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Barrow Co hospital ranks high in terms of patient satisfaction

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The Northeast Georgia Medical Center facility in Barrow County has been ranked in the top five percent of hospitals when it comes to patient satisfaction.

From Northeast Georgia Medical Center…

People who trust Northeast Georgia Medical Center Barrow are likely to receive care from employees who are among the most engaged in the nation, according to a recent recognition. NGMC Barrow has been named a 2022 Human Experience Guardian of Excellence Award winner by Press Ganey, a leading third-party company that tracks and analyzes patient satisfaction and employee engagement in health care.

As a winner of the award, NGMC Barrow is in the top 5% of healthcare providers driving employee engagement in the last year.

NGMC Barrow provides emergency care, surgery, orthopedics, heart care, imaging/radiology, laboratory services, pulmonary rehabilitation, wound healing, stroke care and more. Since joining Northeast Georgia Health System in 2017, NGMC Barrow has been recognized as one of the “Top 5 Small Hospitals” in the state by Georgia Trend magazine; earned designation as a Primary Stroke Treatment Center; and added 3D mammography to better detect breast cancer.

Tim Bryant

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