Weems Memorial Hospital and TMH formed a clinical affiliation in 2008. Weems Memorial and its Carrabelle Clinic are pleased to partner with a larger healthcare system that is "aiming to deliver world class healthcare."
The staff at Weems especially benefits from TMH's professional growth and development programs because these same "best practices" are being brought to the patients at Weems Memorial Hospital through its clinical affiliation with TMH. With the formal affiliation, Weems' physicians can connect readily to TMH's physicians. Physician specialists like surgeons, orthopedists, neurologists, and medical oncologists are invited to rotate to Franklin County for appointments. If a Weems patient needs to be transferred to TMH's larger tertiary facility, the connection is made in a seamless and time-saving way with utmost care for the patient's welfare.
All patients at Weems benefit from the "bench strength" of TMH in pharmacy, information technology, infection control, and case management, as well as other areas. Similarly, patients indirectly realize advantages and efficiencies because Weems has the opportunity to participate in the volume buying of TMH's purchasing cooperatives.
TMH and Weems East Urgent Care Center
"This... has been a successful partnership in every sense of the word," said Mark O'Bryant, President & CEO, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare. "The community and its political leadership supported their local hospital to make it successful and to give their neighbors the best health care possible. The Weems Memorial Hospital Board of Directors and Administration have taken the lead by creating a service that provides greater access to health care for its citizens. Tallahassee Memorial is honored to be part of such a dynamic community and to partner with you on creating a great health care system in Franklin County."
About Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare:
Founded more than 60 years ago, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) is a private, not-for-profit community health care system that includes a 770-bed acute care hospital.
TMH Vision - To be recognized as a world-class community healthcare system.
TMH Mission - With caring hands and hearts, we honorably serve our community and maintain positive, collaborative relationships by providing compassionate, leading-edge, patient-centered health care for all. We pursue perfection in a trusting and learning environment, thus enhancing the quality of life for those we serve.
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Recognitions and Awards
2010
National Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award
Tallahassee Memorial is the first hospital in the country to receive the Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award from the American Psychological Association in recognition of its workplace practices promoting employee wellbeing and organizational performance. TMH was honored with the Florida Psychological Association’s Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award in July of 2009, qualifying it to be nominated for the APA award.
Cancer Program Accreditation
The American College of Surgeon’s Commission on Cancer granted Tallahassee Memorial another 3-year Accreditation with Commendation for its cancer program, maintaining our tradition of being the longest continuously accredited cancer program in Florida. TMH is also the only accredited community hospital cancer program in the Big Bend area.
Quality Respiratory Care Recognition
For the fourth consecutive year, TMH earned Quality Respiratory Care Recognition from the American Association for Respiratory Care.
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2009
Consumer Choice Award
TMH was named a recipient of the National Research Corporation’s 2009/10 Consumer Choice Award, making it the fifth year in a row that we have received this distinction. The Consumer Choice Award identifies hospitals that healthcare consumers have chosen as having the highest quality and image in over 250 markets throughout the United States.
Organ Donation Medal of Honor
TMH received the Organ Donation Medal of Honor from the secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services for the third consecutive year. The award indicates that TMH exceeded an organ donation conversion rate of greater than 75% of eligible donors.
Level II Trauma Center
After two years of pursuing trauma center status, Tallahassee Memorial became a Florida designated Level II Trauma Center on July 1, 2009. TMH began operating as a Provisional Level II Trauma Center in May 2008 and completed the final review phase of the approval process with a site visit in April 2009. TMH’s trauma service area includes Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor and Wakulla counties.
Thomson Reuters HealthCare Advantage Awards
Thomson Reuters recognized TMH with two Healthcare Advantage Awards for significantly improving quality and managing the cost of health care.
2008
Primary Stroke Center Certification
Tallahassee Memorial was recertified as a Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission, indicating that we follow national standards and guidelines that can significantly improve outcomes for stroke patients. In 2005, TMH became the first hospital in the Big Bend area to achieve this certification.
Best Places to Work in Healthcare
Tallahassee Memorial was named one of 100 “Best Places to Work in Healthcare,” by Best Companies Group in collaboration with leading industry publication, Modern Healthcare. The award was based on a survey of 400 TMH colleagues that was conducted by Best Companies.
Accredited Chest Pain Center
Tallahassee Memorial received a three-year “Accreditation with PCI” from the Society of Chest Pain Centers. This new designation is given to hospitals that use Percutaneous Coronary Intervention as one of their primary intervention strategies for chest pain. TMH received its initial accreditation in 2005.
Thomson Reuters Top 100 Hospitals Performance Improvement Leader Award
For the second year in a row, TMH was named one of the nation’s performance improvement leaders by Thomson Reuters. Findings from the organization’s annual 100 Top Hospitals Performance Improvement Leaders study showed that overall, TMH measured a faster rate and direction of performance improvement than 95% of all other U.S. hospitals.
2007
VHA Leadership Award for Clinical Excellence
VHA, a national alliance of more than 2,400 not-for-profit health care organizations recognized TMH with their 2007 Leadership Award for Clinical Excellence, for being one of the first hospitals in the country to establish a Medical Emergency Team, which provides assessment and intervention to patients with earliest signs of significant clinical changes that could indicate a medical crisis.
2006
Solucient Insight Award
TMH was one of 17 hospitals recognized nationally for excellence in performance by Solucient, an information products company serving the health care industry. TMH was the only hospital in the country to receive the Solucient Insight Award in two categories – clinical outcomes and planning & marketing.
2005
State Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Program
TMH was re-certified by the Florida Department Health as an Acute care Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Program and remains the only such certified program within a 100-mile radius.
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