Aultman Hospital

 
Aultman Hospital Receives Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Award
Aultman Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability. Aultman also received the American Heart Association’s Target: Stroke^SM Honor Roll Elite award. To qualify for this recognition, hospitals must meet specific criteria that reduce the time between an eligible patient’s arrival at the hospital and treatment with thrombolytic therapy. Finally, Aultman received the American Heart Association’s Target: Type 2 Diabetes™ Honor Roll award. Target: Type 2 Diabetes aims to ensure patients with Type 2 diabetes, who might be at higher risk for complications, receive the most up-to-date, evidence-based care when hospitalized due to stroke.

Aultman Hospital is One of America’s Best-In-State Employers
Aultman Hospital honored to be recognized on the Forbes list of America’s Best-In-State Employers 2024. This prestigious award is presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., the leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The award list can be viewed on the Forbes website. America's Best-In-State Employers 2024 have been identified in an independent survey from a vast sample of over 160,000 employees working for companies employing at least 500 people within the U.S. The ranking is open to companies from all industry sectors.

U.S. News and World Report - Best Hospitals
Aultman Hospital has been ranked as one of the best regional hospitals in Ohio for 2023-24 by U.S. News & World Report. The annual U.S. News rankings are designed to assist patients and their doctors in choosing the right hospital for them. Aultman Hospital was ranked 11th in the state of Ohio. U.S. News evaluated more than 4,500 hospitals across 15 specialties and 21 procedures and conditions; only 12% of evaluated hospitals earned a Best Hospitals ranking. Hospitals awarded a “Best” designation excelled at factors such as clinical outcomes, level of nursing care and patient experience.

Chest Pain – MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award
Aultman Hospital has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Performance Achievement Award for 2024! We are proud to be one of only 400 hospitals nationwide to receive this distinguished honor having demonstrated sustained achievement in specific performance measures reported in the Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry. Registry participation engages hospitals in a robust quality improvement process where using data helps identify and drive improvement effort and ensures adherence to guideline recommendations. In this way the overall quality of care provided to heart attack patients at our facility is prioritized by our healthcare team. To learn more about the Chest Pain – MI Registry or the performance achievement awards, click here.

Aultman Home Care Earns 2023 SHPBest^TM ‘Superior Performer’ Patient Satisfaction Award

Aultman Health Care in Your Home has been recognized by Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) as a “Superior Performer” for achieving an overall patient satisfaction score that ranked in the top 20% of all eligible SHP clients for the 2023 calendar year. The annual SHPBest™ award program was created to acknowledge home health agencies that consistently provide high-quality service to their patients. The 2023 award recipients were determined by reviewing and ranking the overall satisfaction score for more than 3,200 home health providers.

Aultman Hospice Earns 2023 SHPBest^TM ‘Superior Performer’ Caregiver Satisfaction Award

Aultman Hospice has been recognized by Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) as a “Superior Performer” for achieving an overall caregiver and family satisfaction score that ranked in the top 20% of all eligible SHP clients for the 2023 calendar year. The annual SHPBest™ award program was created to acknowledge hospice providers that consistently provide high-quality service to families and caregivers of patients receiving hospice care. The 2023 award recipients were determined by reviewing and ranking the overall CAHPS Hospice survey satisfaction score for more than 1,750 hospice providers.

Aultman Hospital Receives DNV Advanced Sterile Processing Certification

Aultman Hospital recently became the first hospital in Ohio to receive Advanced Sterile Processing Certification (ASPC) from DNV. The certification affirms Aultman’s commitment to excellence in sterile processing departments within the scope of infection prevention and control, surgical services, endoscopic services and related departments, which Aultman provides in partnership with Crothall Healthcare. The ASPC designation demonstrates that an organization is performing at the highest level.

Aultman Orrville Hospital

Aultman Orrville Hospital Nationally Recognized as a Best Maternity Hospital
Aultman Orrville Hospital (AOH) has been recognized and placed on Newsweek’s list of Best Maternity Hospitals 2022. This prestigious award is presented by Newsweek and statistics portal and industry-ranking provider Statista Inc. Only 350 winners were recognized on the Best Maternity Hospitals 2022 list. Congratulations to AOH colleagues!

Aultman Orrville Hospital Achieves Stroke Ready Certification
Aultman Orrville Hospital has achieved the Stroke Ready certification through the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC). This award is presented by ACHC for compliance with a comprehensive set of national standards. Certification by ACHC reflects an organization’s dedication and commitment to meeting standards that facilitate a higher level of performance and patient care.

Aultman Alliance Community Hospital

AACH Receives Get With The Guidelines® Rural Award

Aultman Alliance Community Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Coronary Artery Disease Rural Silver Recognition for its commitment to offering rapid, research-based care to people experiencing a specific type of heart attack known as an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), known to be more severe and dangerous than other types of heart attacks. The Get With The Guidelines – Coronary Artery Disease Rural Recognition award is earned by hospitals that demonstrate a commitment to treating patients according to the most up-to-date research-based guidelines for STEMI care as outlined by the American Heart Association.

AACH Receives Get With The Guidelines® Award

Aultman Alliance Community Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Referring Center Gold Plus recognition for its commitment to offering rapid, research-based care to people experiencing a specific type of heart attack known as an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), known to be more severe and dangerous than other types of heart attacks. Recognition as a STEMI Referring Center is designed to showcase hospitals of every size on the front lines of care that do not have 24/7 cardiac catheterization lab availability but work in collaboration with emergency medical services to ensure patients receive guideline-directed STEMI and NSTEMI care.

Aultman College

Higher Learning Commission Accreditation
Aultman College Receives Highest Accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission In late 2022, the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) approved to “continue the accreditation of Aultman College with the next Reaffirmation of Accreditation in 2032-33.

Other Recognitions

 
Aultman Hospital Reverified as Level II Trauma Center
Please join us in congratulating the trauma center at Aultman Hospital! After a thorough review process including a site visit, they have been reverified as a Level II Trauma Center by the Verification Review Committee (VRC), an ad hoc committee of the Committee on Trauma (COT) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). This achievement recognizes the trauma center’s dedication to providing optimal care for injured patients. Aultman Hospital’s trauma center has been reverified through October of 2023.

Aultman Hospital Receives ACC Chest Pain Center Accreditation
Aultman Hospital was recently recognized by The American College of Cardiology for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients with chest pain. Aultman Hospital was awarded Chest Pain Center Accreditation with Primary PCI and Resuscitation, based on rigorous on-site evaluation of the staff’s ability to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients who may be experiencing a heart attack. Special thanks to the accreditation team and congratulations to the Aultman Deuble Heart and Vascular Hospital and all colleagues involved for making continuous improvement possible!

Gold Seal of Approval - Recertified for Stroke
Aultman Hospital recently received the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Advanced Primary Stroke Center Accreditation. In 2009, we were the first hospital in Stark County to earn certification – and the 13th in the state of Ohio. Joint Commission standards are developed in consultation with health care experts and providers, measurement experts and patients. Joint Commission reviewers also conducted on-site observations and interviews. The Aultman Stroke program achieved re-certification by providing the critical elements needed for long-term success in improving stroke outcomes.