Did You Know? (Addison Gilbert Hospital)

That Beverly and Addison Gilbert hospitals have been named among Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals in the U.S.?   The Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals® study is annual, quantitative research that identifies the hospitals with the best facility-wide performance.  At the heart of this research is the 100 Top Hospitals National Balanced Scorecard, a set of measures that evaluate performance excellence in clinical care, patient perception of care, operational efficiency, and financial stability. 

http://www.beverlyhospital.org/about-us/awards-and-recognition

I had my first experience with Addison Gilbert Hospital on Monday.  After many years of not having health insurance, thanks to Kim Smith who told me about the Gloucester Family Health Center, and Marissa Alves, who helped me through the Commonwealth’s paperwork process, I now have coverage.  I had an appointment with my new PCP, Candace Thompson, who is a wonderful doctor – very sweet, friendly, attentive, took the time to listen, ask questions, make recommendations and made me feel totally at ease and cared for, as did Erica, her nurse.  The women in the lab were efficient, friendly, and I never felt the “pinch”.  Radiology and Registration were the same, and there were no long waits anywhere.  Even the fellow patients I met and spoke with were at ease and friendly.  We on Cape Ann are so lucky to have Addison Gilbert, and I hope that the new affiliation with Leahy will only make it stronger, and that all existing staff will be retained for as long as they choose to stay.

E.J. Lefavour