Texas Institute For Surgery Earns An 'Excellence Through Insight' Award For Overall Inpatient Patient Experience

DALLAS, July 14, 2015

TIS was awarded this honor for its commitment to excellence in patient care. This is the second consecutive year that TIS has received this honor.  To qualify for an award, a hospital must have been a patient experience-tracking client of HealthStream in 2014, scored in the 75^th percentile or higher, and surveyed a minimum of 100 patients.  TIS was chosen for receiving the highest ratings in inpatient patient experience from among HealthStream's clients, as well as exceeding industry standards.

"We are honored to have been named for this important award on behalf of all of the patients whom have entrusted our caregivers and support staff to serve them," said David A. Helfer, FACHE, CMPE, President, Texas Institute for Surgery.

HealthStream CEO Robert A. Frist, Jr. said, "We applaud Texas Institute for Surgery's high-level commitment to excellence in healthcare and are pleased to recognize their achievement through our presentation of an Excellence through Insight award."

Texas Institute for Surgery
The Texas Institute for Surgery at Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas (TIS) is a Joint Commission Accredited, acute-care licensed hospital whose primary focus is on surgery.   We employ nearly 200 talented healthcare and health-services caregivers.  For more information, visit our website at www.texasinstituteforsurgery.com. 

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