Awards & Accreditations
The following seals and logos represent the awards, accreditations and associations who endorse us as a quality healthcare provider. We are proud to offer the level of service they represent.
Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval 2019
An independent, not-for-profit organization, The Joint Commission accredits and certifies more than 20,500 health care organizations and programs in the United States. Joint Commission accreditation and certification is recognized nationwide as a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to meeting certain performance standards. Medical Center of South Arkansas is a Joint Commission Accredited Hospital.
Arkansas Best Places to Work 2020
Medical Center of South Arkansas was voted one of Arkansas Business’s “Best Places to Work” in 2020. The Best Places to Work in Arkansas is a survey and awards program dedicated to identifying and recognizing the Arkansas's best employers and providing valuable feedback to the organizations. According to Medical Center of South Arkansas CEO, Scott Street, “Medical Center of South Arkansas believes in the power of people to create great patient care. Our team at Medical Center of South Arkansas delivers high quality and compassionate care to the people of South Arkansas.”
American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get with the Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Quality Achievement Award 2020
Medical Center of South Arkansas received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence. Medical Center of South Arkansas additionally received the Association’s Target: Type 2 Honor Roll award. To qualify for this recognition, hospitals must meet quality measures developed with more than 90 % of compliance for 12 consecutive months for the “Overall Diabetes Cardiovascular Initiative Composite Score.”
Medical Center of South Arkansas Nursery Safe Sleep Certified 2020
The Medical Center of South Arkansas Women Center received the National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification which was created by Cribs for Kids and is endorsed by leading health and safety organizations. This award recognizes hospitals that demonstrate a commitment to community leadership for best practices and education in infant sleep safety. By becoming certified, a hospital is demonstrating that it is committed to the mission of making babies as safe as possible in their sleep environments and eliminating as many sleep related deaths as possible.
UAMS ARSAVES Facility
Medical Center of South Arkansas works together with UAMS Stroke Assistance through Virtual Emergency Support (ARSAVES) telemedicine stroke program. This program delivers live, telemedicine-based neurology consultation in emergency departments by connecting potential stroke patients with specialists who offer on-the-spot stroke diagnosis and treatment.
Level 3 Trauma Designation
Medical Center of South Arkansas is designated by the Arkansas Department of Health as a Level III Trauma Center.
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Leapfrog Hospital Score
Medical Center of South Arkansas is designated with a “B” Leapfrog Hospital Score. Our facility has the highest score in south Arkansas, which is a reflection of each and every one of our team members' commitment to great patient care. Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades are assigned to over 2,600 general acute-care hospitals across the nation twice annually. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses up to 28 national performance measures from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Leapfrog Hospital Survey and information from other supplemental data sources. Taken together, those performance measures produce a single letter grade representing a hospital’s overall performance in keeping patients safe from preventable harm and medical errors.
2020 Arkansas Governor’s Quality Award
Medical Center of South Arkansas is one of fourteen organizations from across the state to be recognized with a 2020 Arkansas Governor’s Quality Award during the recent 26th Annual Awards Celebration. MCSA received a Challenge Award which is the preliminary point for any organization on the Governor’s Quality Award journey. Challenge Award recipients have completed the first of four award levels and are moving toward the fourth and highest level in Arkansas organizations to engage in continuous quality improvement, which leads to performance excellence.
Category IV “Business of the Year”
Medical Center of South Arkansas was awarded the Category IV “Business of the Year” honor at the Arkansas Business 33rd Annual Business of the Year Awards. Arkansas Business recognized thirty-two top businesses, non-profit organizations and executives from around the state. Category IV was the largest of the award categories based on number of employees. During acceptance, CEO Scott Street dedicated this award to all of the amazing team members at Medical Center of South Arkansas.