Westerly Hospital receives 2023 Press Ganey Human Experience Guardian of Excellence Award®

WESTERLY, RI (Jan. 9, 2024) – Westerly Hospital today announced that the hospital has been recognized with Press Ganey’s 2023 Guardian of Excellence - Patient Experience - Medical Practice service award, specifically for the clinicians at Smilow Cancer Hospital at Westerly.

The Press Ganey award is the organization’s annual ranking of the top hospitals and health systems in the country, according to performance in patient experience. The Guardian of Excellence Award is given to organizations that have achieved the 95th percentile or higher for performance in patient experience. Press Ganey works with more than 41,000 healthcare facilities in its mission to enhance caregiver resilience and to improve the overall safety, quality and experience of care.

“This honor is a reflection of the exceptional patient-centered care and treatment provided by our outstanding team of physicians who treat patients who are going through a difficult diagnosis,” said Richard C. Lisitano, president, Westerly Hospital. “Our world-class team is committed to providing the greatest of care by treating patients and their families with compassion and empathy.”

Smilow Cancer Hospital is affiliated with Yale Cancer Center, one of only 56 National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the nation and the only such center in Connecticut and Rhode Island. Smilow Cancer Hospital locations provide patients with individualized, innovative, convenient and caring medical treatment.

“The Smilow cancer care sites, around Connecticut and in Westerly, ensure that we deliver world-class care to our patients where they are most comfortable and that includes being closer to home,” said Eric P. Winer, MD, director, Yale Cancer Center and president and physician-in-chief, Smilow Cancer Hospital. “This award is well deserved recognition of the excellent work by clinicians at the Smilow Cancer Hospital at Westerly.”

“We strive to deliver high-quality healthcare to all our patients and this recognition from them is a testament to the dedication and compassion of our team,” said Robert Legare, MD, medical director, Smilow Cancer Hospital at Westerly; associate professor, Clinical Medicine (Medical Oncology), Yale School of Medicine.

Westerly Hospital, a member of Yale New Haven Health, is a 125-bed hospital that has been providing residents of southern Rhode Island and southeastern Connecticut with a full range of inpatient and outpatient services in a community hospital setting for more than 90 years. Westerly Hospital patients receive the finest quality treatment in the following areas of care: emergency, medical, surgical, radiology, laboratory and rehabilitative services. The hospital also offers heart and vascular care, interventional pain management, wound care, pulmonary rehabilitation services, inpatient geriatric psychiatric care and comprehensive cancer care provided through the Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center. All inpatient rooms are private. westerlyhospital.org