Awards and Recognitions

Solucient - 100 Top Hospitals:
Performance Improvement Leadership
March 15, 2004 - Athens Regional Medical Center was recently listed in Solucient's Top 100 Hospitals for Performance Improvement Leadership.
"Based on an analysis of overall U.S. hospital improvement rates between 1997 and 2001, the study identifies organizations that have improved across critical measures at a faster rate than other U.S. hospitals. These measures include quality of care, operational efficiency, and financial performance."
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Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals:
Hospital of the Year
Oct. 28, 2003 – Athens Regional Medical Center was named “Hospital of the Year” at the Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals’ annual meeting on Oct. 23 at Callaway Gardens. Athens Regional won the honor in the large hospital category (151 beds or more).
Athens Regional received the award for supporting direct patient care through improving access for indigent populations, displaying innovation and high quality in the range of services offered, and demonstrating support from the local community.
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Georgia Hospital Association (GHA): Large Hospital 2003 Quality and Patient Safety Award
The Georgia Hospital Association announced that Athens Regional Medical Center has garnered first place for large hospitals for the 2003 Quality and Patient Safety Award. Our submission was titled "Development of a Systematic Assessment of Flow and Error (SAFE) to Improve Safety." The competition was fierce in that there was a significant increase in the number of entries from across the state, and the judging was rigorous. Click here to read more...

Satisquest: #1 in Quality of Care
ARMC and its employees are committed to providing the highest quality care and service to our patients. According to SatisQuest Patient Satisfaction Survey, our patients have ranked ARMC #1 in overall quality of care. And they have said so for 5 years in a row! Click here to read more..