Recent Forrest General Awards and Recognitions

2000

• Forrest General's Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation programs are awarded certifications by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR).

2001

• Forrest General Hospital receives the Health Care Quality Improvement Project Award of Excellence for participation in Information and Quality Healthcare (IQH) Sixth Scope of Work, a national clinical improvement initiative.
• Forrest General's Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation programs are awarded certifications by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR).

2003

• Forrest General awarded three-year term of accreditation from American College of Radiology (ACR) for the Radiology Department's mammography and closed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) services.

2004

• Forrest General receives Quality Improvement Award at Information and Quality Healthcare's Quality Showcase.
• Forrest General recognized by UnitedHealth Group's Premium Network for demonstrating quality and cost-efficient health care in treating heart disease.

2005

• Forrest General recognized in the Top 100 U.S. hospitals in the Community Value Index (CVI) published by Cleverley & Associates (Columbus, OH).
• Forrest General is first in the Pine Belt to join Institute for Healthcare Improvement's landmark 100,000 Lives Campaign.
• Forrest General is recognized as a Silver Level Company of Excellence by the American Cancer Society.
• Forrest General achieves Quality Respiratory Care Recognition from the American Association of Respiratory Care (AARC).

2006

• Forrest General achieves Quality Respiratory Care Recognition from the American Association of Respiratory Care (AARC) for the second consecutive year.
• Forrest General's Diabetes Self-Management Program is awarded Education Recognition from the American Diabetes Association.
• Forrest General receives UnitedHealth Premium Cardiac Specialty Center designation.
• Forrest General is designated a HeartCaring-certified hospital.
• Forrest General receives National VHA Award for Clinical Excellence, recognizing outstanding care of cardiac patients.

2007

• Forrest General Home Care is named to the 2007 HomeCare Elite, ranking it in the top 500 Home Care facilities in the United States.
• Forrest General's Hospice is awarded a Pewter Trophy for scoring in the 99th percentile in the Press Ganey satisfaction survey.
• Forrest General Home Care receives a Certificate of Excellence from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for committing to participate in a voluntary, national Home Health Quality Improvement (HHQI) campaign.
• Forrest General's Rehabilitation Unit receives re-accreditation from The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).
• Forrest General receives the VHA Leadership Award for Supply Chain Management Improvement, in recognition of The Pharmacy Assistance Center, a service of Forrest General and the Southeast Mississippi Rural Health Initiative (SEMRHI), that provides affordable prescription drugs to uninsured and under-insured patients.
• Forrest General earns Quality Respiratory Care Recognition (QRCR) from the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC), for the third consecutive year.
• Forrest General is chosen as a flagship Peripheral Arterial Disease (P.A.D.) Screening hospital for the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute's Stay in Circulation Week campaign, thanks to the hospital's participation in the Spirit of Women program and dedication to raise awareness about P.A.D.

2008

• Forrest General's Spirit of Women program is awarded Premiere status by the national Spirit of Women organization.
• Forrest General's Cancer Registry receives Gold Certification by the Mississippi Cancer Registry.
• Forrest General Home Care is named to the 2008 HomeCare Elite, ranking it in the top 500 Home Care facilities in the United States.
• Forrest General is designated as a UnitedHealth Premium® Surgical Spine Specialty Center.
• Forrest General's Respiratory Department receives recognition by the American Association of Respiratory Care (AARC) for the fourth consecutive year.

2009

• Forrest General achieves certification by the Joint Commission as an Advanced Primary Stroke Care Center.
• Forrest General designated Neuroscience Center of Excellence by NeuStrategy, Inc.
• Forrest General's Respiratory Department receives recognition by the American Association of Respiratory Care (AARC) for the fifth consecutive year.
• Forrest General's Diabetes Care Center awarded the prestigious American Diabetes Association Education Recognition Certificate.
• Forrest General is selected as the recipient of the USM College of Health Community Partners Award.
• Forrest General receives three-year accreditation in Computed Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Services by the American College of Radiology (ACR).
• Forrest General's Joint Commission certified Stroke Center receives recognition from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines Program.
• Forrest General is the first hospital in Mississippi to be recognized by the J.D. Power and Associates Distinguished Hospital Program, acknowledging the hospital's commitment to provide Cardiovascular Service Excellence and "An Outstanding Patient Experience."
• Forrest General is re-designated as a Level II Trauma Center by the Mississippi Department of Health's Emergency Medical Services.
• Forrest General is awarded the 2009 Consumer Choice Award from National Research Corporation, based on feedback from consumers in the Hattiesburg area who ranked Forrest General top of the list based on four essential consumer metrics, including best overall quality, best image and reputation, best doctors and best nurses.
• Forrest General Home Care receives the 2009 Vision Award from Outcome Concept Systems, in recognition of active engagement in strategic initiatives to improve quality of care and organizational performance.
• Forrest General Home Care is named to the 2009 Home Care Elite, a compilation of the top-performing 25% of Medicare Certified Home Health Agencies in the Unites States.
• Forrest General's Rehabilitation Unit achieves three-year accreditation from CARF International (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) for their Adult Inpatient Rehabilitation Programs and awarded as an Adult Stroke Specialty Program.
• Forrest General is rated with five stars in back and neck surgery (spinal fusion) by LeapFrog Group.