Maria Parham - Franklin Explained
Franklin Medical Center was a hospital in Louisburg, North Carolina that closed on October 16, 2015. Previously, it was part of the Novant Health organization.[1] In September 2017, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners announced that they came to an agreement with Duke LifePoint to reopen the hospital as part of Maria Parham Health.[2]
Awards/patient satisfaction
- In 2011, Franklin Medical Center has been nationally recognized as a top-performing healthcare organization by the Health Research & Education Trust (HRET).[3]
- In 2010, Franklin Medical Center was awarded a three-year term of national accreditation in both magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and mammography as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR).[4]
- In 2010, Franklin Medical Center's diabetes education program received the certificate of education recognition from the American Diabetes Association.[5]
- In 2010, Franklin Medical Center was awarded the national laboratory accreditation from the College of American Pathologists (CAP),[6] based on the results of a recent onsite inspection. This is Franklin Medical Center's fifth CAP Accreditation; their first was awarded in March 2002.
- In 2010, Franklin Medical Center's diabetes education program received the 2010 American Diabetes Association (ADA) Provider of the Year Award.
Notes and References
- News: Franklin Medical Center to close next week :: WRAL.com. WRAL. WRAL.com. 2018-03-23. en.
- News: Agreement reached to reopen Franklin Medical Center in 2018 :: WRAL.com. WRAL. WRAL.com. 2018-03-23. en.
- Web site: Home . hret.org.
- Web site: American College of Radiology . 2011-07-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070610031555/http://www.acr.org/ . 2007-06-10 . dead .
- Web site: Home . diabetes.org.
- Web site: College of American Pathologists - CAP Home . 2011-07-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080221005045/http://www.cap.org/apps/cap.portal . 2008-02-21 . dead .
