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Community Hospital Cancer Program Accreditation with Commendation

The Center for Cancer Care at Griffin Hospital was granted accreditation with commendation by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons in the Community Hospital Cancer Program category. Accreditation given only to facilities that have voluntarily committed to providing the highest level of quality cancer care and that undergo a rigorous evaluation process and review of their performance.
Awarded by:  Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons
Date:  2013

CareChex Quality Recognition

Received January 2013. Earned 2013 Quality Recognition for being ranked #1 in Connecticut for Overall Medical Care and Major Neuro-Surgery.
Awarded by:  The Delta Group
Date:  2013

Breast Imaging Center of Excellence

Received April 2012. In awarding the status of a “Breast Imaging Center of Excellence,” the ACR recognizes that The Hewitt Center for Breast Wellness demonstrates excellence in breast imaging by successfully earning accreditation in mammography, stereotactic breast biopsy, and breast ultrasound (including ultrasound-guided breast biopsy). Accreditation in breast MRI imaging was also achieved by Griffin Hospital and The Griffin Imaging & Diagnostics Center at Ivy Brook in Shelton.

Awarded by:  The American College of Radiology (ACR)
Date:  2012

Accreditation in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Received May 2012. The ACR gold seal of accreditation represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety. It is awarded only to facilities meeting ACR Practice Guidelines and Technical Standards after a peer-review evaluation by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field.

Awarded by:  The American College of Radiology (ACR)
Date:  2012

Baby Friendly Designation

Received August 2012. The Baby-Friendly® Hospital Initiative is a global program sponsored by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to recognize hospitals that offer an optimal level of care for infant feeding.
Awarded by:  Baby-Friendly USA, Inc.
Date:  2012

Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award

Griffin Hospital has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes Griffin Hospital’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of stroke care by ensuring that stroke patients receive treatment according to nationally accepted standards and recommendations.
Awarded by:  American Stroke Association
Date:  2012

Top Performer on Key Quality Measures

Griffin Hospital was one of 405 U.S. hospitals and critical access hospitals and the only Connecticut hospital to earn the Top Performer on Key Quality Measures distinction for attaining and sustaining excellence in accountability measure performance for:

  • Heart Attack
  • Heart Failure
  • Pneumonia
  • Surgical
Awarded by:  The Joint Commission
Date:  2011
Read More:  Griffin-Hospital-Named-Only-Top-Quality-Performer-in-Connecticut-by-Joint-Commission.aspx

Planetree Designation with Distinction

Date:  2010
Read More:  Griffin-Hospital-Honored-as-a-National-Healthcare-Leader-in-Patient-Centered-Care.aspx

Gold Seal of Approval & Special Quality Award

Awarded by:  The Joint Commission
Date:  2010
Read More:  Griffin-Hospital-Awarded-Accreditation-from-The-Joint-Commission.aspx

Premier Award for Quality

Awarded by:  Premier, Inc.
Date:  2010
Read More:  Griffin-Hospital-Recognized-as-being-in-Top-1-of-Nations-Hospitals-for-Quality-Patient-Care-and-Operating-Efficiency.aspx

CQIA Platinum Innovation Prize

Awarded by:  Connecticut Quality Improvement Award Partnership
Date:  2010
Read More:  Yale-Griffin-Prevention-Research-Center-to-be-Recognized-with-Platinum-Innovation-Award.aspx

Top Ten Healing Hospital in America

Awarded by:  Baptist Healing Trust
Date:  2009, 2008, 2007
Read More:  top-ten-healing-hospitals-ceo-year-announced

Hospital Value Index Award

The Hospital Value Index™ defines a hospital’s value by its success in four critical areas:

  • Quality of its care, including core processes and patient safety;
  • Efficiency of its care and affordability, including the prices it charges;
  • Experience encountered by its patients as measured by patient satisfaction; and
  • Comprehensive reputation of a hospital as measured by local public perception.
The Data Advantage Hospital Value Index™ is the first comprehensive scorecard measuring the relative value of care provided by U.S. hospitals.
Awarded by:  Data Advantage
Date:  2009 - 2010

Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Silver Achievement Award

Awarded by:  American Stroke Association
Date:  2009
Read More:  Griffin-Hospital-receives-American-Stroke-Associations-Get-With-The-Guidelines-Silver-Performance-Achievement-Award.aspx

