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St. E’s Earns Surgical Spine Center Designation
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- St. Elizabeth Health Center has been designated a UnitedHealth Premium Surgical Spine Specialty Center. The center earned a three-star rating -- the highest possible.
“This is great news,” said Diana Kelly, spine navigator at St. Elizabeth. “This designation is based on the quality and efficiency of our pre-operative and post-operative care as well as the overall outcomes of our spine patients.
UnitedHealthcare developed the UnitedHealth Premium Specialty Center program to provide its members with information and access to hospitals that meet meet rigorous quality criteria. The designation is based on detailed information about specialized training, practice capabilities and outcomes and is designed to help members make informed decisions should they need surgical spine care.
To receive the designation, St. Elizabeth’s met extensive quality and outcomes criteria based on nationally recognized medical standards and expert advice. The criteria incorporate measurements of breadth and depth of care, staff experience, emergency care, quality and outcomes reporting.
Humility of Mary Health Partners is an integrated health system and a region of Catholic Health Partners in Cincinnati, which is the largest health system in Ohio and one of the largest Catholic health systems in the United States.
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.