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MARTIN HEALTH SYSTEM: A Year in Review

The past year at Martin Health System
has been one of new additions, service
enhancements and many significant
recognitions. The organization doubled
the size of its newest hospital, Tradition
Medical Center in Port St. Lucie. The hos-
pital’s campus also welcomed a second
medical office building with an ambulato-
ry surgery center and retail pharmacy.
As 2017 comes to a close, Martin Health
celebrates the following accomplishments:

November
Center for Bariatric and Metabolic
Surgery at Martin Health Receives
Accreditation
The Center for Bariatric and Metabolic
Surgery at Martin Health was recognized
for its commitment to patient safety and
quality care by the Metabolic and Bariatric
Surgery Accreditation and Quality
Improvement Program (MBSAQIP®), a
joint program of the American College of an expansion of the neonatal intensive June drivers of the employer’s attractiveness
Surgeons (ACS) and the American Society care unit. HealthPark Two Opens on Tradition were: atmosphere at work and potential
for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Medical Center Campus for development; image; working condi-
(ASMBS). This national accreditation was Martin Health System Purchases HealthPark Two, a new medical office tions; salary/wage; workplace; and diver-
awarded to Martin Health for providing Stuart Land for Outpatient Facility building on the campus of Tradition sity.
patients with a comprehensive multidisci- Martin Health System purchased 13 Medical Center in Port St. Lucie, opened.
plinary program of preoperative and post- acres of land located in the northeast HealthPark Two joins HealthPark One to March
operative care that improves outcomes corner of Indian Street and Kanner offer greater convenience and access to Martin Health Sleep Disorders
and long-term success.
Highway in south Stuart. This parcel is skilled physicians from Martin Health Center Receives Accreditation
the site of a new state-of-the-art outpa- Physician Group. Specialties within the The Martin Health Sleep Disorders
Martin Health System Achieves Level 8 tient facility that will house a variety of two medical office buildings now Center in Palm City received accredita-
in Epic Gold Star Program health care services. The facility is in its include: adult primary care, gastroen- tion from the American Academy of
Epic, the Wisconsin-based software
developer best known for its development early planning stages with an anticipated terology, neurology, urology, general sur- Sleep Medicine (AASM). Dr. Ronald D.
Chervin, AASM president, said, “Martin
gery, breast surgery, nephrology, neuro-
completion date of summer 2019.
of an electronic medical record (EMR) sys- surgery and vascular surgery. HealthPark Health Sleep Disorders Center is an
tem, has awarded Martin Health System a July Two also has a retail pharmacy and important resource to the local medical
level 8 in the company’s Gold Star Martin Health Recognized as Most ambulatory surgery center. community and will provide academic
Program. The Gold Star Program meas- Wired Hospital and scientific value in addition to the
ures effective use of the EMR system. Martin Health System was recognized May highest quality care for patients suffering
October for the sixth year in a row as a Most Forbes Ranks Martin Health System from sleep disorders.”
Tradition Medical Center Opens New Wired Hospital by Hospitals and Health Among Best Mid-Size Employers Martin Health wishes to extend its
Floors and Services Networks. Now in its 19th year, the 2016 Martin Health System was ranked gratitude to the Treasure Coast commu-
Martin Health System doubled the size Health Care’s Most Wired® survey and among the top 300 of this year’s Forbes nity for its generous support that allows
of Tradition Medical Center. The hospi- benchmarking study is a leading indus- “America’s Best Mid-size Employers” list. the organization to remain at the fore-
tal now features 180 beds, with an try barometer measuring information Forbes compiles the list of the best 300 front of new procedures, tools and pro-
expanded intensive care unit and a 12- technology (IT) use and adoption among mid-size employers and 500 large gramming that can enhance the experi-
bed progressive care unit to help transi- hospitals nationwide. Martin Health is employers in partnership with Statista ence of its patients.
tion patients from the ICU to a tradition- one of only 22 hospitals in Florida to Inc. More than 30,000 employees were
al medical-surgical unit. The maternal- receive the award. asked to rate their employers based on
child area was also renovated, including
35 work-related attributes. The six main

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