PruittHealth - Moultrie Identified as Overall 5-Star Facility

Staff Report From Tifton CEO

Monday, April 30th, 2018

PruittHealth – Moultrie has proven its commitment to an ongoing and concentrated focus on patient-centered quality service delivery. This unrelenting dedication allowed for them to be recently deemed a 5-star overall skilled nursing center from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

The CMS is the national government-run agency that regulates all Medicare and Medicaid programs. The CMS gives all skilled nursing facilities a rating based on a number of different criteria. The components reflective of the overall star rating are as follows: state survey results, quality measures, and nursing staff.

The 5-star rating ranks the skilled nursing facility among the highest in the health care industry. PruittHealth – Moultrie provides outstanding care of patients and was also named an AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award – Bronze Level Winner.

"I am very excited about the 5-star rating for our center. Our staff works hard to provide high-quality care and makes PruittHealth – Moultrie a positive environment for our residents. I am honored to work beside such dedicated health care professionals, and I am pleased that our current star rating helps reflect that devotion," said Administrator of PruittHealth – Moultrie, Vickie Patterson.