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MidState Medical Center, consistently rated among top hospitals for patient satisfaction, offers private rooms and state-of-the-art health services offered by highly skilled physicians and staff.

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MidState Medical Center is pleased to announce that its Critical Care Unit has been

February 17, 2013

The Beacon Award for Excellence � a significant milestone on the path to exceptional patient care and a healthy work environment � recognizes unit caregivers who successfully improve patient outcomes and align practices with the AACN's six standards. Units that achieve this three-year, three-level award meet national criteria consistent with Magnet Recognition, the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and the National Quality Healthcare Award.

To earn this prestigious distinction, MidState's Critical Care Unit met the following evidenced-based criteria in: Leadership Structures and Systems Appropriate Staffing and Staff Engagement Effective Communication, Knowledge Management, Learning and Development, Best Practices Evidenced-Based Practice and Process Patient Outcomes

"The Beacon Award for Excellence recognizes caregivers in stellar units whose consistent and systematic approach to evidence-based care optimizes patient outcomes. Units that receive this national recognition serve as a role model to others on their journey to excellent patient and family care," said AACN President Kathryn E. Roberts, RN, MSN, CNS, CCRN, CCNS.

MidState will be recognized with an announcement in AACN Bold Voices, the monthly award-winning member magazine distributed to more than 90,000 acute and critical care nurses nationwide.

About MidState Medical Center : In quarterly patient satisfaction surveys, MidState consistently rates among the top hospitals in Connecticut and the nation. Conveniently located just minutes off Rte. 691 in Meriden, CT, MidState offers free and safe parking, as well as private inpatient rooms. Services include general surgery, emergency medicine, the Weight Management Program, MidState Medical Group Walk-in Center, MediQuick for urgent care needs, and state-of-the-art care dedicated to cancer care, wound and hyperbaric care, family birthing, sleep care, digestive health, pain management, neurosciences and cardiac care. MidState Medical Center is a member of Hartford HealthCare, a large, diversified health care system throughout Connecticut.

For information, call 203 694 8200, or visit . Do you have a MidState doctor? Call 1-866-MMC-5678

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