{"id":292337,"date":"2026-08-20T09:03:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T14:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=292337"},"modified":"2026-08-20T09:04:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T14:04:49","slug":"communitys-choice-awards-2026","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/news\/communitys-choice-awards-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Southcoast Health Named the Community\u2019s Choice in 11 Categories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At this week\u2019s SouthCoast Media Group\u2019s annual Community\u2019s Choice Awards Gala, Southcoast Health leaders were honored to accept awards as the Community\u2019s Choice for healthcare in 11 categories, including being named the <strong>Top Employer \u2013 500+ Employees<\/strong> for the ninth year in a row and the region\u2019s&nbsp;<strong>Best Place to Work<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Southcoast Health was named the Community\u2019s Choice in every category for which we were nominated:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Best Place to Work<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Top Employer \u2013 500+ Employees<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assisted\/Senior Living \u2013 Alden Court Nursing Care &amp; Rehabilitation Center<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Centro de aparelhos auditivos\/especialistas em audi\u00e7\u00e3o<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Home Health Care Services \u2013 Southcoast Health at Home<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hospice \u2013 Southcoast Health at Home<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hospital\/Centro M\u00e9dico<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Memory Care \u2013 Southcoast Health Brain &amp; Spine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nursing Home \u2013 Alden Court Nursing Care &amp; Rehabilitation Center<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rehabilitation Facility \u2013 Alden Court Nursing Care &amp; Rehabilitation Center\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Urgent Care\/Walk-In Clinic \u2013 Southcoast Health Urgent Care<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What makes this recognition meaningful is that it is completely driven by public participation with community voting determining the finalists and winners in each category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese results show that our patients and communities recognize and appreciate the Advanced medicine and More care our physicians, providers, nurses and staff deliver every day,\u201d said <strong>David McCready, President &amp; CEO of Southcoast Health.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI want to extend my sincere gratitude to our community for their unwavering support, and to everyone at Southcoast Health who made this achievement possible. To our dedicated teams, thank you for making Southcoast Health the Community\u2019s Choice for high-quality, comprehensive healthcare.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Community\u2019s Choice Awards are sponsored annually by SouthCoast Media Group (Standard-Times, Herald News and other local publications) and recognize nearly 400 business and organizations across the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>For more Southcoast Health Awards and Achievements please visit:&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/awards-and-achievements\/\"><em>Pr\u00e9mios e realiza\u00e7\u00f5es da Southcoast Health | Southcoast Health<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":292339,"template":"","categories":[1233],"class_list":["post-292337","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-awards-and-achievements"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is 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