Genesis HealthCare facilities recognized with Bronze National Quality Award for improving lives of patients

Genesis HealthCare, one of the nation's largest providers of post-acute care, today announced that 16 of its Centers have been recognized as 2015 recipients of the Bronze – Commitment to Quality Award for dedication to improving the lives of patients and residents through quality care. The award is the first of three distinctions possible through the National Quality Award Program, presented by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL). The program honors centers across the nation that have demonstrated their commitment to improving quality care for seniors and individuals with disabilities.

"It is a great honor to have 16 centers recognized by AHCA/NCAL with a National Quality Award," said George V. Hager, Jr., CEO of Genesis HealthCare. "Improving the lives of the patients, residents and families we care for every day is what brings us joy. This award symbolizes the dedication and commitment we have to the quality journey."

The 16 Genesis facilities receiving the Bronze honor are:

Abington Manor, Clarks Summit, PA
Brightwood Center, Follansbee, WV
Glenwood Center and Hilltop at Glenwood I & II, Florence, AL
Hilltop Center, Hilltop, WV
Inglemoor Center, Englewood, NJ
Layhill Center, Silver Spring, MD
Magnolia Center, Lanham, MD
Magnolia Village Center, Bowling Green, KY
Owensboro Center, Owensboro, KY
Pine Point Center, Scarborough, ME
Ravenswood Village, Ravenswood, WV
Teays Valley Center, Hurricane, WV
The Summit at Hidden Valley, Oak Hill, WV
Vintage Park at Tonganoxie, Tonganoxie, KS
Wolfeboro Bay Center, Wolfeboro, NH
Woodside Center, Silver Spring, MD

Implemented by AHCA/NCAL in 1996, the National Quality Award Program is centered on the core values and criteria of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program. The program assists providers of long term and post-acute care services in achieving their performance excellence goals.

The program has three levels: Bronze, Silver, and Gold. Centers begin the quality improvement process at the Bronze level, where they develop an organizational profile with essential performance elements such as vision and mission statements and an assessment of customers' expectations. Bronze applicants must also demonstrate their ability to implement a performance improvement system. Trained Examiners review each Bronze application to determine if the center has met the demands of the criteria. As a recipient of the Bronze - Commitment to Quality Award, these centers may now move forward in developing approaches and achieving performance levels that meet the criteria required for the Silver - Achievement in Quality Award.

"Genesis HealthCare's 16 Centers demonstrated commitment to providing quality care and I commend them all for that," said the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Board of Overseers Chair Christine Boldt. "I encourage each of them to continue their quality journey by striving for the Silver and Gold levels."

SOURCE Genesis HealthCare