Awards | Fairfield Memorial Hospital

Alliant

Fairfield Memorial Hospital has been a member of the Alliant Management Services network for 22 years. The network includes hospitals and health systems throughout Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois and North Carolina. Fairfield Memorial Hospital has been a recipient of various award of excellence by Alliant Management Services.

2010 – Clinical Performance Award

This annual award was based on data from 2010. The following are the criteria for the awards received by Fairfield Memorial:

Clinical Performance Award – Fairfield Memorial Hospital scored high marks in six clinical measures associated with high quality patient care, including Emergency Department turnaround time.

2006 – Best Overall Performance

These Alliant annual awards were based on data from 2006. The award for Best Overall Performance is based on criteria deemed to be critical for rural hospital success. These areas include:

Clinical Benchmark Performance – Clinical standards measured include the number of inpatient falls, the inpatient mortality rate, average emergency room turnaround time and total staff replacement rate.
Customer Satisfaction Performance – Customer service benchmarks considered satisfaction with nursing care, registration, cleanliness and emergency department physicians.
Financial Performance – Strong financial performance takes into account total capital margin, debt to capital ratio, total cash on hand, net days in accounts receivable, full-time equivalents per adjusted patient day and salary and benefits as a percent of net revenue.

2004 – Clinical Outcomes Performance and Customer Satisfaction Performance

These annual awards were based on data from 2004. The following are the criteria for the awards received by Fairfield Memorial:

Clinical Outcomes Performance – Clinical standards considered measures on average emergency room turnaround time, inpatient falls, and inpatient mortality rate.
Customer Satisfaction Performance – Customer service benchmarks considered measures on nursing care, emergency room and hospital registration, cleanliness and emergency room satisfaction with patients.

2003 – Clinical High Performance & Customer High Performance

These annual awards were based on data from 2003. The following are the criteria for the awards received by Fairfield Memorial:

Clinical High Performance – Clinical standards considered measures on inpatient falls, inpatient mortality rate and average emergency room turnaround time.
Customer High Performance – Customer service benchmarks considered measures on nursing care, emergency room and hospital registration, cleanliness and emergency room satisfaction with patients.

2002 – Clinical Outcomes Performance and Customer Satisfaction Performance

These annual awards were based on data from 2002. The following are the criteria for the awards received by Fairfield Memorial:

Clinical Outcomes Performance – Clinical standards considered measures on average emergency room turnaround time, inpatient falls, and inpatient mortality rate.
Customer Satisfaction Performance – Customer service benchmarks considered measures on nursing care, emergency room and hospital registration, cleanliness and emergency room satisfaction with patients.

Aster

The Aster Awards, one of the largest national competitions of its kind, is hosted by Marketing Healthcare Today Magazine and Creative Images, Inc.

This elite program recognizes outstanding healthcare professionals for excellence in their advertising/marketing efforts for the calendar year 2009.

The 2010 Aster Awards received approximately 3,000 entries from across the United States as well as Canada and South America.

“Fairfield Memorial Hospital placed in the top 5% of the nation.” said Melinda R. Lucas, Aster Awards Program Coordinator.

Becker's Hospital Review

Top hospital & healthcare leaders TO KNOW

Members of the lists were selected for their accomplishments in leading healthcare and hospital organizations, including improvement of patient care, development of relationships between providers and facilitation of organizational growth. Each featured leader was lauded by colleagues for contributing significant value to the healthcare industry.

