UnityPoint Health - Meriter

Meriter Hospital, Inc. is a 448-bed community Hospital focused on delivering quality care and patient safety. Meriter provides solutions to many community health care needs, and provides the region's only available child and adolescent psychiatry services, and sexual assault nurse examiner services. Meriter is proud to deliver more babies than any other Hospital in Wisconsin and received numerous awards: Meriter received:- healthgrades patient safety award: Meriter was recognized by healthgrades as a 2022 patient safety excellence award recipient for delivering safe, high-quality patient care during these continuing challenging times while achieving this distinction.- unitypoint health named top 150 places to work in healthcare. Unitypoint health was named to the becker's healthcare (a highly regarded national trade publication) list of "150 top places to work in healthcare." The list highlights hospitals, health systems and healthcare companies that promote diversity, employee engagement, professional growth and work/life balance. - on behalf of newsweek and statista, unitypoint health Meriter has been recognized as one of the best maternity hospitals 2022. This will be published in the may 13, 2022 printed issue of the magazine. Hospitals were assessed via a nationwide survey of 10,000 medical professionals, medical kpi's, and patient survey results. Out of the thousands of hospitals that were a part of the comprehensive evaluation, only the top 5.8% (350) will be recognized. - unity point health- Meriter was recognized by the american geriatric society for our excellence with help (Hospital elder life program) over the last 12 years. This help site recognition is granted to institution's who have demonstrated a commitment to the american geriatrics society cocare help program and have excelled in carrying out the protocols to improve the care for hospitalized older patients.- sarah jacobs, diversity, equity, and inclusion manager, unitypoint health Meriter has been named as one of Wisconsin's 35 most influential asian american leaders by madison 365. - 2022 get with the guidelines stroke gold plus award from the american heart association and american stroke association.- unitypoint health Meriter received the gold award for our trauma program in recognition of timeliness of data reporting in 2021: 99.9%-99.0% of records closed within 60 days of patient discharge.- unitypoint health and unitypoint health Meriter recognized in brava magazine september/october 2022 edition,: women at work (sue erickson, chief operating officer, uph/shana wuebben, vice president human resources, uph-meriter | hiding in the shadows: a toll of human trafficking in madison (susan allan-lee, forensic nurse examiner, uph-meriter) | avoiding back-to-school burnout (beth sayles, lcsw psychotherapist and clinic coordinator, uph-meriter). Brava magazine : september/october 2022 (bluetoad.com)- unitypoint health was named to the 2022 forbes "america's best employers by state" list in all three states where we're located Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. That's among all employers in each state not just other health systems. The state-by-state rankings are based on an anonymous survey of 70,000 americans working for businesses with at least 500 employees. The criteria used included:-fair pay o safe working conditions - inclusive culture o remote work benefits-diversity initiatives - unitypoint health Meriter is a 2022 crystal vision award recipient. This award is presented annually by the lions eye bank of Wisconsin to Hospital partners demonstrating outstanding commitment and dedication to furthering the mission of giving the gift of sight. In 2021, unitypoint health Meriter donors provided sight to an estimated 10 recipients in Wisconsin, the united states, and worldwide.- unitypoint health clinics received:patient experience metrics continue to perform at "target and "exceptional" goals on all key performance areas in 2022:- did the care team treat you with courtesy and respect 93.0%- was the registration and check-in staff at this clinic helpful and courteous? 91.8%- did this provider listen carefully to you 93.0%- how likely would you be to recommend this provider to your family and friends? 88.7%- how likely would you be to recommend this facility to your family and friends? 84.1%meriter clinic's offers ambulatory health care with a focuson providing educational, outreach and referral programs that include wellness and disease prevention. This occurs through all specialties for individuals and in group settings such as individual health education sessions with a nurse practitioner for women managing their heart disease, offering group sessions on the latest advancements for treatments of osteoarthritis, and educational programs for pregnant parents attending childbirth education programs. Meriter clinic's providers also offer various educational talks and screening opportunities as part of community programs/events each year. Meriter's adult primary care clinics include diabetes management services through a team consisting of endocrinologists, program service accomplishments: certified diabetes educators, dietitian and health psychologist. Health psychology services are available to patients who need emotional support and guidance as they work through personal health changes. Meriter child & adolescent psychiatry staff provide educational sessions for school personnel. Meriter primarily serves patients from dane county.