News : Patient Care

37 Physician-Owned Facilities Appear on Prestigious Top 50 List
Washington, DC (Feb 14, 2012)— Almost 75 percent of the top 50 hospitals rated most highly by patients are physician-owned hospitals (POHs). Becker’s Orthopedic Review released the list of the “Top 50 Hospitals with Best Patient Rating” last week.

These ranking are based on the government’s Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and...

CTQ APEX Quality Awards Presented to Hospitals with Highest Reported Patient Satisfaction
Westchester, IL (Oct. 17, 2011)--Physician Hospitals of America (PHA), an advocacy and educational association focused on raising awareness of the benefits of physician ownership of hospitals, congratulates the following physician owned hospitals on winning the 2011 CTQ APEX Quality Award for excellence in patient...

Tampa, Florida (September 7, 2011) – WellCare Health Plans Inc. (NYSE: WCG), a leading provider of managed care services for government-sponsored health care programs, and Holy Cross Hospital, a not-for-profit health system serving residents of Chicago’s southwest neighborhoods and suburbs, announced a partnership that offers expanded access and options to WellCare Medicare members in the Chicago area. This...

LOS ANGELES, CA (July, 2011) - Los Angeles dentist, Dr. Bijan Afar, consistently upgrades his offices to reflect the best in patient care. With total patient satisfaction in mind, Dr. Afar is now offering the famous Zoom Whitening Treatment for only $149 at all of his multi-specialty office locations.

Discoloration, age...

Washington, D.C., (July 12, 2011)—According to a new study to be published in the journal Social Science and Medicine, top-performing hospitals are typically ones headed by a medical doctor rather than a manager.

Study author Amanda Goodall, PhD, traced the personal and professional backgrounds of the leaders of 300 prominent United States hospitals and compared their credentials against reported hospital quality...