Taylorville Memorial Hospital is celebrating a positive evaluation from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).  They received a four-star rating out of five stars in the assessment, which is based on several overall components such as patient experience, effectiveness in care, and eventual health outcomes.  Few providers in the area have received this level of distinction or better, a circumstance which has seen some patients travel long distances to TMH for care.  Administrators are happy with the result but see room for improvement, as well. 

Kim Bourne is the President and CEO of Taylorville Memorial Hospital.  She says CMS uses a complex formula to evaluate providers on dozens of factors.

Each area of evaluation receives its own rating from one star to five.  TMH especially takes pride in its five-star rating for cleanliness, something few providers in the state have achieved.

Bourne adds that the high rating on cleanliness is relevant not just for the experience of patients and visitors but also for keeping them and others healthy. 

Administrators and staff at the hospital are looking to earn a five-star rating in a future evaluation, however tall the order is. 

More information on Taylorville Memorial Hospital is available at memorial.health/tmh.

Kim Bourne appeared as a guest on the WTIM Morning Show.