January 6, 2023
Craig Hospital receives 2022 Press Ganey Human Experience Guardian of Excellence Award® and 2022 NDNQI Award for Outstanding Nursing Quality®
Craig Hospital recognized as a leader in the healthcare industry and for excellence in nursing
ENGLEWOOD, COLO. – January 6, 2023 – Craig Hospital has been named a 2022 Human Experience (HX) Guardian of Excellence Award® for Patient Experience in Inpatient Rehabilitation winner and a 2022 Human Experience (HX) National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) Award for Outstanding Nursing Quality® winner by Press Ganey, the global leader in healthcare experience solutions and services. These awards are part of Press Ganey’s annual ranking of the top hospitals and health systems in the country according to performance in patient experience and nursing quality.
In its first year of being awarded the Press Ganey HX Guardian of Excellence Award®, Craig Hospital is recognized in the top 5 percent of healthcare providers in delivering patient experience in the last year. The award demonstrates the hospital’s performance in the 95th percentile of healthcare organizations based on national data that measures patient satisfaction, teamwork and overall rating.
In its seventh year of being selected as a winner of the Press Ganey HX NDNQI Award for Outstanding Nursing Quality®, Craig is one of just seven healthcare organizations in the U.S. to be honored for providing outstanding nursing quality. The award recognizes the nationally top-performing rehabilitation hospital that has achieved excellence in overall performance in nursing quality indicators, such as total nursing hours per patient, staff education and certifications, RN experience and tenure, quality of care, and patient safety.
“It’s an honor to see our staff and nursing teams recognized for the compassionate, skilled and dedicated care they provide to our patients and their families every day,” said Jandel Allen-Davis, MD, Craig Hospital president and CEO. “We are so proud of the excellent work of our staff that ultimately drives exceptional outcomes for our patients. Providing care that is people-first, empowering and safe is at the heart of our teams, and I am grateful for the commitment of our amazing staff to our community of patients and their families.”
“By putting their patients and workforce first each and every day, Craig Hospital is demonstrating their unwavering commitment to their employees and to the communities they serve,” said Patrick T. Ryan, chairman and chief executive officer, Press Ganey. “The caregivers at Craig Hospital have inspired us with the compassion, empathy and human connection they bring to the clinical healthcare setting. We are honored to partner with them as we celebrate their achievement.”
The Guardian of Excellence Award® honors organizations that perform in the top 5 percent of healthcare organizations for patient experience, employee engagement, physician engagement or clinical quality performance in one year. More than 400 hospitals and health systems achieved this recognition in 2022.
The NDNQI Award for Outstanding Nursing Quality® honors the best-performing academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, community hospitals, pediatric hospitals, psychiatric hospitals and international hospitals for delivering top-tier nursing quality to patients. Seven healthcare organizations were recognized this year for elevating nursing excellence and improving patient outcomes.
About Craig Hospital
Craig Hospital is a world-renowned neurorehabilitation hospital and research center specialized in the care of people who have sustained a spinal cord and/or a brain injury. Located in Englewood, Colo., Craig Hospital is a 93-bed, private, not-for-profit care facility providing a comprehensive system of inpatient and outpatient medical care, rehabilitation, neurosurgical rehabilitative care, and long-term follow-up services. Half of Craig’s patients come from outside of Colorado. Craig has been ranked as a Best Hospital for Rehabilitation by U.S. News & World Report for 33 consecutive years. Craig received the NDNQI Award for Outstanding Nursing Quality® in 2009, 2012 through 2015, 2020 and 2022 for the highest quality outcomes in nursing care in a rehabilitation facility. Craig also received its 4th recognition for excellence in nursing by the American Nurses Credential Center (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program® in 2020, ensuring Magnet designation until the year 2025. Craig was voted by employees as a “Top Workplace” by the Denver Post in 2012 through 2016, 2018, 2020 and 2022, was ranked in the top 150 places to work in healthcare by Becker’s Healthcare in 2014, and named a 2021 Top Workplace USA by Energage. For more information, visit craighospital.org.
About Press Ganey
Press Ganey, the leading Human Experience (HX) healthcare performance improvement company, offers an integrated suite of solutions that address safety, clinical excellence, patient experience and workforce engagement. The company works with more than 41,000 healthcare facilities in its mission to reduce patient suffering and enhance caregiver resilience to improve the overall safety, quality and experience of care. Press Ganey is a PG Forsta company.