Memorial Medical Center Earns Top Honor from LifePoint Health
March 5, 2020
Companywide High Five Award recognizes hospital for operational excellence in 2019
Pictured (L to R): LifePoint Health Executive Vice President of Hospital Operations Victor E. Giovanetti, FACHE; LifePoint Health Western Division President Sandy Podley; MMC Chief Nursing Officer Caryn Iverson, RN, DHA, MSN, MBA; MMC Chief Medical Officer Dolores Gomez, MD; MMC Chief Executive Officer John Harris; MMC Chief Financial Officer Steve Winegeart; LifePoint Health Western Division Chief Financial Officer Bob Barrett
Las Cruces, New Mexico (March 3, 2020) – LifePoint Health®, a leading healthcare company dedicated to Making Communities Healthier®, recently awarded Memorial Medical Center (MMC) with its 2019 companywide High Five Award for demonstrating excellence in healthcare delivery. It is the highest honor a LifePoint hospital can receive. The hospital also received the company’s Western Division High Five Award.
The High Five Award is given annually to one hospital from each of LifePoint’s four divisions. From these finalists, one hospital is chosen for the companywide High Five Award for extraordinary demonstration of the company’s High Five Guiding Principles, which include:
- Delivering high quality patient care;
- Supporting physicians;
- Creating excellent workplaces for our employees;
- Taking a leadership role in our communities; and
- Ensuring fiscal responsibility.
These five core guiding principles directly impact the company’s actions and decision making and have defined what communities can expect from LifePoint facilities as health care providers since the company was founded in 1999.
In addition to the companywide High Five Award, MMC received a check for $150,000, to aid in its efforts of advancing the hospital’s mission of Making Communities Healthier®.
“We are thrilled to honor the outstanding team at Memorial Medical Center with this well-deserved honor for their extraordinary leadership and inspiring example of keeping our High Five Guiding Principles at the center of everything they do,” said Victor E. Giovanetti, FACHE, executive vice president, hospital operations at LifePoint Health. “Their commitment to keeping these principles operationally in focus has enabled Memorial to reach new heights in providing quality care, while growing its business and creating new ways to engage with the Las Cruces community.”
Memorial Medical enjoyed a number of significant successes in 2019, including several notable designations for its quality care as well as enhancements to the services it provides to patients in the community.
“We are very honored to be recognized as LifePoint’s 2019 companywide High Five Award winner,” said John Harris, chief executive officer of MMC. “Our team works hard each and every day to be a place where our neighbors choose to come for their healthcare, and I am so proud of our employees, providers, volunteers and board members for their commitment to ensuring that we continue to provide the best care possible for our community.”
The award was accepted by MMC’s leadership team on behalf of the entire hospital staff at LifePoint’s annual hospital leadership meeting in Nashville, Tennessee.
About Memorial Medical Center– At Memorial Medical they are committed to providing excellent care to our community. Their facilities provide comprehensive services to residents throughout the Southern New Mexico. They strive to offer the latest technology in imaging services, orthopedics, cancer and cardiac care. Their commitment to high-quality care is strong. Their team is committed to providing compassionate care and they bring new and innovative programs to show who matters the most - our communities.
About LifePoint Health®
LifePoint Health is a leading healthcare company dedicated to Making Communities Healthier®. Through its subsidiaries, it provides quality inpatient, outpatient and post-acute services close to home. LifePoint owns and operates community hospitals, regional health systems, physician practices, outpatient centers and post-acute facilities across the country. It is the sole community healthcare provider in the majority of the non-urban communities it serves. More information about the company can be found at www.LifePointHealth.net.