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Hamilton Emergency Medical Services Receives 2019 Region 1 Emergency Medical Service of the Year Award

September 18, 2019

Hamilton EMS
Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) recently received the 2019 Region 1 Emergency Medical Service of the Year Award. The award is given by Northwest Georgia Region 1 Emergency Medical Services System in recognition for an excellent record and contributions to the community.

Region 1 includes Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker and Whitfield counties. HEMS also received the award in 1992, 1996 and 2005.

“HEMS has had the privilege of serving the citizens and visitors of Whitfield County since 1986, and for the past 33 years, we have taken pride in pursuing excellence and providing competent and compassionate patient care,” said Scott Radeker, director.

As a 501(c) (3) nonprofit corporation, HEMS reports to a voluntary Board of Trustees and provides performance-based reports to the Whitfield County Quality Review Committee (QRC) bi-monthly.

Hamilton Emergency Medical Services

HEMS provides exclusive 911 coverage for Whitfield County under a performance contract and also fully supports neighboring counties with mutual-aid. HEMS responded to approximately 17,525 calls for 2018.  The average response time for HEMS is seven minutes.

 

A system medical director is provided by HEMS for all emergency services in Whitfield County, including Dalton Fire Department, Whitfield County Fire – Rescue and Whitfield County E-911. This allows for an integrated, coordinated response to patient care, regardless of the agency.

 

CAAS AccreditedHEMS provided 1,540 hours in community relations and event coverage in 2018.  HEMS is proactive in educating the public including hands only CPR classes, stroke awareness, chest pain awareness and safety for children.

 

Obtaining full, three-year Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS) accreditation in 2018, HEMS became Georgia’s eighth EMS service to attain this distinction and Georgia’s only hospital-based EMS service to achieve the accreditation.

 


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Hamilton Emergency Medical Services Receives American Heart 
Association’s Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold Plus Recognition Award

August 27, 2019

Hamilton Emergency Medical Services has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Plus Award for implementing quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who experience severe heart attacks.

 

Every year, more than 250,000 people experience an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the deadliest type of heart attack caused by a blockage of blood flow to the heart that requires timely treatment. To prevent death, it’s critical to restore blood flow as quickly as possible, either by mechanically opening the blocked vessel or by providing clot-busting medication.

 

The Mission: Lifeline initiative provides tools, training and other resources to support heart attack care following protocols from the most recent evidence-based treatment guidelines. Mission: Lifeline’s EMS recognition program recognizes emergency medical services for their efforts in improving systems of care to rapidly identify suspected heart attack patients, promptly notify the medical center and trigger an early response from the awaiting hospital personnel.

 

“EMTs and paramedics play a vital part in the system of care for those who have heart attacks,” said Tim Henry, MD, chair of the Mission: Lifeline Acute Coronary Syndrome Subcommittee. “Since they often are the first medical point of contact, they can save precious minutes of treatment time by activating the emergency response system that alerts hospitals to an incoming heart attack patient. We applaud Hamilton Emergency Medical Services for achieving this award in following evidence-based guidelines in the treatment of people who have severe heart attacks.”

 

The American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® program helps hospitals and emergency

medical services develop systems of care that follow proven standards and procedures for acute coronary syndrome patients. The program works by mobilizing teams across the continuum of care to implement American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology clinical treatment guidelines.


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Hamilton Health Care System receives Get With The Guidelines Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award

July 30, 2019
Hamilton Health Care System Stroke Team
Some members of Hamilton Medical Center’s Stroke Team are pictured. From left are Meagan Darnell, Sara Kate Rogers, Brianne Terry, Jeffrey Glass, MD, Sally Bates and Shelby Tavares. Not pictured is Gerrie Haley.

Hamilton Health Care System has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence.

 

Hamilton Medical Center earned the award by meeting specific quality achievement measures for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients at a set level for a designated period. These measures include evaluation of the proper use of medications and other stroke treatments aligned with the most up-to-date, evidence-based guidelines with the goal of speeding recovery and reducing death and disability for stroke patients. Before discharge, patients should also receive education on managing their health, get a follow-up visit scheduled, as well as other care transition interventions.

 

“Hamilton is dedicated to improving the quality of care for our stroke patients by implementing the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke initiative,” said Meagan Darnell, Stroke Program coordinator. “The tools and resources provided help us track and measure our success in meeting evidenced-based clinical guidelines developed to improve patient outcomes.”

