Centra Southside Community Hospital

Centra Southside Community Hospital has been named as one of the Most Wired Hospitals and Health Systems in the country by H&HN (Hospitals & Health Networks) magazine. The Farmville-based hospital is the only hospital in the Farmville/Richmond region to have earned the award.

The hospital was recognized as one of the top 100 most wired hospitals in the nation in the July issue of the magazine, the journal of the American Hospital Association. The magazine surveys health care systems annually on the effective use of information technology in achieving clinical and operational excellence. Hospitals report on how they use information technology in five key areas: safety and quality, customer service, business processes, workforce and public health and safety.

Centra Southside Community Hospital is a leader in using information technology to enter patient treatment orders, safely provide medications with barcode technology, document and store clinical test results and use database analytics to improve care.

“Health IT has shown incredible promise in helping us improve the quality and safety of the care hospitals deliver every day,” said Rich Umbdenstock, president and CEO of the American Hospital Association. “The results of the Most Wired Survey confirm that today’s patient also understands the benefits of IT in improving care and improving the overall hospital experience.”

The July H&HN cover story is available at www.hhnmag.com.

For more information about Centra Southside Community Hospital, please visit www.centrahealth.com or call 1.877.MDLINK1.