Showing Hartselle Medical Center’s latest awards for patient satisfaction and medical staff retention, from left, are Donna Scott, nurse floor manager; Danny Yocom, laboratory director; and Mitzi Pouncey, chief nursing officer. At right is Tim McGill, market CEO. | Clif Knight

Hartselle Medical Center has claimed three first place awards in an annual competition sponsored by its parent company, Capella Healthcare of Brentwood, Tenn.

The hospital won the 2010 awards for inpatient and outpatient satisfaction for the third year in a row and also received the top award for medical staff retention. Market CEO Tim McGill accepted the awards at a company meeting in Brentwood last week and presented them to staff members and employees at a luncheon meeting in the hospital cafeteria on Aug. 23.

“I thanked the staff and employees and told them they are our greatest asset—taking care of our patients and their families,” McGill stated.

“We’re very proud to be recognized as the number one hospital in the company for satisfying our patients. This is probably the highest recognition we could receive.”

HMC competed with 14 other Capella Healthcare hospitals for the awards.