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2024 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade | Doylestown Health

Doylestown Hospital earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog. Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 measures of errors, accidents, injuries and infections as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them. 

Nurse and patient in an Hospital Room | Doylestown Health
Doylestown Health's own Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC) includes community members and health system associates to consult on a variety of issues in helping promote patient advocacy and a better patient experience. 
2024 Top Docs | Doylestown Health

Seventy-seven members of Doylestown Health’s Medical Staff were named to Philadelphia Magazines list of Top Doctors 2024, reflecting the health system’s nationally recognized quality of care. These physicians, selected as the best in the region by their peers, will be among those honored to be listed in the Top Doctors 2024 issue.

Woman holding birth control pills | Doylestown Health
For the first time, you can now purchase birth control pills without a prescription. Doylestown Health Obstetrician/Gynecologist Jean Fitzgerald, MD, shares what you need to know about over-the-counter birth control pills. 
Patti Lyons in the middle of a lavender field.

Patti Lyons, 61, of Doylestown, is the proud owner of Peace Valley Lavender Farm. Five years ago, she received a diagnosis of rectal cancer. Today, she is sharing her story of healing. Patti says the compassionate care she received and the special connection she formed with her colorectal surgeon played an equally important role in her decisions to receive her care at Doylestown Hospital. "You don't appreciate how important it is to have this level of expertise and service close by until you need it," says Patti. 

Doylestown Hospital recently earned a three-year accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons. Only four hospitals in Pennsylvania hold this prestigious distinction, and ours is the only one in Bucks County.

Quilt presentation and dedication | Doylestown Health
Doylestown Health Hospice Bereavement Program’s Tightly Bound Book Group (TBBG) presented and dedicated a quilt entitled, “The Ties That Bind Us” to the hospital in honor of their journey that began when the group was founded in 2020.
Provider giving a patient a measle vaccine | Doylestown Health
Measles cases are rising throughout the U.S. Michael Kimzey, DO, infectious diseases physician with Doylestown Health, has some advice on how you and your family can stay safe.
Doylestown Hospital Named as One of the “World’s Best”  Hospitals by Newsweek Logo| Doylestown Health
Doylestown Hospital is ranked first among Bucks County hospitals, 8th in Pennsylvania, and 126th in the United States in Newsweek’s 2024 World’s Best Hospitals annual listing. This is the sixth year in a row Doylestown Hospital was recognized by Newsweek in the prestigious list. 
Our Future | Doylestown Health
PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) and Doylestown Health leaders announced plans today for the Bucks County health system to become part of Penn Medicine. The organizations say their shared values and commitment to serving patients across all four sites of care – in hospitals, outpatient facilities, in the home, and via telemedicine – sets the stage for the development of new clinical programs and enhanced services to help more patients and families across the greater Philadelphia region.
Doylestown Hospital Earns 3-Year Accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer of the American College of Surgeons | Doylestown Health
Doylestown Hospital has earned a three-year accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons. Doylestown Hospital is among just 88 hospitals nationwide and only four in Pennsylvania to receive this prestigious distinction; and the only hospital in Bucks County. 
Clinicians hands pointing at a digital x-ray on a display during a discussion

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Did you know that only 6% of people who have an elevated risk for lung cancer receive the recommended screening? Boost your knowledge about lung cancer screening and other ways Doylestown Hospital is working to detect the disease early, when it is highly treatable – increasing your chance of survival.

CHIME Digital Health Most Wired Survey 2023 | Doylestown Health
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), has released their coveted Digital Health Most Wired Survey results for the 2023 data collection period. 
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