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Battle Creek Health System's (BCHS) string of awards and recognitions has increased once again.  The most recent award, given by Hospitals & Health Networks magazine, lists BCHS as one of the top 100 most "wired" hospitals in the United States.  That is the third year in a row of recognizing the hospital for its technology.

H & HN magazine selected BCHS because of the hospital's ongoing initiative called Genesis.  In early 2005, BCHS took a giant technological leap by transitioning to a paperless, electronic health record.  By switching all inpatient nursing and ancillary documentation from traditional, paper-intensive, medical charts to an electronic medical system, BCHS became one of only a handful of hospitals in the United States to 'go-live' with comprehensive, new technology that increases patient safety and cuts costs by reducing the potential for human error.

Already considered one of the nation's safest hospitals, Battle Creek Health System was a recipient of HeatlhGrades Distinguished Hospital Awards for Patient Safety.