Lafayette General Health receives honors from Press Ganey for achieving and sustaining excellence in service delivery

Lafayette General Health (LGH) is pleased to announce it has been named a 2019 Pinnacle of Excellence Award® winner by Press Ganey. Press Ganey Associates, Inc., a national leader in healthcare analytics, has recognized Lafayette General Health for excellence in healthcare, once again.

LGH achieved this distinction by maintaining consistently high levels of excellence over multiple years for Physician Engagement. The Pinnacle of Excellence award is given annually to the top performing organizations on the basis of extraordinary achievement.

Additionally, four LGH entities will receive the Guardian of Excellence Award in Patient Experience for reaching the 95th percentile for each reporting period for the award year.

•Lafayette General Medical Doctors – Medical Practice

•Oil Center Surgical Plaza – Ambulatory Surgery

•St. Martin Hospital – Outpatient Services

•University Hospital & Clinics – Emergency Department

The Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award is a nationally-recognized symbol of achievement in healthcare. Presented annually, these awards honor clients who consistently sustained performance in the top 5% of all Press Ganey clients for each reporting period during the course of one year.

"We are proud to partner with Lafayette General Health to support their mission to provide safe, high-quality, patient-centered care.” said Patrick T. Ryan, CEO of Press Ganey. “They are truly dedicated to delivering exceptional care in the communities they serve, and their commitment to capturing and acting on patient experience feedback is a very powerful demonstration of this.”

According to David L. Callecod, FACHE, president of LGH, the award represents an important recognition from the industry’s leader in measuring, understanding and improving the patient experience.  “Seeing these awards being presented across our health system demonstrates a consistent standard of excellence that people have come to expect from us,” says Callecod.  “I’m proud to see that our healthcare providers are delivering on that promise as determined by Press Ganey’s real, measurable results.”