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Boardman, Ohio (February 12, 2021) — Southwoods Health would like to congratulate Raymond Duffett, M.D., who was named 2020 Distinguished Physician by the Mahoning Valley Medical Society (MVMS). Dr. Duffett was presented with a plaque commemorating the honor at the MVMS annual meeting, which was held virtually due to COVID-19 precautions. Presenting the award to Dr. Duffett was Dr. J.J. Stefancin. Dr. Duffett was joined by his wife, Shelley, and members of his family and office staff.

Dr. Duffett started his education at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) on a full football scholarship. He obtained his medical degree at the University of Cincinnati and completed his internship and Orthopaedic Surgery residency at University Hospitals in Cleveland.

Dr. Duffett started his practice in the Mahoning Valley in 1988. He volunteered his time for 18 years to Austintown Fitch High School as their team physician. He has also volunteered his time to Youngstown State University as their team orthopaedic surgeon since 1988. In a prerecorded video, Dr. Stefancin honored Dr. Duffett by sharing his many accomplishments, both professionally and personally, stating “…it is because of his commitment to student athletes that I found my way into the field of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine myself.”

The Distinguished Physician Award was established in 1978 and is presented annually to a physician who is deemed to have contributed significantly to his/her profession, patients and community.

Boardman, Ohio (October 5, 2020)­ — Southwoods Health is pleased to announce The Surgical Hospital at Southwoods has once again earned the Pinnacle of Excellence Award® and the Guardian of Excellence Award® from Press Ganey for 2020. These awards represent an important recognition from the industry’s leader in measuring, understanding and improving the delivery of care.

“Our staff dedicates every day to perfecting the patient experience the Southwoods Way, and I’m proud of their hard work,” said Ed Muransky, Chief Executive Officer at Southwoods. “These awards reflect our unwavering commitment to improving the safety, quality and experience of patient care.”

The Pinnacle of Excellence Award® is highly competitive, specifically recognizing top-performing healthcare organizations nationwide who maintain consistently high levels of excellence for at least three consecutive years in patient experience.

The Guardian of Excellence Award® recognizes top-performing facilities that have consistently achieved the top percentile for performance in patient satisfaction. This award is a healthcare industry symbol of achievement — very few Press Ganey clients achieve this threshold and consistently maintain it for the one-year reporting period. Southwoods has received this award every year since its inception in 2013.

Southwoods is one of three hospitals in Ohio to receive the Pinnacle of Excellence Award®, one of sixteen to receive the Guardian of Excellence Award®, and one of only two hospitals to receive both awards.

The full list of recipients can be found at the Press Ganey website www.pressganey.com.

About Press Ganey: Press Ganey pioneered the health care performance improvement movement 35 years ago. Today Press Ganey offers an integrated suite of solutions that enable enterprise transformation across the patient journey. Delivered through a cutting-edge digital platform built on a foundation of data security, Press Ganey solutions address safety, clinical excellence, patient experience, and workforce engagement. The company works with more than 41,000 health care facilities in its mission to reduce patient suffering and enhance caregiver resilience to improve the overall safety, quality, and experience of care.

Boardman, Ohio (November 22, 2019)­ — Southwoods Health is pleased to announce The Surgical Hospital at Southwoods has earned the 2019 Pinnacle of Excellence Award^® and the 2019 Guardian of Excellence Award^® from Press Ganey. Southwoods received these awards for providing a consistently excellent patient experience.

The Pinnacle of Excellence Award recognizes top-performing clients from health care organizations nationwide on the basis of extraordinary achievement and maintaining consistently high levels of excellence for at least three consecutive years.

The Guardian of Excellence Award is a nationally-recognized symbol of achievement in health care. Presented annually, the award honors organizations who consistently sustained performance in the top 5% for each reporting period during the course of one year. Southwoods has received this award every year since its inception in 2013.

Southwoods is one of three hospitals in Ohio to receive the Pinnacle of Excellence Award, one of thirteen to receive the Guardian of Excellence Award, and one of only two to receive both awards.

According to Ed Muransky, Chief Executive Officer at Southwoods, the awards represent an important recognition from the industry’s leader in measuring, understanding and improving the delivery of care. “These awards reflect our staff’s unwavering commitment to improving the safety, quality and experience of patient care,” said Muransky. “They work diligently every day to perfect the patient experience, and I’m proud of their hard work and dedication.”

The award winners were announced at Press Ganey’s annual conference on November 18. The full list of award winners can be found at their website www.pressganey.com.