000 patients are cared for by PruittHealth's 16,000 employed partners. Our highly-trained staff and commitment to providing each patient and their family with the level of care and dignity we would expect for our own loved ones are why PruittHealth has remained a leader in healthcare for more than 45 years. For more information please visit: www.PruittHealth.com.
Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160816/398576
Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140128/CL54202LOGO
SOURCE PruittHealth; Florida Health Care Association