August 2014 Recognitions

LGMC received the 2014 Women’s Choice Award after women surveyed it as one of America’s Best Hospitals for Patient Experience for the third consecutive year. This distinction is the only award that identifies the country’s best health care institutions based on criteria that consider female patient satisfaction and what women say they want from a hospital. The criteria include quality physician communications, responsiveness of nurses and support staff, cleanliness and trusted referrals from other women.

Lafayette General Medical Center was awarded the 2014 MAP Award for Performance Improvement in Revenue Cycle by the Healthcare Financial Management Association.LGMC was one of only three hospitals nationwide to receive the award. As a national award winner, LGMC showed how its targeted improvement initiatives improved financial performance.