Maria Parham Health Receives Lifepoint Health Operations Excellence Award

Maria Parham Health has been recognized by its parent company, Lifepoint Health, with the 2025 Operations Excellence Award for the company’s Eastern Division of acute care facilities. The honor was presented during Lifepoint Health’s annual awards ceremony on Feb. 25.

Lifepoint Health’s Operations Excellence Award recognizes outstanding overall performance across the company’s acute care, rehabilitation and behavioral health business sectors. Each year, five facilities are selected for the award, including one facility in each of the company’s three acute operating divisions, one inpatient rehabilitation hospital and one behavioral health hospital.

Facilities receiving the award demonstrate a strong commitment to measurable improvement in several key areas during the prior year, including quality improvement, service line growth, talent and workforce development and engagement, expanding the facility’s leadership role in the community, and financial performance.

“We are incredibly proud of our team for earning this recognition,” said Bert Beard, chief executive officer of Maria Parham Health. “This award reflects the dedication of our physicians, nurses, and team members who work every day to provide high-quality care and advance services for the communities we serve. Their commitment to excellence and to our mission of improving lives makes achievements like this possible.”

The award was accepted on behalf of Maria Parham Health by Beard, Chief Nursing Officer Betsy Hunt and Chief Financial Officer Michael Gordian.

Maria Parham Health was recognized for strong operational performance, including significant growth in surgical volumes and hospital admissions supported by advancements in key service lines such as emergency medicine and surgical care. Innovations including the da Vinci robotic surgical system, Mako robotic-arm assisted surgery and Aquablation therapy have helped expand access to advanced treatment options for patients.

The hospital also maintained exceptional quality outcomes, reporting zero hospital harms associated with NHSN-tracked catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) and surgical site infections (SSIs).

In addition to the Operations Excellence Award, Maria Parham Health was also recognized with the overall performance award for Lifepoint Health’s Eastern Division.