June 15,2015
Recipient of Women’s Choice Award® for Providing Exceptional Patient Care and Treatment in Cancer Care
Ridgewood NJ, For the second consecutive time The Valley Hospital has been named a Women’s Choice Award® recipient as one of America’s Best Hospitals for Cancer Care, acknowledging Valley’s dedication to providing exceptional patient care and cancer treatment care for women and their families.
According to the American Cancer Society, more than 1 million people in the U.S. are diagnosed with cancer each year. This award signifies Valley’s commitment and passion towards an extraordinary healthcare experience for women and all patients. By carrying the Women’s Choice Award seal, Valley has joined an elite network of hospitals committed to a global mission to empower women to make smart healthcare choices.
“We are proud to be recognized as one of the nation’s best hospitals for cancer care for the second consecutive year,” said Audrey Meyers, President and CEO of The Valley Hospital and Valley Health System. “It’s a testament to the priority Valley nurses, physicians and staff place on delivering high-quality, compassionate care to our patients and their families.”
A recent study from the Center for Talent Innovation showed that women make the majority of health care decisions for themselves (94 percent) and also make choices for others (59 percent). It also indicated that they often lack confidence in the decisions they are making due to hectic schedules, lack of reliable information and a general sense of distrust in the industry. More than half of women (53 percent) think they can get the best health information from the Internet, but 31 percent of these women do not trust the information they receive online.
“Now more than ever, the Women’s Choice Award seal serves as a validation to women that they are selecting the best hospitals for their own care and that of their family,” said Sharyn S. Lee, RN, MS, FACEHP, President of the Women’s Choice Healthcare Division.
The Valley Hospital is among the elite group of 331 hospitals who have earned the 2015 Women’s Choice Award by meeting the highest cancer care accreditation standards of the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, as well as for their excellence in clinical performance with regard to patient safety measures, and for their high recommendation rate, a measure that is very important to women in choosing a hospital.
Studies have shown that each patient who is dissatisfied will inform up to 10 other people of this dissatisfaction (Health Administration Press). This evidence further exemplifies the important focus on keeping as many people satisfied with their care as possible.
“Women have many choices when it comes to cancer care, but now they can make informed choices based on rigorous evidence based criteria. As a cancer survivor who faced a challenging journey to recovery, I wish I had the Women’s Choice Award as a resource to spare me unnecessary fret and error,” said Delia Passi, Founder and CEO of the Women’s Choice Award. “When faced with cancer you owe it to yourself and your family to get the best treatment,” added Passi.
That’s great but an ER visit is still going to take 6 hours of your day or night…..
Cannot please everyone can we!
@8.20am: Well being that the E in ER stands for emergency, it’s pretty obviously that any legitimate visit there is of the serious nature. Yes, there are delays in getting some patients seen, but this is typically because of all the non-emergency people there because they view the ER as their primary doctor. No matter what, you will be seen by someone fairly quickly, and your place in line will be adjusted based upon the issue you have described. The “6 hours” you have described is almost all spent in the inside, where you get treated and monitored. This is how it works in all good ERs.
Valley has too many out of network doctors who bill people for thousands more than they should.
Maybe they can excise the tumor created by their lawsuit of the Village that built Valley and still hosts their single hospital? Some chemo and radiation to shrink the size of their expansionary vision would also be nice. Maybe a few of their board members won’t survive their terminal cancers.
Anonymous 11:35, really, you are not that witty. Nothing funny about cancer
Many people do not know what an emergency is. Once you get to any ER they are going to triage you. If you have to wait 6 hours then you are not as sick as the others. I was at Valley once and a man was outraged at how long he had been waiting to be seen. He said that he just wanted antibiotics for a sinus infection. He thought that since he had self-diagnosed he should be able to get a Rx and leave.
It is not like taking a number at the deli.
If you want to take the temperature on just how dysfunctional society is these days, I advise you to take a seat in any ER waiting room for an hour or two and just observe.
Are they any good at providing cancer treatment for men?
Award Criteria:
America’s Best Hospitals for Cancer Care Award Methodology
Hospitals were selected for the America’s Best Hospitals for Cancer Care award from those that have received accreditation from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (ACS/CoC) as either
1.a National Cancer Institute (NCI) Designated Comprehensive Cancer Program,
2.a Comprehensive Community Cancer Program,
3.an Integrated Network Cancer Program.
4.an Academic Comprehensive Cancer Program.
Those selected hospitals were then given a score based on their patient recommendation rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Hospital Consumer Assessment for Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS). The hospitals could then be elevated in the rankings if they offered on-site chemotherapy, radiation or hospice. NCI designated programs were additionally elevated for their cancer research activities. Cancer Centers could also be penalized for having high infection rates.
Ha Ha, another fake award…
Rurik, there’s nothing funny about suing the Village that built your hospital either, or to forcefully try and stuff an overgrown, half-baked expansion plan down their throats, all the while treating residents’ concerns with contempt and disdain, just like I treated the cancer in my body when I was sick. Your arrogance towards anyone that dares question Valley’s moves is clear.