 

According to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, stroke is the No. 5 cause of death and a leading cause of adult disability in the United States. On average, someone in the U.S. suffers a stroke every 40 seconds and nearly 795,000 people suffer a new or recurrent stroke each year.

 

“We are pleased to recognize Hamilton Medical Center for their commitment to stroke care,” said Lee H. Schwamm, MD, national chairperson of the Quality Oversight Committee and executive vice chair of Neurology, director of Acute Stroke Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass. “Research has shown that hospitals adhering to clinical measures through the Get With The Guidelines quality improvement initiative can often see fewer readmissions and lower mortality rates.”

 


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Hamilton’s Anna Shaw Children’s Institute Building Receives Award for Best Design, Architecture

June 19, 2019
Hamilton’s Anna Shaw Children’s Institute building 
receives award for best design, architecture
Pictured with the Anna Shaw Children’s Institute in the background are some of the staff members at the facility.

Healthcare Design (HCD) recently announced the winners and finalists of its 2019 Healthcare Design Showcase awards program. The Anna Shaw Children’s Institute (Hamilton Health Care System) will receive the Award of Merit (highest award) at the HCD Expo & Conference in New Orleans this November. The Healthcare Design Expo & Conference is the industry’s best-attended event focusing on design for healthcare.

HCD is a magazine that serves an audience of architects, interior designers, hospital administrators, facility managers, engineers and key members of the construction community as the premier source of insight, information and inspiration for planning, designing and constructing new or renovated healthcare facilities. Through various channels – magazine, website, events and social media – the magazine actively engages that community.

The Healthcare Design Showcase awards program is in its 19th year of honoring the best design and architecture in the healthcare industry.

The building, which opened April 1, was designed by Earl Swensson Associates (ESa).

“We absolutely love our building – the look, the atmosphere, the windows, the wall vinyls and all of the other details!” said Terri Woodruff, executive director. “The medical elements are hidden in the forest design so that, to the children, it looks like a treehouse in the forest. The wayfinding is working just as we had planned, and the children walk in and begin playing and exploring. They are calm and playful. The anxieties that can occur at a typical doctor’s office are just not present.”

Hamilton’s Anna Shaw Children’s Institute Building Receives Award for Best Design, ArchitectureDedicated to the memory of local philanthropist Anna Sue Shaw, the Institute is an advocate for the care of children who are experiencing the challenges of autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or developmental delays.

 

With design elements inspired by the style of a tree house, the Institute was designed to be considerate of children’s differing abilities to tolerate light, sound and texture.  The Institute provides a unique environment with the overall goal to blend calming color and fun play for children of all abilities.

 

The structure’s roof line and design are patterned after a tree house.  The outside of the building pulls together the elements of glass, wood and mountain stone in a color palette of browns, greens and blues to reflect the beauty of the North Georgia mountains.  The walls of windows provide for natural light to warmly flow into the interior of the building.

 

The room designs include forest animals, birds or butterflies Each of the rooms has dimmable lights.  Some unique areas for care include the Swan Room, an aquatic therapy room for children with a swim tank. The Oriole room is used for occupational therapy. Feeding therapy can take place in the Finch or Falcon rooms in a booth that mimics dining out.  Children can participate in speech therapy in the Sparrow or the Seagull rooms.

 

Hamilton’s Anna Shaw Children’s Institute Building Receives Award for Best Design, ArchitectureChildren can receive physical or occupational therapy in the Tree House Gym, a large 2,900-square-foot gym with colorful patterns on the floor, an adaptive climbing wall, an indoor slide and a fun track in the middle of the room. During pleasant weather, therapy can be enjoyed outside in the Treehouse Terrace, an outdoor therapy area with a roller slide, a spinning chair, adaptive pull up bars, a sensory wave and a fun set on tympani drums.

 

“Our care team continually comments on the ease of the workflow due to the design,” said Woodruff. “ESa did a stellar job!”


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Georgia Trend Names Hamilton Medical Center 
a Top Georgia Hospital

February 26, 2019

Hamilton Medical CenterHamilton Medical Center in Dalton, GA (Hamilton Health Care System)was recently named a Top Hospital by Georgia Trend Magazine, a regional business publication offering business analysis to more than 50,000 subscribers.

Hospitals were ranked based on their Total Performance Score, a measure calculated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and based on clinical process, patient experience, outcome and efficiency.

