May 2, 2006 – Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) announced today that North Fulton Regional Hospital in Roswell has been selected to the company’s 2006 Circle of Excellence.
The Circle of Excellence honors those Tenet hospitals that have performed at the highest levels in the past year in the areas of quality, service and operation performance. Key factors involved in the process include patient, physician and employee satisfaction scores, clinical quality scores and financial performance.
“North Fulton Regional Hospital made 2005 a memorable year through the efforts of its employees and staff,” said Reynold Jennings, Tenet’s chief operating officer. “The hard work and dedication to excellence of this team showed their commitment to their profession and their community.”
Jennings also praised the hospital executive team, led by chief executive officer John Holland, for their leadership in the past year. “Health care is a demanding and competitive industry, and it takes quality leadership to achieve results. The executive team at North Fulton performed admirably this past year, and I congratulate them on their success.”
Holland, chief financial officer Jon Zilkow and chief nursing officer Jeanne Reeves helped lead the hospital to high balanced scorecard metrics for quality and high scores for patient satisfaction.
North Fulton Regional Hospital (NFRH), part of Tenet Georgia, is a 167-bed, acute-care hospital located on Highway 9, Alpharetta Highway, in Roswell. Opened in 1983, NFRH serves North Fulton and surrounding counties through its team of over 1000 employees, 450 staff physicians and 250 volunteers. NFRH is a state-designated Level II trauma center and provides a continuum of services through its centers and programs, including neurosciences, orthopedics, rehabilitation, surgical services, bariatric surgical weight loss, gastroenterology and oncology. The hospital is fully accredited and also is certified as a Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency. To learn more about services offered at North Fulton Regional Hospital, visit www.northfultonregional.com.
Tenet Healthcare Corporation, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates acute care hospitals and related health care services. Tenet’s hospitals aim to provide the best possible care to every patient who comes through their doors, with a clear focus on quality and service. Tenet can be found on the World Wide Web at www.tenethealth.com.
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