St. Elizabeth Hospital Named Large Business of the Year
03/16/2009
St. Elizabeth Hospital was selected as Large Business of
the Year by the Ascension Chamber of Commerce during its annual Awards Banquet
held on March 12, 2009 at Elegant Affairs in Prairieville.
In presenting the award, Ascension Chamber of Commerce Chairperson, Rae
Milano, cited St. Elizabeth Hospital’s contributions to the community through
numerous local organizations, educating the community on important health
topics, and providing over two million dollars in uncompensated care in 2008.
She also noted some of the hospital’s many achievements over the past year
including receiving the Douglas Manship, Sr. Torch Award for Ethics in Business
by the South Central Louisiana Chapter of the Better Business Bureau, receiving
the Louisiana Hospital Quality Award at the Gold Level from the Louisiana
Healthcare Review, receiving the Louisiana Excellence Performance Award by the
Louisiana Quality Foundation, and ranking in the 99th percentile in Team Member
Satisfaction as measured by Press Ganey Associates and the 99th percentile in
Physician Satisfaction as measured by HealthStream Research.
Also noted was St. Elizabeth Hospital’s continuing commitment to improving
access to healthcare in Ascension Parish with the opening of the hospital’s
40,000 square foot expansion, opening the St. Elizabeth Hospital Medical Plaza
in Prairieville, and partnering with Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center to open a
radiation therapy center to provide services locally to those suffering
with cancer.
St. Elizabeth Hospital President and CEO, Dee LeJeune accepted the award on
behalf of the hospital. “It is truly an honor to accept this award.
It is a validation of our team members, medical staff, board, and volunteers who
work hard daily to make the hospital the best community hospital. Given
the level of quality that the other nominees for this award hold, being selected
is even more humbling,” she said.
St. Elizabeth Hospital was one of
five nominees for the honor. The other nominees were: Air Products and
Chemicals, Cox Communications, Home Depot, and InfiniEdge Software.