Jeff Myers, president and CEO
Jeff Myers, president and CEO

“Receiving this honor is a reflection of our mission to provide the highest quality care and service to those we serve,” said Jeff Myers, president and CEO. “I am proud of our physicians and associates who every day put our friends’, families’ and neighbors’ care first and foremost in their daily service to you.”

For this list, Georgia Trend grouped hospitals of similar size and mission. The categories are: Teaching Hospitals, whose primary mission is teaching – regardless of size – and are certified by the Association of American Medical Colleges Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems; Large Hospitals (250-plus patient beds); Medium Hospitals (100 to 249 beds); and Small Hospitals (fewer than 100 beds). The American Hospital Directory provided the hospital bed size.

With 282 beds, Hamilton Medical Center was listed in the Large Hospital category.


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Hamilton Volunteers Recognized

February 20, 2019
Hamilton Volunteers
Pictured are Hamilton volunteers who served 250 hours in the last service year. From left are Kay Moore, Pam Ackerman, Earlene Dupree, Larry Bledsoe, Stacy Davidson, Cecil McClure, Terr Ella Flood, Eric Geissinger and Ann Geissinger. Not pictured are Mary Norris and Fanny Valiente.

Hamilton Medical Center (HMC) volunteers were recently recognized at an annual luncheon.

Gay Ann Talley
Gay Ann Talley

“Volunteers are a huge part of our success at Hamilton,” said Gay Ann Talley, Guest and Volunteer Services supervisor. “They perform thousands of hours of service without expecting anything in return.  Our volunteers take pride in all they do and it shows.”

 

Jeff Myers, CEO, and Sandy McKenzie, COO, attended the event and expressed their appreciation for all the service provided by volunteers.

 

Junior Hammontree, Hamilton Medical Center volunteer and recipient of the Veteran of the Year Award from the American Legion, Post 112
Junior Hammontree, Hamilton Medical Center volunteer and recipient of the Veteran of the Year Award from the American Legion, Post 112

The volunteers are from all walks of life, and several volunteers are veterans who consistently help veterans in the area. One of them, Junior Hammontree, recently received the Veteran of the Year Award from the American Legion, Post 112. Hammontree’s nomination mentioned that he takes disabled veterans to appointments, and he serves on the Honor Guard, which participates in approximately 115 military funerals each year.

 

During the luncheon, volunteers were celebrated for their years of service. They included: five years, Vivian Chance, Nancy Hampton, Roger Ellis, Eric Geissinger, Joel Phillips and Fanny Valiente; 10 years, Terr Ella Flood; 15 years, Pauline Harrison; 20 years, Yvonne Otts and Cheryl Watson; 35 years, Lucy Staten.

 

Volunteers with more than 250 hours of service in the past service year (from Oct. 1, 2017, to Sept. 30, 2018) included Pam Ackerman, Larry Bledsoe, Stacy Davidson, Earlene Dupree, Terr Ella Flood, Ann Geissinger, Eric Geissinger, Cecil McClure, Kay Moore, Mary Norris and Fanny Valiente. Volunteers with more than 500 hours of service included Roger Ellis and Brad Jones (and his dog, Marti).

 

Hamilton’s PRIDE (Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Diligence and Excellence) values awards were awarded to Robin Stiles for Professionalism, Fanny Valiente for Respect, Gary Benson for Integrity, Silva Borja for Diligence and Pam Ackerman for Excellence.

Roger Ellis and Brad Jones (and Marti).
Roger Ellis and Brad Jones (and Marti)

Pauline Harrison received the coveted 2018 Eva McCamy Award.  Harrison has served the patients and families of Hamilton Medical Center as a volunteer for 15 years.  “She has a wide array of talents and embodies all our PRIDE values,” said Talley. “She is a leader in so many ways and serving with compassion is just part of who she is.” Harrison is also a past Heart of Hamilton Award recipient for going above and beyond her responsibilities.

 

The Eva McCamy Award was created many years ago to honor Eva McCamy for her outstanding, selfless, dedicated volunteer service for Hamilton during World War II. She served as one of the first Gray Ladies at Hamilton Memorial Hospital (HMC’s name at the time). Yearly, this award is given to someone who consistently displays leadership as well as a gentle servant heart.

 

“We are very honored at Hamilton to have the best volunteers around,” Talley said. “We appreciate all they do for us. It takes a special person to volunteer. Thank you, volunteers, for all you do.”

 

For more information about becoming part of Hamilton’s volunteer team, please call 706-272-6147. Applications are available at the information desk located at the front entrance of the hospital or on the second floor in the Volunteer Command Center.

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