FARMVILLE — Southside Community Hospital Home Care Services (dba Centra Home Health – Farmville) is ranked in the TOP 25 percent of all home health agencies across the nation. This award is based on a number of quality, financial and performance factors, according to a Centra press release. The 2014 HomeCare Elite™ is the compilation of the most successful home care providers in the United States. Now in its ninth year, this market-leading review names the top 25 percent of agencies based on performance measures. This year those measures include quality of care, quality improvement, patient experience, process measure implementation, and financial management.

The data for this study is based on publicly available information and is sponsored by Decision Health & National Research Corporation.

“HomeCare Elite status is recognized as the premier quality award in the home care industry. The 2014 HomeCare Elite winners demonstrate a commitment to providing high quality home health care in their communities and we are pleased to be able to recognize them for their remarkable achievements,” said Mary Oakes, Senior Vice President of Post-Acute at National Research.

In today’s healthcare ecosystem, it is imperative that our seniors have access to quality home healthcare in order to ensure better patient outcomes and improve overall cost, and therefore, home healthcare continues to remain an integral part of the care continuum, the press release noted.