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Russell Medical receives five star rating

We are seeing stars at Russell Medical. Five stars, that is. We are proud to be among the top hospitals in the country and one of only six hospitals in Alabama to receive a 5-Star Overall Quality Rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. CMS recently updated its Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings for 2021, giving 455 hospitals the five-star rating. CMS assigned star ratings to hospitals nationwide based on their performance across five quality categories: Mortality; Safety of Care; Readmission; Patient Experience; and Timely and Effective Care.

In case you missed it, I mentioned in last month’s article that we received an ‘A’ safety rating from the Leapfrog Group, a national distinction recognizing Russell’s achievements protecting patients from errors, injuries, accidents and infections. So you see, our commitment to exceptional care is evident. Our patient-centered staff members are quality-focused every day. So you can feel comfortable that whenever you place the care of a loved one in our hands, you can be sure they’re in the safest and most compassionate hands possible.

We are proud to announce another achievement that benefits our nurses and the people they care for at Russell Medical Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine: Accreditation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The ANCC Accreditation Program identifies organizations that exhibit excellence in nursing continuing professional development. Healogics earned this distinction by promoting excellence in nursing and patient safety

Medical and providing nurses with the

News knowledge and skills to help improve care and patient outcomes. The nurses at our Wound Care Center are firstrate, indeed. Dr. Regina Phillips and her team are ready

Susan Foy to heal chronic, non-healing wounds. They are conveniently located behind the hospital at 55 Alison Drive. No physician referral is required for an appointment. With great anticipation and pleasure, we announce the arrival of our newest physician, Dr. Steven Baker. Baker is an Orthopaedic Surgeon and will begin seeing patients on Aug. 2. His office, Russell Medical Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, is located in Suite 116 of the Professional Building. His office is currently booking appointments. Please call 256329-7723. Baker grew up in the Birmingham area and graduated from Samford University with a BS in Exercise Science and Sports Medicine. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham. Baker completed his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Chattanooga. He is an avid outdoors enthusiast

and enjoys all types of recreational activities, from hunting to wakeboarding. He and his wife, Courtney, look forward to settling in and meeting new friends throughout the Lake Martin area. He has a passion for sports medicine and will be seen on the sidelines each Friday night as the Wildcats take the field.

Exciting things are happening at Russell Medical. For additional information regarding our services and physician clinics, visit our website at russellcares.com or follow us on Facebook. We are here for you.

~Susan Foy is the marketing director at Russell Medical.

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