Houston daily journal. (Perry, GA) 2006-current, August 29, 2006, Page 6A, Image 6
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♦ TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2006
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Members of the aviation community gathers every Friday night of the summer to enjoy
food and flying.
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have been enjoying the
PATIENTS
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“We work to have as posi
tive an experience as we can
and are consistently looking
how we can improve our ser
vices.” The survey showed
improved scores in all areas
of admissions, pain manage
ment, nursing and ancillary
areas. Overall for the entire
system Houston Healthcare’s
scores in order of customer
satisfaction were:
• Quality of physician -
93.5 percent
• Customer service - 91.3
percent
• Quality of nursing - 91.2
percent
• Willingness to return
- 90.8 percent
• Willingness to recom
mend - 89.8 percent
• of care - 86.7
percent
The Women’s Center led
the way in each category
with scores between 97.4
for quality of physician and
91.9 for quality of care. The
lowest percentage overall
was an 80.6 in quality of
care at the Perry Hospital
emergency department.
Perry Hospital’s emergency
department’s highest score
was 90.2 percent in quality
of nursing. Perry Hospital
ED had improved scores in
all areas of registration nurs
ing, pain management and
discharge.
Perry Hospital’s medical/
surgical scores ranged from
88.6 for quality of care to
94.3 percent for quality of
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parties will receive a written
warning, followed by a court
appearance if the warning is
not heeded.
Leaving a toter on the
curb following notification to
remove it is a misdemeanor,
according to the city code,
which specifies that the tot
ers are not to be placed near
the street earlier than 8 p.m.
the day before the scheduled
collection day, and must be
removed from “street-side”
by 9 p.m. on the day of col
lection.
The mayor pointed out
that provision is made by
city ordinance for disabled
people to have their toters
wheeled out and returned
by the trash collectors. To
obtain this free service,
those physically incapable of
moving the toters should call
988-2700.
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Some of the topics on the
agenda are smart credit
management, mutual funds
and saving for retirement.
To register for one of the
sessions and read more
about the program, visit
www.saveandinvest.org or
call 478-926-1256.
This is an educational pro
gram - no sales presenta
tions will be permitted dur
ing the program or on the
premises.
opportunity to get out and
fly-
They, along with their two
sons, fly every chance they
get says Webb, who is a pilot
physician. Perry Hospital
scored a 92.3 in quality of
nursing and a 91.4 in cus
tomer service. The scores at
the Houston Medical Center
emergency department
ranged from 82.1 percent for
quality of care to 91.5 per
cent for quality of nursing.
Kinnas told the Authority
there were improved scores
in all areas of nursing.
2 Main, a medical floor had
the second highest score -
after the Women’s Center
- for quality of nursing. The
lowest nursing score was
88.4 percent in 3 Main, the
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in the Georgia Air National
Guard at Robins Air Force
Base.
Some weeks pilots from
out of town are at the air-
surgical floor.
2 Main’s scores ranged
from 85.8 percent in qual
ity of care to 93.5 percent
for quality of physician.
Improvements were show
in overall quality of nurses,
customer service and willing
ness to recommend.
3 Main’s scores ranged
from 84.1 percent for qual
ity of care to 93.9 percent for
quality of physician. Areas of
improvement included will
ingness to recommend, will
ingness to return and cus
tomer service.
4 Main scores ranged from
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They have served everything from tacos to catfish including hamburgers and hot
dogs.
port en route to another des
tination and decide to stay
for the food and fellowship.
In fact, they have met pilots
86 percent in quality of care
to 93.2 percent in quality of
physician. While there was
improvement in all areas,
Kinnas pointed out improve
ments in “nurse care and
concern,” “willingness to rec
ommend” and “willingness to
return” were up 4-5 percent
age points from the previous
quarterly survey.
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