Affinity Health System wins three 'Best of Oshkosh' awards from Oshkosh Northwestern readers
11 / 03 / 2009
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Maria Nelson, Media Relations
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OSHKOSH, Wis. - Affinity Health System has won three 'Best of Oshkosh' awards: Best Community Hospital, Best Health Care Clinic and Best Rehabilitation Services.
“It is truly an honor to accept these awards on behalf of our employees, volunteers and medical staff of Mercy Medical Center and Affinity Health System,” said Bill Calhoun, president of Mercy Medical Center. “Providing for and promoting the health of our community is at the heart of our mission, and something we are all proud of.”
Mercy Medical Center has been voted the Best Community Hospital for the second year in a row.
The Affinity Medical Group clinics, located on Koeller Street, Jackson Street and Parkway Avenue, were the recipients of the Best Health Care Clinic award for the second year in a row. Together, more than 30 providers access and treat patients at the three locations.
For the first time, Rehabilitation services at Mercy Medical Center were voted the Best Rehabilitation Services in Oshkosh.
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For the Editor:
Affinity Health System, a faith-based regional health care network, is the Fox Valley’s second-largest employer, according to the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce & Industry. For the fourth consecutive year, Affinity has been named one of the nation’s top 64 health systems based on clinical performance according to Thomson Reuters, a leading provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and quality of health care. For ten consecutive years, Affinity Health System has been named to the SDI (formerly Verispan) Integrated Health Network Top 100, an annual assessment of the 100 most highly integrated health care networks in the nation. Both St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton and Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh rank among the top 1 percent of hospitals nationwide in terms of quality and efficiency, as determined by the 2007 Premier | CareScience Select practice National Quality Award. Members of Affinity include Mercy Medical Center and Mercy Health Foundation, Oshkosh; St. Elizabeth Hospital and the St. Elizabeth Hospital Foundation, Appleton; Affinity Medical Group, a regional network of 25 family practice and specialty clinics – 22 of which are recognized as NCQA Level III medical homes, the highest level of recognition – in 14 communities; Calumet Medical Center, Chilton; and Affinity Occupational Health.