The American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living recently announced that 11 of PruittHealth's skilled nursing and rehabilitation centers received the 2018 AHCA/NCAL Bronze Commitment to Quality Award amongst 528 long-term and post-acute care organizations. The award is the first of three distinct awards possible through the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program, which honors select centers across the nation that have demonstrated their commitment to improving the quality of care for seniors and persons with disabilities.a

The following centers in the PruittHealth family of providers received 2018 AHCA/NCAL Bronze Awards:

1. Carolina Gardens at Conway

2. Carolina Gardens at Garden City

3. Carolina Gardens at Harbison

4. Carolina Gardens at Kathwood

5. Carolina Gardens at Lexington

6. Carolina Gardens at Rock Hill

7. Carolina Gardens at West Columbia

8. Carolina Gardens at York

9. Christian City Assisted Living Center

10. PruittHealth – Lakehaven

11. PruittHealth – Toomsboro

"I am proud to add 11 of our dedicated centers to the list that have received the Bronze-level National Quality Awards from AHCA/NCAL. It is an honor to have their continuous commitment and quality recognized nationally," said Neil L. Pruitt, Jr., Chairman and CEO of PruittHealth.

Implemented by AHCA/NCAL in 1996, the National Quality Award Program is centered on the core values and criteria of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program. The Baldrige program helps organizations in different business sectors improve and achieve performance excellence.

The award program has three levels: Bronze, Silver, and Gold. Providers begin the quality improvement process at the Bronze level, where they develop an organizational profile with fundamental performance elements, such as vision and mission statements and key strengths and challenges. Bronze applicants must also demonstrate their ability to implement a performance improvement system.