Benson one of two hospitals in state to receive Compliance Team quality certification for swing bed program

The Swing Bed program here at Benson Hospital has existed for over a decade, but now they have a new certification that only one other hospital in the state has.

We care about what we do here, and we want to be recognized for what we do, said Rural Executive Director of Operations and Quality, Bob Clegg.

The Compliance Team awarded the swing bed quality certification to the critical access hospital in July. The program allows patients to receive care close to home, after a surgery or medical trauma at a larger facility typically in Tucson.

"This program allows people to learn how to be as independent, to go back to the best that they can, and we have, they have a whole care team, said RN Case Manager and Swing Bed Coordinator, Lori Fortner. I have seen huge, huge impacts on people.

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