Baptist Union County earns prestigious award

Premier, Inc., has recognized Baptist Union County with the QUEST® Award for High-Value Healthcare for providing outstanding patient care.

Only three hospitals in the nation received the award for achieving top performance in all areas measured in Premier’s QUEST collaborative, including cost and efficiency; inpatient and outpatient evidence-based care; mortality; safety; patient experience; and appropriate hospital use.

“Baptist Union County’s participation in the QUEST collaborative reinforces our commitment to reliably deliver the best care experience to the community we serve,” said Walter Grace, CEO and administrator of Baptist Union County. “The dedicated and caring staff and our strong physician partners are the keys to service excellence. We’re proud to receive the QUEST Award as we continue down our path of enhancing patient outcomes and health.”

QUEST is a performance improvement collaborative of approximately 365 hospitals working to make health care safer, more efficient and consistently effective.