Frankfort Regional Medical Center’s Information Technology & Services (IT&S) department was recognized by Healthcare IT News in the “Where to Work: BEST Hospital IT Departments” in the Medium Hospital (101-350 beds) size category. Healthcare IT News will be profiling the Best Hospital IT Departments nationwide in its December 2011 Special Supplement Report.

This was Healthcare IT News’ first-ever “Where to Work: BEST Hospital IT Departments” project, and it’s goal was to determine what characteristics distinguish the best departments from all the rest. Employees graded their IT departments across seven categories: day-to-day work, IT team, management, hospital leadership, workplace culture, training and development and compensation.

“Information technology has, and will continue to make, a tremendous impact on the delivery of healthcare,” said Chip Peal, Chief Executive Officer at Frankfort Regional Medical Center. “Each day, we rely heavily on our IT&S department so our providers and clinical staff have the necessary tools to deliver quality care to our patients. I’m proud that our hospital IT&S department has created a workplace where employees thrive and have fun while working incredibly hard.”

Critical Insights, a market research company based in Portland, Maine, was hired by Healthcare IT News to create and administer a statistically valid program that would identify exceptional hospital IT workplaces. The multi-stage program spanned four months. It included a nomination period, followed by a confidential, online 67-question employee survey and, finally, a data-analysis period to determine the top hospitals.

To see the full list of winners, go to http://www.healthcareitnews.com/best-hospitals-content/interactive-map-best-hospital-it-departments-2011-state.