Allegiance Earns National Award
Dec. 21, 2006
Jackson, Mich. — Allegiance Health was recently honored with the prestigious Compass Award for significant improvements in overall inpatient satisfaction scores over the last two years. The national award was presented by Press Ganey, the healthcare industry’s leading satisfaction measurement and improvement firm. Allegiance showed the greatest improvement for hospital’s with 300-450 beds.
“This award is an indicator of how important customer service is to our organization,” said Jacalyn Liebowitz, Vice President, Patient Care Continuum. “We are thankful for the commitment of our entire staff and physician team who helped us achieve this honor. It serves to assure our customers and patients of the exceptional care they will receive at Allegiance Health.”
Founded in 1985 and headquartered in South Bend, Ind., Press Ganey Associates is the healthcare industry’s leading independent vendor of satisfaction measurement and improvement services. Press Ganey currently partners with over 7,000 healthcare facilities and assists them in collecting and using patient, resident, employee, and physician evaluations in their quality improvement initiatives.