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Mission Hospital

Award-Winning Quality

In 2008, Mission Hospital continued to earn national and regional recognition for the exceptional quality of care delivered by our outstanding medical staff and dedicated employees.

  • Nationally ranked stroke care - U.S.News & World Report named Mission's Stroke Program a 2008 Silver Performance Award winner. Mission was one of only 128 hospitals in the nation to receive this designation for consistently meeting performance standards that give stroke patients the best possible chance of survival and recovery.
  • Acclaimed heart services - Mission's heart services continued to draw a wide array of accolades, including the Beacon Award from the American Association of Critical Care Nurses for the Cardiovascular ICU and Cardiovascular Recovery Unit. For the second straight year, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons gave Mission its highest, 3-star ranking. Mission was also designated a UnitedHealth Premium Cardiac Specialty Center after meeting rigorous quality criteria based on national standards.
  • Leading healthcare technology - Hospitals and Health Networks magazine named Mission to its list of Top 100 "Most Wired" and "Most Wireless" hospitals. The hospitals on the "Most Wired" list show better outcomes in patient satisfaction, mortality rates and other key quality measures through their use of information technology.
  • Nursing excellence - Nine RNs on Mission's staff were named to the list of North Carolina Great 100 Nurses, an annual recognition honoring the state's best nurses.
  • Patient satisfaction - High patient satisfaction scores landed Mission in the top quartile nationally in the federal government's new HCAPS program, which tracks how patients across the nation rate their hospital experience.
  • Overall quality - HealthGrades named Mission a Distinguished Hospital for Patient Safety and 5-Star Hospital for cardiac care and joint replacement. Mission was named a Top 100 Hospital by Cleverley & Associates, and ranked as one of North Carolina's Best Hospitals by Business North Carolina.

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