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Holyname.org Wins Bronze Level Stevie® Award At 2016 American Business Awards

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May 9, 2016

Holy Name Medical Center's interactive website, HolyName.org, was named the winner of a bronze Stevie® Award in the Health Products & Services category in The 14th Annual American Business Awards.

The American Business Awards are the nation's premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small.

The newly designed website features a physician finder and a digital health and wellness library with the latest health information available in 91 languages.

"Holy Name is proud to be recognized by the American Business Awards for its outstanding website," said Michael Maron, President and CEO, Holy Name Medical Center. "HolyName.org was designed to serve the needs of northern New Jersey's diverse community, providing timely health information, resources and access to ongoing clinical research trials."

Following the rapidly changing trends in website design and search engine requirements, Holy Name Medical Center looked at leading consumer website models outside the healthcare industry to improve its navigation as well as speed and performance. The hospital's new site is a truly "self-developed" product - created by Holy Name's own internal team of developers, writers, photographers, and videographers.

HolyName.org features an intuitive interface, clean appearance, and helpful health information. The website functions include:

• Symptom Checker - The Symptom Checker, an interactive function, applies an algorithm that helps users identify conditions, assess symptoms, determine possible causes and find the types of treatments available. The detailed, easy-to-use tool helps determine appropriate care for hundreds of common symptoms and minor injuries for adults and children. Users first select the location on the model that indicates where something is wrong, then choose from a list of symptoms which best fits what they are experiencing. Lastly, patients can weigh treatment options, from traditional medicine to alternative therapies, and decide which one is right for them.
• Physician Finder – Finding a doctor is easier than ever. This robust tool helps users search for physicians by location, specialty, gender and other criteria. Physician profiles include education and medical training, languages spoken, specialty information and affiliations, as well as awards and recognition information on every member of Holy Name's Medical Staff.
• Health & Wellness Digital Library - Available in more than 90 languages, this up-to-the minute health content includes:
• Articles on thousands of diseases and conditions, tests, and procedures
• Healthy recipes
• Drug reference guide
• Information on herbs, vitamins and supplements
• Nutrition facts
• Interactive tools, such as calculators, quizzes, and assessments
• Informative videos and podcasts

"In an effort to better connect the community with Holy Name's vast services, the website steering committee reviewed the previous two years of website statistics and search queries to prioritize and link content throughout the website, " said Salvatore Clemenza, Director of Creative Services. "By prioritizing the most popular content, the website is easier to navigate and patients and families will be able to make more informed health decisions."

Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word meaning “crowned,” the awards will be presented to winners at a gala ceremony at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York on Monday, June 20. More than 3,400 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories, including Startup of the Year, Executive of the Year, Best New Product or Service of the Year, Marketing Campaign of the Year, Live Event of the Year, and App of the Year, among others. Holy Name Medical Center's website was nominated in the Health Products & Services category for large companies.

More than 250 professionals worldwide participated in the judging process to select this year's Stevie Award winners.

"The judges were extremely impressed with the quality of entries we received this year. The competition was intense and every organization that has won should be proud," said Michael Gallagher, president and founder of the Stevie Awards.

Details about The American Business Awards and the list of 2016 Stevie winners are available at www.StevieAwards.com/aba.