As 2025 approaches, Valley Well being appears ahead to a yr full of recent alternatives to serve our neighborhood with compassion and innovation.
Earlier than we flip the web page on 2024, we’d wish to take a fast look again at a few of our excessive factors at Valley Well being.
January
Hampshire Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Division is the recipient of Press Ganey’s 2023 Human Expertise Guardian of Excellence Award! The award was earned primarily based on outcomes from Emergency Division affected person surveys returned between July – October 2022 and January – April 2023. Read more here about Hampshire Memorial Hospital’s Award.
February
The Chartis Middle for Rural Well being completes an annual evaluation of rural hospital efficiency nationwide utilizing publicly reported information on 36 measures of high quality, outcomes, affected person satisfaction and price that comprise the Chartis Rural Hospital Efficiency INDEX®. Read more here concerning the 5 Valley Well being Hospitals that earned High 100 award from The Chartis Middle for Rural Well being.
Different notable moments:
- Valley Well being launched healthcare choices within the Stephens Metropolis space with the opening of a brand new Valley Well being Pressing Care Specific. With the addition of the Stephens Metropolis location, Valley Well being now operates six Pressing Care facilities and 5 Pressing Care Specific places all through Virginia and West Virginia. Click here to study extra concerning the opening and the Stephens Metropolis location’s capabilities.
March
Valley Well being celebrated Medical doctors’ Day. For those who went to a Valley Well being facility on or round Medical doctors’ Day, March 30, you most likely discovered celebrations for our devoted medical doctors. We took a second to say ‘thanks’ to our medical doctors for all the pieces they do to serve our neighborhood!
Different notable moments:
- Valley Well being celebrated its longest-serving staff on the Service Award Banquet in late March at Shenandoah Valley Golf Membership. Some staff members had been acknowledged for 25+ years of service to Valley Well being!
April
For the second cycle working, Valley Well being Warren Memorial Hospital (WMH) earned the Gold Seal of Approval® for Whole Knee Substitute and Whole Hip Substitute Certification from The Joint Fee (TJC).
Awarded in collaboration with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the two-year certification attests to the standard of the entire joint program at WMH, from pre-surgical orthopedic session and affected person schooling to surgical procedure, ache administration, rehabilitation, and follow-up. The assessment course of included interviews with staff members and evaluated compliance with certification requirements developed in session with well being care consultants, suppliers and sufferers. Read more about Warren Memorial Hospitals winning the Gold Seal of Approval for Total Hip and Knee Replacement Program here.
Different notable moments:
- Valley Well being and Blue Ridge Hospice increase their collaborative Hospice within the Hospital program to Shenandoah Memorial Hospital in Woodstock, VA. On April 1, the 2 signed an settlement for Blue Ridge Hospice to work alongside the hospital’s care staff. This collaboration supplies supplemental consolation care companies to make sure eligible sufferers and households obtain essentially the most full and complete care throughout and after their keep on the hospital. Read more about the collaboration here.
- Tonya Smith was named to Becker’s Hospital Evaluate’s prestigious listing of Girls Hospital Presidents and CEOs to Know in 2024. Tonya serves as president of Winchester Medical Middle and senior vice chairman of acute look after Valley Well being, and has greater than 25 years of expertise within the healthcare trade. Tonya additionally serves on Valley Well being’s Govt Management Workforce.
- Valley Well being opened Cardiovascular Diagnostic Middle, at Winchester Medical Middle (WMC) to supply complete, state-of-the-art look after sufferers with coronary heart and vascular situations.
Could
Valley Well being celebrates Nationwide Nurses Week, Hospital Week and EMS Week with items, celebrations and extra. We acknowledge our caregivers and people locally who present distinctive care with compassion and dedication.
Different notable moments:
- Valley Well being’s Coronary heart & Vascular Middle at Winchester Medical Middle (WMC) obtained the American Faculty of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Ache ̶ MI Registry™ Platinum Efficiency Achievement Award for 2023, one among solely 262 hospitals nationwide to obtain the respect.
- The High of Virginia Regional Chamber’s Group Management Program takes half in Cease the Bleed and CPR trainings hosted by Valley Well being and Winchester Medical Middle.
- Susan Lessar, Vice President of Operations, Service Excellence, is elected as a 2023-2024 Well being Professions Group Associate of the 12 months Award “Preceptor of the 12 months” from the James Madison College Division of Well being Professions. She has served as a preceptor for JMU undergraduate vitamin college students since 2009.
