[COLOR=black][FONT="][URL="http://www.facebook.com/SacredHeartEmerald"]Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast[/URL] announced it has been recognized as a [I]Top 100 Hospitals for Patient Satisfaction[/I]by WomenCertified. WomenCertified is the collective voice of the female consumer and a trusted referral source for top businesses and brands identified with women.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT="]Hospitals are selected for this prestigious annual list based on a proprietary scoring process that incorporates Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scores along with a higher level of analysis that weighs criteria identified as the most important to women for patient satisfaction. Additionally, it takes into consideration WomenCertified’s in-depth research on customer satisfaction among women, including a joint study on customer satisfaction by gender conducted with the [URL="http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/"][COLOR=windowtext]Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania[/COLOR][/URL].[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT="]“At Sacred Heart, we pride ourselves on providing each patient with an excellent experience. Being named one of the top hospitals in the nation by WomenCertified is a testament to the passion and dedication displayed by our physicians, associates and volunteers on a daily basis,” Roger Hall, President, Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast, said. “We truly believe the best care comes from the heart.” [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT="]As a Top 100 Hospital, and because of its high consumer satisfaction scores, WomenCertified further honored Sacred Heart with the Women’s Choice Award. Women are empowered to make better choices by having a Seal that represents the collective opinion of women who highly recommend that brand, service or hospital. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT="]“Women make or influence more than 85 percent of all healthcare decisions for themselves and their families,” said Delia Passi, CEO and founder of WomenCertified and former publisher of [I]Working Mother [/I]and [I]Working Women[/I] magazines. “Recognizing the top hospitals nationwide that are women-friendly and align with women’s identified preferences is important to our mission at WomenCertified, where we are women helping women make smart choices.” [IMG]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41825756/WChoice_web.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41825756/tophospitals_hires.jpg[/IMG] [/FONT][/COLOR]
