Awards

StayWell Achieves Excellence and Top Recognition

Seeing a healthcare provider is not enough. Our patients deserve to receive healthcare that has a positive impact on their lives. StayWell pledges to incorporate unparalleled efforts to excellence because our patients deserve no less.

Our Medicare patients who are enrolled in our Chronic Care Management Program have better health outcomes than those patients who are not enrolled.  Ask your provider about joining.

StayWell has also been a very successful participant in the REACH program, our value based care program. 

See how we’re doing below.

HRSA Awards/ Recognitions

 

2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 HRSA Award: Health Center Quality Leader, gold level (Top 10%) – Best overall clinical performance among all health centers

2020, 2021, 2023, 2024 HRSA Award: Advancing HIT for Quality Award

2021, 2022, 2023 HRSA Recognition: Certified Patient Centered Medical Home

2023, 2024 HRSA Award:  Addressing Social Risk Factors

2022, 2023, 2024 HRSA Award:  National Quality Leader, gold level (Top 10%) Maternal and Child Health

2020 HRSA Award: National Quality Leader– Behavioral Health – Top 1-2% of all Health Centers

2022 HRSA Award: Health Center Quality Leader, Access Enhancers 

2020 HRSA Award: Health Disparities Reducer

Since 2011 NCQA- Patient-Centered Medical Home– Recognized practice

Blood Pressure/ Diabetes/ Cholesterol Awards

StayWell has reached GOLD level recognition again!  We are proud to announce our achievement in the American Heart Association’s:  

AHA Target Type 2 Diabetes and AHA Check. Change. Control. Cholesterol.

AMA Target BP

2020, 2021, 2024  GOLD.  Check. Change. Control. Cholesterol™ Recognition Program!  The data your organization submitted showed an exceptional >70% appropriate statin therapy use throughout your patient population. We commend your ongoing commitment to lowering cholesterol and improving care management within your patient population.

2020, 2021.  GOLD.  Target: Type 2 Diabetes Target: Type 2 Diabetes℠ Recognition Program! 2024 Participant. The data your organization submitted showed impressive HbA1c control in patients with diabetes and ≥70% adherence to one of the cardiovascular-focused clinical measures. We commend your ongoing commitment to improving quality of care through awareness, detection and management of type 2 diabetes.

2020, 2021, 2024 GOLD+ Target: BP, the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Medical Association (AMA) recognition for achieving an exceptional 70% or greater blood pressure (BP) control rate throughout our adult patient population.

Blood Pressure/ Diabetes/ Cholesterol Awards

Staff Achievements

2019 CHCQM Diplomate Achievement Award– Tess Lombard, MD, MBA, CHCQM, FACP presented by the American Board of Quality Assurance & Utilization Review Physicians.

2017 Clinical Social Worker of the Year by the National Association of Social Workers- Beverly Lyons. Presented to a member of NASW who exemplifies the best of the profession’s values and achievements through specific accomplishments. In honoring the Social Worker of the Year, NASW highlights superb accomplishments in the practice of social work.

Local Recognitions

Waterbury Connecticut’s Independent Newspaper, the Waterbury Observer, celebrates people and businesses making an impact in the local community. StayWell Health continues to be recognized as the Best Healthcare Facility and the Best Dental Clinic.

Best Healthcare Facility – 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2010, 2009, 2005, 2004, 1997, 1996

Best Dental Clinic – 2012

StayWell partners with the United Way of Greater Waterbury each year to help bring funds to the community made by donations from our own staff. StayWell has been recognized within the top 100 contributors in our community. 

Top 100 United Way Contributors: 2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2019-2020

 

2013 Waterbury Regional Chamber’s Health Care Council’s Organizational Excellence Award for its ability to demonstrate the best qualities of a health provider. StayWell Health Center serves over 20,500 area patients and has received Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) certification through the private, non-profit National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). Staywell is the first and only community health center, and one of only three provider practices, in Connecticut to receive this certification which is achieved through many steps to ensure that the provider meets criteria that includes: coordinating care, patient-doctor relationship, meaningful use of electronic health records, population management, and cultural competency.

Local Recognitions

StayWell Health Center provides comprehensive services to meet the needs of our patients.

With more than 6 locations in Waterbury, CT, and 1 in Naugatuck, CT, we are here to serve you!