2010 – Fairfield Memorial Hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, Katherine Bunting, has been recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review a publication by ASC Communications. Becker’s Hospital Review named 50 women who demonstrate outstanding leadership within the hospital and healthcare industry along with 256 of the most influential leaders in the healthcare industry to know, and Katherine Bunting, PhD, RN, MSN, LNHA was named on both lists in 2010. ASC Communications is the leading source of cutting edge business and legal information for hospital and health system leaders. ASC Communications takes advantage of multiple channels through which to reach these decision-makers of the hospital and outpatient surgical community. Becker's Hospital Review, a Chicago-based publication, is a bimonthly publication offering up-to-date business and legal news and analysis relating to hospitals and health systems. The Healthcare magazine is geared-toward high-level hospital leaders, and provides valuable content, including hospital and health system news, best practices and legal guidance specifically for these decision makers. Each issue of Becker's Hospital Review reaches more than 15,000 people, primarily acute care hospital CEOs and CFOs.

2011 – Becker's Hospital Review has named Katherine Bunting, PhD, RN, MSN, LNHA, FMH CEO, to its annual list, "291 Hospital and Health System Leaders to Know." According to the Becker’s Hospital Review, these men and women help lead prominent institutions and are actively involved in American healthcare beyond the walls of their hospitals. Katherine Bunting, PhD, exhibits her healthcare leadership within the state of Illinois as she has served and is serving in many healthcare leadership positions including: Illinois Hospital Association (IHA) Region 5 President (2008-2010), IHA Small and Rural Hospital Steering Committee (2001-Present), Illinois Rural Health Association (Past Executive Board Member), Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network (Member). Statistically, the Fairfield community is beyond blessed to have a hospital whose CEO was named among the top 5% of healthcare leaders amongst approximately 5,815 registered hospitals with the American Hospital Association in the United States.

IRHA Rural Physician of Excellence Award

Fairfield Memorial Hospital is proud to announce that on Tuesday, September 16, 2008, Patrick L. Molt, M.D., F.A.C.S. was awarded the Rural Physician of Excellence award at an Illinois Rural Health Association (IRHA) reception held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Springfield, IL. The physicians who received the Rural Physician of Excellence award contribute to the better health and improved quality of life for their patients and their communities. Dr. Molt is devoted to his profession, to those in need, and his community. As the sole surgeon of Fairfield Memorial Hospital, he gives of his time by being on call for any surgical emergency 24/7.

“For me, it is very humbling to be included among the extraordinary group of individuals who have received this honor for their dedication to providing healthcare in rural Illinois,” said Dr. Molt.

Dr. Molt received his undergraduate degree from Washington University and professional degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. He completed his surgical residency at Mt. Sinai Medical Center in 1983. Dr. Molt then began practicing in 1985 after finishing a surgical oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York. He returned to his hometown of Fairfield in 1999. He currently serves as Chief of Surgery and Chief of Staff at Fairfield Memorial Hospital.

He is an active member of many medical societies including: American Medical Association, Illinois State Medical Society, Wayne County Medical Society (President), American College of Surgeons, Surgical Society of New York Medical College, American Society of Breast Surgeons, and Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons.

Pinnacle Award

The Illinois Society for Healthcare Marketing and Public Relations (ISHMPR) honors marketing, public relations, and communications professionals from across the state at its 2010 Annual Meeting and Pinnacle Awards Luncheon.

ISHMPR membership is open to marketing, communications, and public relations professionals from hospitals statewide. The Annual Meeting offers the opportunity for professional networking, educational presentations by nationally-recognized healthcare marketing professionals and the opportunity to learn about national and state legislative issues of interest to healthcare professionals.

In conjunction with the Annual Meeting, ISHMPR sponsors the Pinnacle Awards to recognize excellence and achievement in healthcare marketing and public relations. This year’s program included more than 150 entries in 23 project categories submitted by nearly 50 different hospitals and healthcare systems from across the state. Entries are judged on their own merit in accordance with established criteria for project planning, implementation and overall results. During the 2010 Pinnacle Awards luncheon, Fairfield Memorial Hospital was recognized with the Award of Merit in the Annual Report category for their Community Benefits Report that was published to the community at the end of 2009. In 2010, Fairfield Memorial Hospital was recognized with the award of merit in the Special Events category for their Medical Arts Complex Open House marketing materials produced in Spring of 2011.