Hospital Value Index™
Aultman Hospital has been recognized with two Hospital Value Index™ awards – Best in Value™ and Best in State™ – as a result of the study conducted by Data Advantage, LLC, who is the nation’s leader in measuring healthcare value. Aultman’s composite score ranked among the top tier of all hospitals nationwide and in the top 10 percent for Ohio, achieving high marks in quality, affordability, efficiency and patient satisfaction. Click here to learn more. (2009-2010)
MagnetTM National Nursing Award
Aultman received the Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. (2006)
Ohio Patient Safety Institute
The Ohio Patient Safety Institute (OPSI) awarded Aultman Hospital's Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) the Best Practice Award for implementing the most innovative, evidence-based patient safety practice in the state. Click here to learn more. (2010)
Stark County's "Most Preferred Hospital"
The National Research Corporation (NRC) named Aultman as Stark County's "most preferred hospital for overall quality and image" for the 14th consecutive year. This recognition reflects the community's belief that Aultman has the best doctors, the best nurses, the most personalized care and the best community health programs. Click here to learn more. (2009-2010)
Press Ganey
The Aultman Emergency and Trauma Center was ranked in the 99th percentile for overall patient satisfaction and “likelihood to recommend” as a result of Press Ganey surveys during the first and second quarters of 2009. The ranking is based on a comparison of 7,000 health care organizations using Press Ganey’s services to measure and improve quality of patient care. (2009)
Commission on Cancer
The Aultman Cancer Center received "Three-Year Approval with Commendation" from the Commission on Cancer (CoC) for providing a full-scope cancer program. The program includes cancer committee leadership, cancer data membership, clinical services, research, community outreach and quality improvement. (2009)
American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
Aultman Cerebrovascular Program received a "Get With The Guidelines" performance achievement award from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, a program that helps ensure continuous quality improvement of acute stroke treatment and ischemic stroke prevention in accordance with the most up-to-date guidelines and recommendations. Additionally, Aultman Heart Center received two American Heart Association "Get With The Guidelines" Performance Achievement Awards for Coronary Artery Disease and Heart Failure. Aultman is the first hospital in Stark County and the eighth in Ohio to receive all three "Get With The Guidelines" modules. (2006: initial awards; 2007: annual awards; 2008 and 2009: gold awards)
Beacon Awards from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
The Aultman Intensive Care Units – Medical, Surgical, Cardiac Care and Cardiovascular Surgery – have earned Beacon Awards from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN). In determining Beacon Award recipients, AACN reviews education; training and mentoring; patient outcomes; and leadership and organizational ethics for each unit. The Aultman CVSICU is one of six units to have earned Beacon honors three times, while the Medical and Surgical ICUs are two-time recipients (2009, 2010).
Ohio Nurses Foundation
Aultman Hospital earned the Ohio Nurses Foundation's "Nurses' Choice Awards" Organizational Award for its support of nurses and direct patient care. (2007)
Robard Corporation
Aultman Weight Management received the Matson Achievement Award for Outstanding Achievement and Passion in Medical Weight Management from Robard Corporation. (2007)
Ohio Award for Excellence
AultCare received the Ohio Award for Excellence, which is modeled after the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and endorsed by Governor Bob Taft. This honor recognizes organizations that practice measurable, continuous improvement and utilize outstanding processes to achieve customer-focused performance excellence. (2006)
J.D. Power and Associates
Aultman Hospital was recognized by the J.D. Power and Associates Distinguished Hospital ProgramSM for service excellence in 2004, 2005 and 2007. This distinction acknowledged a strong commitment by Aultman Hospital to provide patients with an "Outstanding Inpatient Experience."
100 Top HospitalsTM
In recent years, Aultman has been identified as one of the 100 Top Hospitals in the country by Thomson Reuters.
