Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Receives Lifepoint Health Operations Excellence Award
April 3, 2023
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center was honored with a top award at an annual awards ceremony held by its parent company Lifepoint Health in Nashville, Tennessee on Tuesday, February 28, 2023. The hospital received the company’s 2022 Operations Excellence Award for the eastern division of acute care facilities.
The Lifepoint Health Operations Excellence Award recognizes outstanding overall performance across the company’s acute care, rehabilitation, and behavioral health business sectors. The award is given to five facilities each year, including one acute care facility in each of the company’s operating divisions (Eastern, Central, Western), one inpatient rehabilitation hospital and one behavioral health hospital. The award is given to exemplary facilities that have demonstrated a strong commitment to – and measurably improved – the following in the prior year:
- Service line growth;
- Quality improvement;
- Financial performance;
- Talent and workforce development and engagement; and,
- Expanding leadership role in the community.
The award was accepted by hospital leaders Tim Harclerode, chief executive officer; Michelle Buttry, chief nursing officer; and Lisa Kilraine, chief financial officer, on behalf of the entire hospital team.
“Our team is focused on continual improvement and growth to provide high-quality care close to home,” said Harclerode. “This award reflects the collective efforts and dedication to our mission of making communities healthier, which remains at the center of all we do.”
Nason, which was named a Lifepoint Health National Quality Leader in 2020, earned particularly high marks on key quality metrics, including patient safety and satisfaction, employee engagement and retention, while also achieving significant growth in key services, including cardiology and surgical services.
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Left to Right: Jason Zachariah, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Lifepoint Health; Elmer Polite, Interim President, Eastern Division, Lifepoint Health; Michelle Buttry, Chief Nursing Officer, Conemaugh Nason Medical Center; Lisa Kilraine, Chief Financial Officer, Conemaugh Nason Medical Center; Tim Harclerode, Chief Executive Officer, Conemaugh Nason Medical Center; and David M. Dill, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, LifePoint Health