10 Feb 2025 Unity Health earns Inpatient Quality Incentive Award

SEARCY – Unity Health recently received recognition from Arkansas Medicaid and the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMC) as part of the annual Inpatient Quality Incentive (IQI) program. Unity Health was recognized for its dedication to quality through consistent participation of 10 or more years in the IQI program and for its efforts toward improving the health of Arkansans.

Through a partnership between Arkansas Medicaid, AFMC, and the Arkansas Hospital Association, the IQI program was developed in 2006 to assess quality of care through the ways in which hospitals provide medical care to their patients. Since its launch in 2006, Arkansas Medicaid has awarded financial incentives to participating hospitals that demonstrate significant improvements in health outcomes.

“As we dedicate ourselves to providing patients with the best possible care, we are honored to receive this distinction,” Unity Health President/CEO, LaDonna Johnston said. “We are proud to work with the IQI program, as we continue to focus on providing quality, expert care while enhancing the patient experience.”

Unity Health is an Arkansas healthcare system consisting of four hospitals, 28 family practice clinics and specialties consisting of 15 areas of practice including: Unity Health – Cardiology Clinic, Unity Health – Orthopaedic and Spine Center, the Pyeatt Family Cancer Center, inpatient and outpatient physical rehabilitation, as well as inpatient and outpatient behavioral health and many other specialties.

As the leading healthcare provider and largest employer in an eight-county area, Unity Health and its more than 2,300 associates strive to improve the quality of health and well-being for the communities they serve through compassionate care. Unity Health has more than 160 physicians who specialize in various areas of healthcare.