OhioHealth’s Radiation Oncology program has been named a 2024 Human Experience (HX) Guardian of Excellence Award® winner by Press Ganey, the global leader in healthcare experience solutions and services. This is the second year the system’s radiation oncology team has won this award. The award is part of Press Ganey’s annual ranking of the top hospitals and health systems in the country, according to performance in patient experience.
As a winner of the Press Ganey HX Guardian of Excellence Award®, OhioHealth’s Radiation Oncology program is in the top 5% of healthcare providers in delivering medical practice and outpatient services in the last year. According to OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital’s medical director of radiation oncology, Michael Siedow MD, this award is a direct reflection of the dedication and care of staff at Mansfield Hospital.
“Our staff has been providing cancer care to our community for more than 30 years,” said Dr. Siedow. “We have staff members who were born and raised in the community and have devoted 20-plus years to this department. It is a great sign that both our clinic and OhioHealth overall have retained so many employees for such a long period of time.”
Dr. Siedow credits some of Mansfield Hospital’s cutting-edge technology, as well as the resources of OhioHealth, with helping clinic staff to provide excellent care. “We are the only hospital in Richland County and the surrounding area to offer techniques like stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT),” said Dr. Siedow. “SBRT consists of short, high-dose, ultra-precise radiation treatment, while minimizing damage to healthy tissue. We’re able to offer this therapy using our state-of-the-art True Beam Linear accelerator, installed in July of 2023, which allows us to deliver the most accurate radiation technology to the patient. Additionally, we have the ability to refer patients for stereotactic radiosurgery to local clinics in Columbus and Delaware.”
Press Ganey 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.
For more information on Mansfield Hospital’s radiation oncology clinic, click here or call 419-526-8622.
Source: OhioHealth
