DMH Earns 3rd Governor’s Quality Award
September 27th, 2012 by DMH
Drew Memorial Hospital received the Governors Quality Achievement Award for 2012 during the annual Governors Quality awards celebration held September 24th, at the Peabody Hotel in Little Rock. The award was presented by Governor Beebe to DMH CEO Michael Layfield. Mr. Layfield accepted the award on behalf of all the physicians and employees of DMH who deliver excellence in quality care to their patients in Drew county and the surrounding counties day in and day out.
DMH was the only Hospital in Southeast Arkansas to receive the Governors Quality Achievement award. The Quality Achievement award is received by organizations that have demonstrated systematic and notable processes through their commitment and practice of quality principals to achieve performance excellence.
The person assisting the governor in the awards presentation Cal Kellogg said “ everyone in Southeast Arkansas should be proud of this hospital as Drew Memorial Hospital is one of the fastest growing facilities in Southeast Arkansas , just completing a S14 million dollar modernization program, with plans to begin a $11 million dollar Surgical/inpatient psychiatric addition in the summer of 2013.Amazing progress has been made at DMH, through by a disciplined focus on quality care and customer service, accomplished by a world class team of physicians and hospital staff employees ,all focused on excellence in quality health care processes and service to all in Drew County”
Michael Layfield DMH CEO said : “I am extremely proud of the Hospitals Quality award recognition by the Governor and accepted the award on behalf of all the Physicians and Hospital employees ,as this recognition and award meets with the Hospitals Mission : to deliver excellent healthcare services, as it is thru our focus on excellence in all we do at the hospital, that lives are saved and the health of our community improved.”
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Bishop Sam Wherry:
It is a proven fact in one the worst economic recovery times in modern history in the United States and in particular Rural America, Monticello, Arkansas shines as the entity that utilize every available resource without political reservation but for the betterment of Monticello and the region it serves. The truth of the matter is Drew Memorial Hospital under the leadership of it’s stellar Chief Executive Officer and most efficient Board of Directors and a determined and farsighted County Judge and Quorum Court, Governor Beebe had no alternative but to recognize this Outstanding Medical Facility and Staff for the third time. Many are critical of the Stimulus Funds of the American Recovery Act but if you take a hard, hard realistic look and see the the most outstanding and efficient developments over the past three years in Monticello, Arkansas from the Ridgeway Senior Apartment Complex, UAM Forestry etc. project developments, Drew Memorial Hospital, Intermodal and Railroad upgrade, Multifamily Housing, Allen Maxwell’s massive infrastructure development enhancements and the continuance improvements to the existing and new highway projects completed and under construction(I-69 bypass). We first give thanks to our outstanding and most efficient total leadership team in Monticello and Drew County and second we thank our most efficient and professional staff at USDA/RDA and most of we thank God for the humane interest of these leaders of putting the interest of the people first instead of political backlash initiatives. This flagship initiative will make this city and the region it service one of the outstanding regions to live, work and be educated in for years to come, again Congratulations Drew Memorial Hospital for receiving your third Third Governors recognition Award.