Ambassador achieves AHCA/NCAL Silver National Quality Award
Contact:
Tess Hedrick
Sanford Health Media Relations
605-366-2432 / tess.hedrick@sanfordhealth.org
NEW HOPE, MN — The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) announced that Good Samaritan Society-Ambassador is a recipient of the 2022 Silver – Achievement in Quality Award.
The Silver Award is the second of three distinctions possible through the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program, which recognizes long-term care providers across the nation that have demonstrated improved quality outcomes for staff, residents and individuals with disabilities in long term and post-acute care. Each application is reviewed and judged against a set of nationally recognized standards for achieving excellence.
“I could not be more proud of the incredible staff and servant leaders at Ambassador. As caregivers, we have a responsibility to protect the most vulnerable,” said Dr. Gregory Johnson, Good Samaritan Society chief medical officer. “This award is a testament to their hard work and dedication to residents in New Hope. They go above and beyond every day to make sure our residents are safe, happy and healthy.”
Good Samaritan Society – Ambassador is one of 46 long-term care providers in the nation to achieve the 2022 Silver Award.
“I am deeply humbled to receive this award and beyond proud of the Ambassador team,” said Anna Minske, administrator of Good Samaritan Society – Ambassador. “Working in long-term care is such a rewarding career. The sense of calling and the family-like connection to residents makes our culture so unique. We consider each other family at Ambassador which translates into exceptional care for our residents.”
The awards will be presented during AHCA/NCAL’s 73rd Convention & Expo in Nashville, Tennessee, on October 9-12, 2022.
About the Good Samaritan Society
The Good Samaritan Society is one of the largest not-for-profit providers for senior care and services in the United States with more than 300 locations in 22 states. Its services include senior living, long-term care, rehabilitation therapy, home-based services and more. For nearly 100 years, the organization has been dedicated to sharing God’s love through the work of health, healing and comfort. Learn more about the Good Samaritan Society at good-sam.com.
About Sanford Health
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization serves more than one million patients and 220,000 health plan members across 250,000 square miles. The integrated health system has 47 medical centers, 2,800 Sanford physicians and advanced practice providers, 170 clinical investigators and research scientists, more than 200 Good Samaritan Society senior care locations and world clinics in 8 countries around the globe. Learn more about Sanford Health’s commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.
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