- Girls’s Specialists joined Valley Well being to boost the standard and accessibility of complete healthcare companies for girls in our neighborhood.
June
Valley Well being nursing management visits elected officers in Washington, D.C., to speak about nursing points. The group discusses defending nurses towards violence and aggressive conduct from sufferers and members of the family.
Different notable moments:
- Sue Sours celebrates her 54th anniversary – the longest tenured worker to ever serve at Web page Memorial Hospital. Web page Vice President Travis Clark declares June 10 as Sue Sours Appreciation Day.
July
Winchester Medical Middle (WMC) is called a 2024 – 2025 Finest Regional Hospital by U.S. Information & World Report and is acknowledged as “Excessive Performing” for 10 widespread grownup procedures and situations. As well as, WMC is the highest-ranked hospital within the Shenandoah Valley and is ranked seventh total in Virginia. Of the 120 Virginia hospitals evaluated, solely 15 met U.S. Information requirements for a “Finest Regional Hospital” rating. Nationwide, solely 11% of hospitals earned a Finest Hospitals numerical rating. Click here to study extra about Winchester Medical Middle being named the U.S. Information & World Report Finest Regional Hospital.
Different notable moments:
- S&P International Scores affirms Valley Well being’s monetary stability and efficiency, issuing the system an A+ ranking. As well as, Moody’s Investor Providers reaffirms its A1 ranking, reflecting Valley Well being’s persistently steady working efficiency. Click here to learn extra concerning the Valley Well being’s S&P International Scores.
- Valley Well being’s holds its annual Camp Observe the Chief summer season camp for youngsters with bodily, social, emotional and developmental challenges. The camp is made attainable by way of the Winchester Medical Middle (WMC) Basis.
- Becker’s compiles a listing of the very best hospitals for doctor communication in every state. Web page Memorial Hospital makes the listing, standing alongside solely six different Virginia hospitals.
- On July 12, Valley Well being cuts the ribbon for the brand new Pressing Care Specific | Berryville location at 322 N. Buckmarsh St. Click here to study extra about Valley Well being Pressing Care Specific in Berryville.
- Dr. Emmanuel Ekanem, a cardiac electrophysiologist with Winchester Cardiology and Vascular Medication | Valley Well being, publishes an article within the prestigious journal Nature Medication titled, “Security of pulsed area ablation in additional than 17,000 sufferers with atrial fibrillation within the MANIFEST-17K research.”
- Valley Well being Outpatient Behavioral Well being opened a brand new location at 337 Westside Station Dr., devoted to kids and adolescents. The brand new companies embody counseling for youth, outpatient psychiatric appointments with treatment administration, and after college intensive outpatient packages for teenagers.
August
Valley Well being Main Care | Jubal Early formally opens in August. The follow provides three new suppliers for a complete of two superior care suppliers and 5 major care physicians. The brand new workplace is positioned at 519 West Jubal Early Drive, Winchester. Read more about the practice expansion here.
Different notable moments:
- Valley Well being celebrates the ribbon slicing on the Winchester Medical Middle (WMC) Auxiliary Attic’s new location at 31 W. Jubal Early Drive with the High of Virginia Regional Chamber of Commerce.
- Carla Dallmann, vice chairman of Danger Administration, is awarded the designation of Fellow of the American Society for Well being Care Danger Administration (FASHRM) for excellent particular person achievement {of professional} excellence within the well being care threat administration career.
- Our caregivers within the Affected person Logistics Middle, which helps coordinate affected person transfers, notches 500 years of mixed service throughout its groups for 2024.
- Congressman Ben Cline visits Winchester Medical Middle (WMC) for an insightful tour and an outline of our upcoming initiatives.
- Winchester Medical Middle (WMC) Rheumatology joined the Valley Well being household.
September
Valley Well being, in collaboration with The REACH Institute, efficiently hosted a complete coaching program for pediatric psychological well being at The George Washington Resort in Winchester on August 22, 23, and 24. This coaching aimed to equip clinicians with important instruments to diagnose and deal with psychological well being situations generally encountered in pediatric and household follow settings. Read more about Valley Well being’s collaboration with The REACH Institute.
Different notable moments:
- Valley Well being was named one among America’s Best-In-State Employers for 2024 by Forbes. This prestigious award is a testomony to Valley Well being’s dedication to creating an impressive office surroundings for its staff.
