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Granville health facility, services expanding
For more than 90 years, Granville Health System (GHS) has been delivering quality health care, close to home. To meet the community’s growing needs, GHS has expanded its services throughout Granville County, offering convenient access to medical care where its patients work and live. Granville Health System has recently received a number of national awards, including the Hospital of Choice Award which names GHS as one of the top 100 Expansion is the key word for Granville Health System, from expanding health care services to growing facilities hospitals in the country. The hospital was also recognized organization’s history. Included was a new Emergency Department in 2012 as one of the nation’s Top Performers on Key Quality that has grown from 3,135- to 18,000-square-feet; expanded Surgical Measures, a recognition shared with a select group of other North Carolina hospitals such as Duke University Hospital, Rex, Services; a larger Laboratory Department; a new, larger lobby and admissions area; and additional patient and visitor parking. Durham Regional and Duke Raleigh Hospital. As Granville Health System moves forward, implementing “This recognition showcases the commitment made by our a long-term approach of strategic growth, the GHS Expansion board of trustees and medical staff to ensure that our patients Plan ensures the hospital will continue to deliver new health care receive the best care possible,” said L. Lee Isley, the chief technology and expand services throughout the area, Isley said. executive officer for Granville Health System. GHS also has been named one of the top hospitals in the In 2010, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina country when it comes to customer friendliness. designated the health system’s Granville Medical Center as a The Hospital of Choice Award from the American Alliance Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement. The of Healthcare Providers recognizes the “most customer-friendly recognition sets Granville Health System as a top provider hospitals” according to Ric Vincent Parr, president of AAHP. It for these orthopaedic services in the Triangle area, including Oxford, Henderson, Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary and the is designed to find America’s most customer-friendly hospitals based either on an extensive application process, or by a review surrounding areas. of a facility’s public communication and staff interaction with GHS was given this designation because it has demonstrated customers. Each year, AAHP evaluates approximately 400 a commitment to quality care, resulting in excellent overall hospitals. outcomes for patients who undergo knee and hip replacement “We are pleased to be the only North Carolina hospital procedures at Granville Medical Center. recognized as one of the top customer-friendly hospitals in the Granville Health System also received the Community Value country,” Isley said. Index five-star hospital award, placing GHS in the top 20% “This award certainly underscores the high level of quality care of hospitals in the country in offering financial value to the communities they serve, while reinvesting back into their facilities provided by our dedicated doctors, nurses and staff.” Granville Health System is dedicated to quality, Isley said in order to provide for current and emerging health needs. — quality physicians and staff, providing the personal attention GHS is also positioning itself to accommodate the future patients deserve. medical needs of the community through the GHS Expansion ___________________________________________________________ Plan. A 32,000-square-foot construction project is the largest in the More info? Visit www.ghshospital.com.