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The Outstanding Achievement Award
 Pikeville Medical Center has received the Commission on Cancer’s Outstanding Achievement Award for its cancer services.
The hospital is the only facility in Kentucky to earn the commission’s highest award.
Established in 2004, the award is designed to recognize cancer
programs that strive for excellence in providing quality care to cancer
patients.
Only 82 of the more than 1,400 accredited cancer facilities in the United States earned such recognition.
The award is given to facilities who receive commendation in at least
six standards, which were reviewed by a physician surveyor during an
on-site visit in November of last year.
The standards represent five areas of cancer program activity,
including community outreach and quality improvement. PMC has earned the
award since its inception.
“This was a joint effort with many departments throughout the
hospital,” said Dr. Tamara Musgrave, Oncology and Infectious Disease
Specialist.
“The Cancer Committee and its chair Dr. Mary Lyn Lu, The Cancer Case
Conference, Cancer Registrar Leisa Hopkins, radiology, pathology,
inpatient oncology staff, Leonard Lawson Cancer Center staff and
doctors, and the residency program all played major roles in getting
this award.”
To be eligible, the hospital must first be accredited with
commendation by the Commission on Cancer, a task completed by only 37
percent of hospitals in Kentucky.
“This award recognizes a significant commitment by the personnel of
PMC to provide higher quality cancer care,” said Walter E. May, chief
executive officer of PMC.
“Pikeville Medical Center has exceeded the national standards set
forth by the Commission on Cancer Accreditation program, and that is why
we are the only hospital in the state to receive this award.”
Excellence through Insight Award
Pikeville Medical Center has won the Excellence through Insight Award in two units, Inpatient Oncology and Inpatient Rehabilitation.
The honor is awarded by HealthStream Research, an organization that conducts telephone surveys with hospital patients after their discharge, asking them about their stay. Patients are asked questions such as: “Did your nurse listen to your needs?” “Would you recommend this hospital to a friend or family member?” and “Did the healthcare providers care about you as a person?”
“A patient’s opinion of Pikeville Medical Center begins when they receive or make a phone call about their doctor’s appointment,” said Kathy Khoshreza, director of Inpatient Oncology.
“It then continues with our valet parking, greeters, housekeepers, nurses, and our physicians. Awards such as this are a true reflection of how all PMC employees are dedicated to providing the best patient satisfaction possible.”
PMC’s Inpatient Oncology physicians Dr. Tamara Musgrave, Dr. John Simmons, Dr. Vijaya Puram, Dr. Raghuram Modur, and Dr. Bharat Jenigiri, along with their nurses and staff, strive to educate their patients about their treatment plan and provide comfort during their stay at PMC.
“The Inpatient Oncology physicians and staff develop personal relationships with our patients during their time of need,” said Khosherza.
“We try to provide the most compassion and care possible for our patients.”
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