- Valley Well being opened new location for Valley Well being Household Care Middle for Frederick County Public Faculties staff.
October
Valley Well being introduced the opening of the Valley Well being Emergency, Psychiatric Evaluation, Therapy, and Therapeutic (EmPATH) unit at Winchester Medical Middle (WMC) with a ribbon slicing on October 17, 2024, and might be open to sufferers on October 29, 2024. This new facility is the primary of its variety within the Northern Shenandoah Valley, providing speedy psychological well being care in a therapeutic surroundings and setting a brand new normal for psychological well being disaster care. Study extra about Valley Well being’s EmPATH unit here.
Different notable moments:
- Valley Well being introduced its recognition as a pacesetter in healthcare data expertise, reaching Degree 8 in each the Acute and Ambulatory surveys of the 2024 Digital Well being Most Wired Survey carried out by the Faculty of Healthcare Info Administration Executives (CHIME). Learn extra about Valley Well being’s recognition by CHIME here.
- To fight the continued opioid disaster, Battle Memorial Hospital introduced the launch of the Naloxbox initiative, a program designed to make naloxone—a vital life-saving treatment—accessible to everybody in our neighborhood, free from stigma and limitations.
- Valley Well being opened new lab companies at a handy location on Amherst Road, Winchester.
November
Valley Well being’s two acute care hospitals – Warren Memorial Hospital (WMH) and Winchester Medical Middle (WMC) – have as soon as once more earned “A” Hospital Security Grades from The Leapfrog Group, an unbiased nationwide nonprofit watchdog group targeted on affected person security. WMC earned its tenth straight “A” and WMH its sixth straight “A” grade within the fall 2024 Hospital Security Grades launch. WMH is amongst an elite group of solely 15 hospitals in Virginia to have earned six consecutive “A” grades because the spring of 2022. WMC is one among solely 13 hospitals within the state to exhibit “A” grade affected person security ten occasions in a row because the spring of 2020. Learn extra about Valley Well being’s prime tier affected person security efficiency here.
Different notable moments:
- Valley Well being introduced that Harry Smith, Chairman of the Valley Well being Board of Trustees, has been honored with the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Affiliation (VHHA) Excellence in Governance Award. This prestigious award acknowledges Harry’s excellent management, dedication, and vital contributions to healthcare governance in Virginia.
- N. Travis Clark, Valley Well being vice chairman of operations at Web page Memorial Hospital (PMH) in Luray, VA, and Shenandoah Memorial Hospital (SMH) in Woodstock, VA, was honored with the distinguished Community Star Award by the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH). Clark, nominated by the Virginia State Workplace of Rural Well being, is the only real healthcare govt in Virginia to obtain this accolade this yr.
- Valley Well being and Blue Ridge Hospice expanded their collaborative Hospice within the Hospital program to Warren Memorial Hospital in Entrance Royal, VA. Learn extra concerning the collaboration here.
- Valley Well being introduced that the Coronary heart & Vascular Middle at Winchester Medical Middle (WMC) might be renamed the Clyde A. Smith Coronary heart & Vascular Middle. Learn extra concerning the naming of Coronary heart and Vascular Middle here.
- Valley Well being held a Remembrance Service at Winchester Medical Middle (WMC) honoring the selfless donors and their households who’ve given the extraordinary present of life to others. Learn extra concerning the Remembrance Service here.
- Valley Well being introduced the opening of the brand new Strasburg Medical Office Building, a cutting-edge facility designed to boost healthcare entry and companies for the neighborhood of Strasburg and surrounding areas.
- Interventional Ache Specialists joined the Valley Well being household.
December
Winchester Medical Middle’s Auxiliary hosted the neighborhood for the thirty seventh annual Lights of Love tree lighting ceremony. The spotlight of the night was the announcement of the “tree lighter,” a volunteer chosen by the Auxiliary to honor their vital contributions to the Winchester Medical Middle neighborhood. This particular particular person was revealed on the ceremony. This yr’s honorary tree lighter was Helena Catapano, who’s the present treasurer of the Auxiliary.
Different notable moments:
- Battle Memorial Hospital Auxiliary hosted Factors of Lights to usher within the vacation season in fashion.
- Santa visited our mates at Wellspring.
- Warren Memorial Hospital was honored with the distinguished Leapfrog High Educating Hospital Award for his or her three-year neighborhood residency coaching program at Entrance Royal Household follow.
