Covington, Ga. – PruittHealth-Covington, a skilled nursing and rehabilitation center serving the Newton community, recently was named a recipient of the 2019 Bronze - Committed to Quality Award by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living. 

The distinction is the first of three progressive award levels through the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program. The program, presented by the leading association in long term and post-acute care, honors association members across the country that have demonstrated their dedication to improving quality of care for seniors and persons with disabilities.

 “As a family-owned organization, we value our patients as members of the family and treat the communities we serve as such,” Neil L. Pruitt, Jr., chairman and CEO of PruittHealth, said. “That’s why quality of care is our highest priority and this achievement demonstrates that commitment.”

Based on the core values and criteria of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, AHCA/NCAL’s National Quality Award Program challenges member providers to achieve performance excellence through three progressive levels — Bronze, Silver, and Gold. At the Bronze level, members develop essential performance elements and demonstrate ability to implement a performance improvement system. 

“We’ve gone to great lengths to ensure quality of care is ingrained in our culture,” Pruitt said. “Everyone who works at PruittHealth is Committed to Caring and this commitment means we strive to provide safe, quality care that patients deserve and expect.”

Located at 4148 Carroll St. SW, Covington, Ga. 30014 PruittHealth-Covington is home to a large rehabilitation room for patients requiring short- and long-term therapy, an onsite barber and beauty salon, and more. For more information or to explore career opportunities, visit pruitthealth.com.