For the second year, Sierra Providence Health Network receives the Consumer Choice Award by the National Research Corporation (NRC). Consumer Choice Awards for hospitals are based on consumer preference responses. The award identifies hospitals that consumers have chosen as having the highest quality and image in 180 markets throughout the U.S.

"We know residents have a choice when it comes to their health care options," said Thomas Casaday, President and CEO, Sierra Providence Health Network. "As healthcare consumers continue to play an increasing role in selecting which hospitals they utilize, this recognition acknowledges that impact."

Winners are determined by consumer perceptions on multiple quality and image ratings collected in the NRC’s annual Healthcare Market Guide. Of the 3,000 hospitals named by consumers in the study, the winning facilities rank highest in their Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.

ABOUT SIERRA PROVIDENCE HEALTH NETWORK

Sierra Providence Health Network, part of Tenet Texas, consists of three hospitals located in El Paso, Texas: 351-bed Sierra Medical Center, located at 1625 Medical Center Drive, 508-bed Providence Memorial Hospital, located at 2001 N. Oregon, and a 72-bed physical rehabilitation hospital, Sierra Providence Physical Rehabilitation Hospital, located at 1740 Curie. Sierra Medical Center, Providence Memorial Hospital and the Children’s Hospital at Providence are acute care hospitals that offer a broad spectrum of medical and surgical services for adults and children, including cardiac care and rehabilitation, cancer care and support services, women’s services and emergency care. Other network clinical specialties include dedicated children’s emergency room, kidney transplant, gamma knife radiosurgery, Hospice, Bariatrics Center and health care services for chronically ill children. Sierra Providence Physical Rehabilitation provides a broad spectrum of rehabilitation services and is equipped to handle brain injuries and other serious disorders and is accredited by both the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities and the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

Sierra Medical Center and Providence Memorial Hospital are accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency. To learn more about Sierra Providence Health Network, visit www.sphn.com.