Gibson Area Hospital & Health Services | Gibson gets it! | Spring/Summer 2019

Gibson gets it! 5 Women’s Choice Award for Best Hospitals for Orthopedics For the fifth year in a row, Gibson Area Hospital has been named one of America’s Best Hospitals for Orthopedics by the Women’s Choice Award, signifying that Gibson Area Hospital is in the top 10 percent of 4,797 U.S. hospitals offering orthopaedic services. To qualify for the award, a hospital must have arthroscopy, joint replacement and spine surgery orthopedic services available to patients, on-site physical therapy, and an MRI machine. The criteria also considers patient satisfaction and clinical excellence. “We take pride in the quality of our women’s health programs and, in particular, orthopaedic services, including joint replacement and fracture care. It’s the patient that matters most, and our highly skilled and compassionate staff is driven every day to deliver excellent outcomes,” says Rob Schmitt, CEO of Gibson Area Hospital & Health Services. Looking for orthopaedic care? Visit gibsonhospital.org and check out our new online provider directory to search for an orthopaedic surgeon near you. Rose selected as one of Becker’s Healthcare 143 Women to Know in Healthcare Gibson Area Hospital & Health Services’ (GAHHS) Chief Operating Officer/Chief Clinical Officer Robin Rose was selected for the third consecutive year by Becker’s Healthcare on its annual list of “Women to know” in hospital and healthcare systems. The list is published in Becker’s Hospital Review , a trade publication for the healthcare industry. Becker’s describes the leader through her accomplished career: “A passionate advocate of healthcare access for underserved rural communities, she is a past president of the Illinois Rural Healthcare Association and became the first woman to receive the Rural Illinois Champion award from the governor’s Rural Affairs Council in 2014. Ms. Rose also serves on the Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network and the National Rural Health Association’s Rural Health Congress.” She was also the only recipient of the Louis Gorin National Rural Health Award representing the state of Illinois. “This is a great honor,” says Rose. “It has been my professional and personal mission to have a positive impact in the rural health setting because I am from rural America.” She hails from the small mining community of Hi Hat, Kentucky. She started her nursing career working in heart transplant and cardiac services at Jewish Hospital, where she continued her career transitioning into management at Norton and Baptist Healthcare systems. In 2004, Rose and her daughter Bella relocated to Illinois, where she continues to be involved at the local, state and national levels to improve quality health care for residents in rural communities.