Awards
AMH & La Vine Media Win Award
On June 23, 2008, Auburn Memorial Hospital (AMH), in conjunction with La Vine Media & Marketing, won a Merit Award from the Healthcare Marketing Report at its 25th annual Healthcare Advertising Awards ceremony.
The award was for the 30-second TV ad, “The Road to a Better Life,” that promoted the Finger Lakes Weight Loss Program at AMH. La Vine Media produced the award-winning ad for AMH.
The Healthcare Marketing Report is the national newspaper for healthcare marketing.
FLWLP Named Program First to be Designated a Total Care Program
On July 28, 2008, Auburn Memorial Hospital’s (AMH) Finger Lakes Weight Loss Program recently became the first Bariatric surgery center in the area to received the Total Care Program designation.
By becoming a Total Care Program, the Finger Lakes Weight Loss Program has shown an unwavering commitment to providing the most comprehensive LAP-BAND ® management for its patients.
Presently, Dr. Carl Weiss III, program director, has completed 9 LAP-BAND ® procedures at the Finger Lakes Weight Loss Program since March 2008. There are 29 people that will be having the surgery by the end of the year.
So far in 2008, the Finger Lakes Weight Loss Program has accepted 106 patients and since January 2006, when the program began, there have been 360 patients that have entered.
“The LAP-BAND® is a revolutionary product and procedure in Bariatric surgery,” said Dr. Weiss. “The procedure is done laproscopically, which is the least invasive type of procedure, and the LAP-BAND® is totally adjustable so the surgeon is always monitoring the patient’s progress.”
AMH Wins Many Awards
Auburn Memorial Hospital has been honored with a number of awards in recent months, including:
- Nonprofit of the Year Award from the Cayuga County Chamber of Commerce
- NYS Hospital Report Card for Quality released May 25, 2008, showed that AMH out-performed all other area hospitals with an infection rate (.042%) well below the state average (.221%).
- IPPRO (Independent Peer Review Organization) Certificate of Appreciation for continued dedication to improving cardiac and pneumonia patient care, assuring that every patient receives the right care every time
- Surpassed state average in every patient satisfaction category in a survey by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Award for meeting all Energy Cost Index air filtration standards to ensure energy savings while maintaining quality indoor air, from Camfil Farr, an air quality control company
- Real Hero Award to Carl Weiss III, M.D., Ph.D., from the Cayuga County Chapter of the American Red Cross. Dr. Weiss, Surgical Director of the Finger Lakes Weight Loss Program at AMH, was nominated by patient Sam Giangreco, who has lost 136 pounds.
- Woman of Distinction Award to Barbara Connor, M.D. from the Girl Scouts – 7 Lakes Council.
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