SL_PROFILE_Penn_Medicine_Princeton_Health_0222_v2_Layout 1 3 / 2 / 22 12 : 17 PM Page 2 The Joint Exemplary , Center for Critical Commission’s Gold Patient - Centered Care Earns Beacon Seal of Approval ® Care for Older Award for Excellence ? Perinatal Care . PMC Adults The Llura & Gordon Gund once again received PMC was again recog - Center for Critical Care at perinatal care certifica - nized as an Exemplar Hospital by Nurses PMC received its second tion , an advanced designation recog - Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders silver - level Beacon Award nizing high - quality maternity care and ( NICHE ) , an international program promoting for Excellence , a notable quality recognition facilities as well as the comprehensive patient - centered nursing care for older adults . presented by the American Association of prenatal care , educational programs , The recognition was based on principles Critical Care Nurses ( AACN ) . and support services that are available of evidence - based geriatric care at the bedside , The AACN established the Beacon Award to new or growing families . patient - and family - centered environments , for Excellence in 2003 to serve as a road map Princeton Health is one of seven healthy and productive practice environment , for units striving to improve clinical outcomes healthcare organizations in New Jersey and multidimensional metrics of quality . and promote greater patient satisfaction . and 59 nationwide to earn perinatal care certification . Top Performer Accreditation for ? Spine Surgery . PMC earned The Joint for Quality Bariatric Surgery and ® Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval PMC was recognized as a Metabolic Medicine for spine surgery following an on - site 2021 Top Performer in this The Center for Bariatric Sur - survey and a thorough review of the year’s Bernard A . Birn - gery & Metabolic Medicine hospital’s use of evidence - based practice baum , MD , Quality Lead - at PMC was accredited as a guidelines , collection of data , and per - ership Rankings by Vizient , comprehensive center by the Metabolic and formance in key quality measures . Inc . , the nation’s largest Bariatric Surgery Accreditation Quality Working toward certification helps healthcare improvement company . The hos - Improvement Program , a quality program organizations to develop consistent com - pital was rated on outcome measures in of the American College of Surgeons and munication among all providers involved mortality , safety , effectiveness , efficiency , and the American Society for Metabolic and ? in a patient’s care — from preoperative patient - centeredness . Bariatric Surgery . consultation through the procedure , rehabilitation , and follow - up care . ? Stroke Care . PMC is designated as a Primary Stroke Center , an advanced certification granted by the AHA / ASA and The Joint Commission . The recognition , valid for two years , is based on an expert evaluation of the hospital’s compliance with stroke - related standards and requirements . Achievements in Stroke Care For the third year in a row , PMC earned the Get With ® The Guidelines — Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achieve - ment Award , granted by the American Heart Association / American Stroke Association ( AHA / ASA ) to hospitals that demonstrate a commitment to high quality stroke care . The program is intended to althoptimize stroke management , speed recovery , reduce He hospital readmissions , and improve quality ton of life for people who experience Princestrokes . Get With The cineGuide - lines – Heart Failure edi PMC earned the 2021 Get M ® n With The Guidelines — Pen Heart Failure Silver Plus of Quality Achievement tesyAward from the American Heart cour Association . y The Get With The Guidelines raphprogram is intended to speed recovery , reduce hospital g Learn more about Penn Medicine Princeton Health to ? readmissions , and improve the quality of Pho at www.PrincetonHCS.org . life for people living with heart failure . SUBURBANLIFEMAGAZINE.COM VOLUME 13 ISSUE 6 | 21