Health Award

Awarded by:  NAACP
Date:  2009
Read More:  Griffin-Hospital-Receives-NAACP-Health-Award.aspx

Designated Patient-Centered Hospital

Griffin met the rigorous criteria created by Planetree to differentiate those hospitals that have comprehensively implemented and sustained a culture of patient- centered care.  The designation  is the only formal program that recognizes individual hospital’s achievement in fostering a culture in which providers partner with patients and where patient comfort, dignity, empowerment and well-being is prioritized with providing top quality clinical care. Designation hospitals are also nationally recognized by the Joint Commission and posted on its Quality Check web site in the special quality awards section.

Awarded by:  Planetree
Date:  2008
Read More:  prdelnor.pdf

Best Nursing Team

Awarded by:  ADVANCE for Nurses
Date:  2008
Read More:  Griffin-Hospital-Digestive-Disorders-Center-Nurses-Recognized-as-New-Englands-Best-Nursing-Team.aspx

CQIA Silver Innovation Prize

The award recognized that Griffin Hospital places in the top 5% of hospitals nationwide for patient satisfaction and for creating an exceptional patient experience.

Awarded by:  Connecticut Quality Improvement Award Partnership
Date:  2008

Community Value Five-Star

Griffin Hospital was recognized for operating with a high degree of community value and which are low cost, low charge, and use a strong financial position to reinvest back into the provision of care at the facility.

Awarded by:  Cleverley + Associates
Date:  2008
Read More:  CommunityValueFiveStar.aspx

Premier | CareScience Select Practice National Quality Award

Selected for demonstrating superior clinical outcomes and exceptional efficiency in patient care. Of more than 4,700 hospitals considered for this award, only 49 hospitals were selected in 2007, putting Griffin Hospital's performance in the top 1% of hospitals nationwide.

Awarded by:  Premier Healthcare Alliance
Date:  2007
Read More:  hosp-recognized-for-excellence101907.jsp

Hospital Innovator

Awarded by:  FierceHealthcare
Date:  2007
Read More:  Griffin-Hospital-Receives-Two-National-Awards.aspx

Picker Award for Excellence - Organizational Award

Awarded to Planetree Inc., “In recognition of pioneering and advocating a healing and humanistic approach to the environments in which healthcare is provided.”

Awarded by:  Picker Institute
Date:  2006
Read More:  2006-Picker-Awards-booklet2.pdf

Best Acute Care Hospital

Awarded by:  Total Benchmark Solution, LLC
Date:  2006
Read More:  Griffin-Hospital-Receives-Top-100-Quality-Award-Ranked-12th-Nationwide.aspx

Community Partnership Award

The Visiting Nurse Association of South Central Connecticut recognized its partnership with Griffin Hospital and the role it plays in providing the best care possible to the individuals we serve.

Awarded by:  Visiting Nurse Association of South Central Connecticut
Date:  2006

eHealthcare Leadership Award

Awarded by:  Strategic Health Care Communications
Date:  2006
Read More:  Griffin-Hospital-Web-Site-Receives-Two-Awards.aspx

Top 100 Quality Award

Awarded by:  Total Benchmark Solution, LLC
Date:  2005
Read More:  Griffin-Hospital-named-one-of-the-Top-100-Quality-Recipients-Griffin-ranked-21st-of-all-U-S-Hospitals.aspx

CQIA Gold Innovation Prize

Recognized for improving Clinical Quality.

Awarded by:  Connecticut Quality Improvement Award Partnership
Date:  2004
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Top 100 Performance Improvement Leader

Awarded by:  Solucient
Date:  2004
Read More:  Griffin-Hospital-Most-Improved-in-Region.aspx

James A. Hamilton book of the year award

Awarded by:  American College of Healthcare Executives
Date:  2004
Read More:  020204_hamilton_release.cfm

Honorable Mention Award

Awarded by:  Connecticut Real Estate Exchange
Date:  2004
Read More:  Griffin-Hospital-Inpatient-Psychiatric-Unit-Receives-Award.aspx

"Hospitals with Heart"

Awarded by:  AARP's Modern Maturity Magazine
Date:  2001
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