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Recognitions and awards

Quality care you can trust

High-quality health care is safe, effective and patient-centered. It requires coordination, efficiency and timely delivery.

At Atrium Health Floyd and Harbin Clinic, our focus on quality helps us deliver the best possible outcomes for patients. These efforts have been widely recognized by organizations that oversee the health care industry. Our numerous recognitions and awards are just one reason families across northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama trust us for their care.

Accreditations from The Joint Commission

Accreditations require hospitals, clinics and physicians to evaluate their processes and outcomes with a goal of improving the quality of care. The Joint Commission is a leading health care accrediting organization that sets the highest standards in patient safety and care.

All three of our hospitals – Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center, Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center and Atrium Health Floyd Cherokee Medical Center – are accredited by The Joint Commission. In addition, Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center has received advanced certification from The Joint Commission in four areas of care.

Advanced certifications from The Joint Commission

Rapid care during a stroke preserves brain cells and increases the opportunity for recovery and survival. Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center begins treatment for people experiencing a stroke within one hour of their arrival. Our advanced certification as a Primary Stroke Center comes in conjunction with Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Silver Plus Recognition from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

Hospitals that earn advanced certification:

  • Have an acute stroke team available 24/7 that can be at the bedside within 15 minutes
  • Offer clot-busting medications
  • Provide surgical services 24/7
  • Provide designated beds for stroke patients

The Joint Commission created this advanced certification with the American Diabetes Association. To achieve certification, a center must demonstrate excellence in diabetes care, including:

  • Comprehensive diabetes care in all areas of the hospital
  • Effective monitoring of blood glucose levels
  • Patient education on diabetes management, including diet and exercise

People with heart failure can look to us to help improve their quality of life. Our advanced certification comes in conjunction with the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure Gold Quality Achievement Award. This award recognizes hospitals that improve the lives of their patients by following AHA treatment guidelines.

Hospitals that earn advanced certification:

  • Have leaders who possess knowledge and experience in caring for heart failure patients
  • Offer inpatient heart failure clinical treatment
  • Provide advanced cardiac imaging and testing

Palliative care is a service for people with serious and life-threatening illnesses. The goals of palliative care are to alleviate pain and other symptoms and provide emotional and spiritual support. Hospitals that earn advanced certification in palliative care:

  • Demonstrate exceptional patient- and family-centered care
  • Optimize the quality of life for adult and pediatric patients with serious illness

Other accreditations and recognitions

Services at Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center that have received top marks from other national organizations include:

  • Bariatric care: Our Center for Bariatric Services is accredited as a Comprehensive Center by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP®), a joint program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).
  • Breast health: Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center The Breast Center is recognized as a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology and Certified Quality Breast Center of Excellence by the Consortium of Breast Centers.
  • Cancer care: Our cancer care program is accredited as a Comprehensive Community Cancer Program by the American College of Surgeons.
  • Emergency care: Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center’s Emergency Care Center has been accredited as a Level II Trauma Center (the highest level in the region) by the American College of Surgeons.
  • Heart health: Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center is accredited as a Level II emergency cardiac care center by the Georgia Department of Public Health and as a Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention) with Resuscitation by the American College of Cardiology. Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center is also recognized as a chest pain center by the American College of Cardiology.
  • Sleep disorders: Our sleep medicine centers are accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

Destination centers

As a leader in musculoskeletal care, we are a destination for people seeking treatment for:

Joint replacement

Our total hip replacement and total knee replacement programs have earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval. Atrium Health Floyd Musculoskeletal Care Joint Replacement was developed in collaboration with Stryker Performance Solutions, a consultant first recognized nationally for its joint replacement successes.

Spine surgery

Atrium Health Floyd Musculoskeletal Care Spine Care offers expert spine surgery, including the latest minimally invasive approaches that reduce pain and speed recovery. Our therapists work with you after surgery to get you moving as soon as possible.

Awards

We are proud to be an award-winning health system, recognized for our ongoing commitment to quality care.

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Patient safety

We continually work to improve patient safety. Initiatives we’ve developed range from ensuring proper patient identification and preventing infections to promoting open communication at all levels of care.

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Patient satisfaction

How patients feel about their care is important to us. Our advisory councils listen to the concerns of the community, patients and families to improve the patient experience. We also survey patients routinely to assess their satisfaction with our services.

Look up our patient satisfaction scores