| Connecting you to quality care has been and always will be our goal. At DeKalb Medical, we're proud to have been ranked in the Top 5% of all U.S. Hospitals for Clinical Excellence by HealthGrades for two years in a row (2009-2010). More than just a hospital, our most recent recognitions and certifications include Five-Star Ratings from HealthGrades, the nation's leading independent health ratings organization, for:
• Treatment of Heart Attack four years in a row (2007-2010)
• Treatment of Heart Failure (2010)
• Total Joint Replacement (2010)
• Total Knee Replacement (2010)
• Hip Fracture Repair (2009-2010)
• Peripheral Vascular Bypass Surgery (2009-2010)
• Treatment of Sepsis (2009-2010)
* 2010 Ranked in the Top 10% of the Nation for Overall Orthopedic Services by HealthGrades
* 2010 Ranked Top 10 in Georgia for Critical Care by HealthGrades
* 2009 Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement from BlueCross BlueShield
*2009 VHA Operational Excellence Award to the Emergency Department at DeKalb Medical at North Decatur for decreasing wait times and improving patient satisfaction.
*2009 VHA Clinical Excellence Award to DeKalb Medical at North Decatur for innovative protocols that reduced the incidence of pressure ulcers.
*2007 Commission on Cancer Outstanding Achievment Award, a 3-year designation that recognizes the significant commitment by DeKalb Medical to provide high quality cancer care to patients. Only 15 percent of approved cancer programs qualify for this distinction.
*Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence designation by the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, CIGNA and Blue Cross, demonstrating that the center exceeds the most stringent requirements of clinical excellence
*2009 Employer of the Year by the Bobby Dodd Institute, recognizing DeKalb Medical’s commitment to serving as a welcoming, model employer of people with disabilities
*Outstanding Business Award by the Dogwood Chapter of the Council for Exceptional Children for Community-Based Vocation Training
*Atlanta Magazine Best Places to Work 2008
Professional Accreditations and Memberships
Accredited by:
*American Association of Blood Banks
*American College of Radiology
*American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer with Commendation
*College of American Pathologists
*Health Care Financing Administration’s Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act Program
*Institutional Review Board
*The Joint Commission
*Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
*Medical Association of Georgia-Continuing Medical Education
*U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Food and Drug Administration
*Mammography Quality Standard Accreditation
Certified by:
*Georgia Department of Medical Assistance for participation in Medicaid
*National Cancer Institute’s Atlanta Regional Community Clinical Oncology Program cancer clinical trials
*US. Department of Health and Human Services for participation in Medicare
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