TITUSVILLE, Fla. — AIMIS designates hospital as Gynecological Surgery Center of Excellence
Parrish Medical Center was recently designated as a Gynecological Surgery Center of Excellence by the American Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery (AIMIS). The accomplishment was achieved after passing a series of rigorous criteria established by the accrediting body.
The Gynecological Center of Excellence designation gives the North Brevard community added assurances that Parrish Medical Center has not only passed and exceeded existing norms for minimally invasive surgery quality and delivery, but also has accredited AIMIS physicians.
“We continue to assess and institute the use of latest technology and teaching methods that advance continued use and implementation of minimally invasive surgery,” said Steven McCarus, MD, Chief Executive Officer of AIMIS. “Parrish Medical Center has now joined only a handful of leading hospitals around the nation—and the only one in Brevard County—to enjoy the AIMIS accreditation.”
“Parrish Medical Center is proud of its distinguished track-record for excellence in women’s health,” said George Mikitarian, PMC President and CEO. “This most recent accreditation further demonstrates the unwavering commitment of our physicians and entire team of care partners to continuous clinical and surgical excellence.”
“Gynecologists Tayna Taival and Christina Caito are key care partners in this great achievement,” said Matthew Graybill, PMC Director of Perioperative Services. “Their commitment to advancing their surgical skill set along with the nurses and scrub technicians they work with and their on-going collaboration with surgical leadership to advance the training, tools and technologies needed to evolve this more minimally invasive approach made a difference.”
Approximately 600,000 hysterectomies are performed each year in the United States, making it the second most common procedure performed on women in the nation.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated two-thirds of these operations involve open surgeries rather than minimally invasive laparoscopic methods.
AIMIS is focused on advancing solutions to facilitate the conversion of a greater percentage of procedures from more traumatic, open surgeries to laparoscopic approaches that offer patients shorter hospitalizations and faster returns to normal activities.
About Parrish Medical Center
Parrish Medical Center (PMC), located at 951 N. Washington Ave., Titusville, Florida, is a 210-bed, not-for-profit acute care public medical center serving North Brevard County for more than 50 years. PMC is nationally recognized as One of America's finest healing environments®. PMC is Florida's safest hospital according to Consumer Reports (2014). The Joint Commission named PMC as a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures, recognizing PMC for "exemplary performance in using evidence-based clinical processes that are shown to improve care for certain conditions." The hospital is the only Brevard County hospital to earn straight "A" safety ratings (since 2012) from the Leapfrog Group, an independent, national not-for-profit organization founded more than a decade ago by the nation's leading employers and private healthcare experts. PMC, as compared to other U.S. hospitals, maintains top-tier national rankings for clinical outcomes, safety and patients' experiences from The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. And, PMC has earned disease-specific certification gold seals from the Joint Commission in acute coronary syndrome, breast cancer, heart failure and stroke. For more information, visit www.parrishmed.com.
About AIMIS
The American Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery is the nation's pre-eminent educator of minimally invasive surgical techniques. The organization both teaches minimally invasive methods and also supports graduates and members with opportunities where they can find marketing support, consulting services and strategies to help them grow and strengthen their practices. AIMIS also provides resources for patients, corporate partners and physician members and affiliates to help foster progress throughout the medical profession. For more information, please visit aimis.org.