Pasco/Hernando Counties, Florida ? (June 2011) Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), the parent company of Pasco/Hernando County hospitals, Community Hospital, the future Medical Center of Trinity, Oak Hill Hospital and Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point, has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the 2011 World?s Most Ethical Companies.? Out of a record number of nominations for the award, HCA secured a hard-earned spot on the list by going the extra mile and implementing upright business practices and initiatives that are instrumental to the company?s success, benefit the community, and raise the bar for ethical standards within the industry.
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HCA?s long-standing, industry-leading ethics and compliance program has served as a model for others. ?This recognition from the Ethisphere Institute is particularly meaningful to all of us at HCA because it is based on the totality of our organization?s efforts and performance,? said Alan Yuspeh, HCA?s Senior Vice President and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer. ?It reflects not only an energetic ethics and compliance program, but also our dedication to patients, our support for communities we serve, our generosity of spirit in providing charity care, our focus on sustainability, and our culture of integrity.?
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This is the fifth year Ethisphere, a think-tank dedicated to the creation, advancement and sharing of best practices in business ethics, corporate social responsibility, anti-corruption and sustainability, has published the WME rankings, which appear in Ethisphere Magazine?s Q1 issue.
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Ethisphere reviewed thousands of companies and evaluated a record number of applications utilizing its propriety methodology through in-depth research and multi-step analysis, naming 110 companies that surpassed their industry peers to this year?s World?s Most Ethical Companies list. The 2011 list features companies in 38 industries including 43 companies headquartered outside the United States.
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A sampling of other winners includes American Express, eBay, Ford Motor Company, Adidas, Starbucks, PepsiCo and Xerox Corporation.
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?As companies strive to maintain a competitive advantage, good ethics translate into better business, and better business means better bottom lines.? HCA recognizes the important role that principled practices play in brand reputation, which ultimately is the most valuable asset for a corporation,? said Alex Brigham, Executive Director of the Ethisphere Institute. ?Each year, the competition gets more intense for the World?s Most Ethical Companies and this year was no exception with a record number of organizations vying for this distinguished honor.? Ethisphere congratulates HCA on being one of the World?s Most Ethical Companies for 2011.?
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The methodology for the WME ranking includes reviewing codes of ethics, litigation and regulatory infraction histories; evaluating the investment in innovation and sustainable business practices; looking at activities designed to improve corporate citizenship; and studying nominations from senior executives, industry peers, suppliers and customers.
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Read about the methodology and view the complete list of the 2011 World?s Most Ethical Companies at http://ethisphere.com/worlds-most-ethical-companies-rankings/.
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About Ethisphere Institute
The research-based Ethisphere Institute is a leading international think-tank dedicated to the creation, advancement and sharing of best practices in business ethics, corporate social responsibility, anti-corruption and sustainability. The Institute?s associated membership groups, the Ethisphere Council and Business Ethics Leadership Alliance, are forums for business ethics that includes over 200 leading corporations, universities and institutions. These groups are dedicated to the development and advancement of members through increased efficiency, innovation, tools, mentoring, advice, and unique career opportunities. Ethisphere Magazine, which publishes the globally recognized World?s Most Ethical Companies Ranking?, is the quarterly publication of the Institute. Ethisphere provides the only third-party verifications of compliance programs and ethical cultures, Ethics Inside Certification?, Anti-Corruption Leader Verification and Compliance Program Verification. More information on the Ethisphere Institute, including ranking projects and membership, can be found at http://www.ethisphere.com.
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About Community Hospital:
The Future Medical Center of Trinity
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Community Hospital is located in New Port Richey, FL. It is a leading Joint Commission accredited acute care center. Over 400 physicians, 1000 employees and 200 volunteers comprise our healthcare delivery team.
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Community Hospital has received distinction in the following areas:
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- Chest Pain Center accredited by the Society of Chest Pain Centers
- Joint Commission Certified Primary Stroke Center
- Accredited Cancer Program by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons
- State Approved Coronary Intervention Program
- Dedicated Breast Care Center with Digital Mammography, Breast Ultrasound and MRI, and Patient Liaison to ensure the patient?s needs are met.
- All private room Women?s Center for Gynecology and Urology Services
- All private room Spine & Joint Care Center
- Minimally invasive surgery using the da Vinci Robotic Surgical System
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Awarded the Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval? for health care quality in 12 disease specific and chronic care programs:
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Construction is underway on the Medical Center of Trinity, a 236 bed, state-of-the-art, private room facility at the corner of SR 54 and Little Road in Trinity to replace Community Hospital in Winter 2011.For more information, visit our website at www.communityhospitalnpr.com.
About Oak Hill Hospital:
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Oak Hill Hospital has been serving the Nature Coast since 1984. It is the largest medical facility in Hernando and Citrus County (230 acute care beds), is the area?s largest private employer, and offers Hernando County?s only comprehensive heart program including open heart surgery.
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Approximately 300 physicians, 1,000 associates, and over 375 volunteers comprise Oak Hill Hospital?s healthcare delivery team.
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Oak Hill has achieved distinction as the:
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- First Chest Pain Center with PCI (heart catheterization) in Hernando County accredited by the Society of Chest Pain
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- First and Only advanced level primary stroke center in Hernando County to be fully accredited by the Joint Commission.
- First comprehensive Women?s Imaging Center in Hernando County and the first imaging center offering digital mammography with computer aided detection.
- First hospital in the area to be recognized as an accredited cancer institute by the Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons (ACoS).
- First hospital in the region to achieve Heart Failure accreditation with the Society of Chest Pain Centers. And now?
- First hospital in the region to offer a comprehensive Orthopaedic & Spine Institute.
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It is located at 11375 Cortez Boulevard, Spring Hill, 1.9 miles east of US 19 on State Road 50. For more information about this release, please contact Richard W. Linkul, Director of Marketing, at 352-597-6383 or Richard.Linkul@hcahealthcare.com. In Citrus call 352-628-6441.
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About Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point
Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point has achieved distinction in the following areas:
- Certified Advanced Heart Failure ? Joint Commission (1st in the State of Florida? ? 1/2010)
- Certified Advance Primary Stroke Center ? Joint Commission
- American Heart Association 2010 Get With the Guidelines Triple Performance Award Winner
o??? Gold Award in Coronary Artery Disease
o??? Gold Plus Award in Heart Failure
o??? Gold Plus Award in Stroke
- American Heart Association?s 2009 Stroke Silver Plus Performance Award Winner (1st in State of Florida)
- Heart & Stroke Champions Award Winner 1998 ? 2010
- Wound Care and Accredited Hyperbaric Medicine
- MRI Accredited ? American College of Radiology
- Approved, with Commendation, Community Cancer Program ? American College of Surgeons.
- Accredited Chest Pain Center, with PCI ? Society of Chest Pain Centers.
- Designated a 100 Top Hospital seven years by Thomson Reuters
- Named twice (1999 & 2002) by U.S. News & World Report as one of America?s Best Hospitals in Heart and Heart Surgery.
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For additional information on Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point visit www.rmchealth.com or www.heartoftampa.com. Or visit us on Facebook.
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