Awards and Recognition
Upper Valley Medical Center (UVMC) has received many awards and recognitions that demonstrate our commitment to excellence, to our patients, and to our employees.
Dayton Business Journal’s regional “Best Places to Work” Award
From 2005 – 2009, UVMC has been chosen by the Dayton Business Journal as one of the best places to work in the Dayton area. UVMC is the only hospital in the region to achieve this honor five years in a row. UVMC professionals believe in maintaining an environment centered on Caring Plus—UVMC’s commitment to outstanding quality, kindness and compassion for patients and fellow workers.
Read the Dayton Business Journal article
about the Best Places to Work in 2009.
It is the UVMC employees, physicians and volunteers who make our health system such a great place to work.
VHA Leadership for Clinical Excellence in Cardiac Care
Upper Valley Medical Center (UVMC) received a 2007 Leadership Award for Clinical Excellence from VHA Inc. This national health care alliance honors hospitals for meeting or exceeding national performance standards for clinical care in specific areas. UVMC won the award for its efforts in treatment for heart attack patients and treatment for congestive heart failure.
VHA Inc., based in Irving, Texas, serves more than 2,400 health care organizations nationwide, including 1,400 hospitals. VHA provides industry-leading supply chain management services. It also supports the formation of regional and national networks to help members improve their clinical and economic performance.
Commission on Cancer Three-Year with Commendation Award
The American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (CoC) has granted three-year approval with commendation to the Upper Valley Medical Center (UVMC) Cancer Care Center.
The CoC sets national quality of care standards for cancer programs and reviews the programs to ensure they uphold the Commission’s standards of excellence. As a CoC approved program, UVMC Cancer Cancer Center is committed to the Commission’s standards of performance improvement, outcome measurements, cost-effectiveness and collaboration with physicians and other health care service agencies.
UVMC’s multidisciplinary Cancer Care team is comprised of highly qualified, compassionate professionals who use specialized equipment and techniques to provide a full range of services that ensure optimal patient care. The team includes board certified physicians in the areas of radiation oncology, medical oncology, surgery and radiology. In addition, the Cancer Care team includes other highly specialized professionals such as certified oncology nurses, registered radiation therapists, medical physicist and certified tumor registrar.
Home Care Elite Top 500
UVMC Home Care Services was included on the Home Care Elite Top 500 list for 2007. This list of the “Top Tier Home Health Care Agencies in the US” is based on patient outcomes. UVMC Home Care Services, which also made the list in 2006, was one of only 22 agencies in Ohio to earn a spot on the list.
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