Georgia Trend, a regional business publication offering business analysis to more than 50,000 subscribers, recently released its “Georgia Trend 2016 Top Hospitals” listing, including The Medical Center, Navicent Health as one of the top teaching hospitals in the state of Georgia.
 
Georgia Trend ranked the state’s Top Teaching Hospitals as follows:
 
1.       Emory University Hospital, Atlanta
2.       Emory University Hospital Midtown, Atlanta
3.       Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta
4.       The Medical Center, Navicent Health, Macon
5.       Memorial University Medical Center, Savannah
6.       Augusta University Medical Center, Augusta
7.       WellStar Atlanta Medical Center, Atlanta

Hospitals were ranked based on their Total Performance Score, a measure calculated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and based on clinical processes, efficiency, patient experience and patient outcomes.
 
“We are honored to be recognized by Georgia Trend as one of the top teaching hospitals in our state. We are not only improving healthcare for our patients directly, but also impacting the future of healthcare by educating and training the next generation of physicians and clinicians. These students, residents and fellows will carry the skills they learn in Macon to assist patients locally, regionally, nationally and even internationally,” said Dr. Ninfa M. Saunders, President and CEO of Navicent Health.
 
According to its website, Georgia Trend groups hospitals into four categories – Teaching Hospitals, regardless of bed count; Large Hospitals (250 or more patient beds); Medium Hospitals (100-249 patient beds); and Small Hospitals (less than 100 patient beds). Georgia Trend defines teaching hospitals as hospitals whose primary mission includes teaching and are certified by the association of American Medical Colleges Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems.