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Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point Announces the Recipients of the HCA Innovators Award

Friday, Jul 08, 2016 | On Target Page: Trinity & West Pasco, Regional Medical Center - Bayonet Point
Hudson, Florida (July 1, 2016) – Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point recently awarded two employees with the HCA Innovators Award. The HCA Innovators Award is designed to further connect employees to the HCA organization and reward them for innovative ideas that contribute to improvement at all levels. Beyond inclusion and recognition, the program is a means by which great ideas are shared with colleagues across the entire system.
Awards are given in three different categories at local facilities, the division level, and the corporate levels. The facility level innovative winner(s) receive $1,000, a plaque, a front row parking spot or pass in the physicians’ parking lot for one full year, a beautiful large dish garden, and a copy of the book The Life & Legacy of Dr. Thomas F. Frist, Sr., along with a personal letter signed by Dr. Thomas F. Frist, Jr.
This year Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point’s facility innovative award winners were Nicholas Rigopoulos and UJ Patel, pharmacists. They were recognized for an IV sterile compounding monitoring tracker.
This year Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point had the greatest number of nominees in several years. The nominees were:
• David Bauknight
• Keith Kramer
• Zachary Martin
• Erin Pagan
• Courtney Patrick
• Nicholas Rigopoulos and UJ Patel
• Michelle Van Osch
• Kristina Vatter
• Jeffrey wells
Attached photo: Shayne George poses with 2016 Innovative Award Winners in the area of quality and safety. Left to right: UJ Patel, innovator winner, CEO Shayne George, Nicholas Rigopoulos, innovator winner.

About Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point

Regional Medical Center Bayonet has been serving the community since 1981. We are a 290-bed acute care hospital located in Hudson, FL and home of the nationally acclaimed Heart Institute. We have more than 350 physicians, 1,264 employees and 500 volunteers on our integrated healthcare delivery team.

Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point has achieved distinction in the following areas:

• Level II Trauma Center
• Accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care
• 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014 Top Performing Hospital for Key Quality Measures for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, and surgical care - The Joint Commission
• Certified Advance Primary Stroke Center - Joint Commission
• 2014 and 2015 Top Performing Hospital for Key Quality Measures for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care, VTE and stroke - The Joint Commission
• Heart & Stroke Champions Award Winner 1998 – 2011
• MRI, CT, Ultrasound, and Nuclear Medicine Accredited - American College of Radiology
• Approved Community Cancer Program - American College of Surgeons
• 5 Joint Commission Disease-Specific Certifications: primary stroke center, acute myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass graft, joint replacement hip, joint replacement knee
• Awarded Hospital Safety Score of “A” in SIX consecutive rankings by The Leapfrog Group
• Recipient of the 2014 American Heart Association (AHA)/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Gold Performance Achievement Award in stroke
• Awarded full Atrial Fibrillation Certification status from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care (SCPC)
• Recipient of 2016 Blue Distinction® Center+ Designation for Quality and Cost-Efficiency in Cardiac Care
Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point is located at 14000 Fivay Road, Hudson, FL. 34667. For additional information on Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point visit www.rmchealth.com or www.heartoftampa.com or visit us on Facebook.
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