SARASOTA (SNN TV) – Sarasota Memorial Hospital continues two streaks of earning high marks.
The Herald-Tribune reports that for the eighth year in a row, Sarasota Memorial has been awarded a 5-star rating from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. CMS began the rating in 2016, and SMH is the only Florida hospital to receive continuous 5-star ratings.
The ratings are based on safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, mortality outcomes and timely and effective care.
For the fifth time – and for 20 years running − the health care system achieved Magnet recognition from the American Nurses Association’s Credentialing Center. Magnet status is reevaluated every four years. Research indicates that Magnet facilities consistently outperform other hospitals in key quality measures and patient satisfaction results.
Magnet hospitals also are more successful at attracting and retaining an extraordinary caliber of nurses and have higher staff satisfaction.
