Medical Center receives Consumer Choice Award
The MUSC Medical Center is among 122 hospitals nationally named as recipients of the Consumer Choice Award.Given by the National Research Corporation (NRC), the Consumer Choice Award recognizes the hospitals that consumers chose as having the highest quality and image. The organization announced all national winners in the Oct. 23 issue of Modern Healthcare Magazine. This is the third year in a row that MUSC has been recognized.
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Stuart Smith, vice president for clinical operations and executive director,
MUSC Medical Center, displays the Consumer Choice Award.
Consumers rated hospitals on criteria which included best nurses, best doctors, overall quality, and best image and reputation. MUSC is the only hospital in this market to be recognized.
NRC president and CEO Michael Hays said winners are determined by consumer perceptions on multiple quality and image ratings collected in the company’s annual Healthcare Market Guide Study. Of the 2,500 hospitals rated by consumers in the study, the winning 122 rank highest in their Metropolitan Statistical Areas, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.
“Consumers continue to play an increasing role in their selection of
hospitals and in the care they receive,” Hays said. “We can
expect to see this trend increase in the future, particularly as more and
more information is available to consumers. So we are pleased to recognize
those hospitals singled out as leaders by those they serve. The winners
deserve recognition for the emphasis they have placed on providing quality
care and meeting consumers’ needs.”