The West Tennessee Healthcare Board of Trustees approved a resolution to upgrade Microsoft Exchange, during its monthly meeting, which was held at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
The purchase and implementation of the new Exchange and Server System will cost $424,100 of budgeted District funds.
The Board also was given an update on a distinguished three-star rating Jackson-Madison County General Hospital earned from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for its patient care and outcomes in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) procedures.
The three-star rating, which denotes the highest category of quality, places Jackson-Madison County General Hospital among the elite for heart bypass surgery in the United States and Canada.
The STS star rating system is one of the most sophisticated and highly regarded overall measures of quality in health care, rating the benchmarked outcomes of cardiothoracic surgery programs across the United States and Canada.
The star rating is calculated using a combination of quality measures for specific procedures performed by an STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database participant.
Robin Surratt, a 32-year employee with West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital, received West Tennessee Healthcare’s employee of the month award for November.
Tina Prescott, WTH Chief Operating Officer – presented the award to Robin – who works in the Radiology Department at Dyersburg Hospital.
(PHOTO: Chris Matheny, West Tennessee Healthcare senior executive assistant, visits with Board member Phil Bryant)
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