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| NSRMC Receives Louisiana Hospital Quality Award |
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| NorthShore Regional Medical Center (NSRMC) has received the Silver Level 2006 Louisiana Hospital Quality Award, presented by Louisiana Health Care Review, Inc., the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Louisiana. With this award, NSRMC has been recognized for improving the quality of health care given to their patients in two of four designated clinical areas.
The Hospital Quality Award honors Louisiana hospitals that are performing quality initiatives aimed at improving patient care in the hospital setting. This is the second year these awards have been presented. The award recognizes those facilities that are actively engaged in improving care in one or more of the following areas:
· Acute Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack)
· Heart Failure
· Pneumonia
· Surgical Care
The clinical topics measured for the awards have been designated as national health care priorities by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Staff members from NSRMC have been working with quality improvement specialists from Louisiana Health Care Review, Inc. (LHCR) to use proven, evidence-based practices to improve care for their patients.
“Louisiana Health Care Review is pleased to recognize hospitals such as NorthShore Regional Medical Center for achieving measured improvement in patient care. More importantly, we know that utilizing proven standards of care can save lives and we applaud the work of these hospital teams in their dedication to quality patient care for the people of their community,” said LHCR Chief Executive Officer Gary Curtis. “As the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Louisiana we are committed to working with providers in all health care settings to improve the health and health care of Louisianans.”
“The employees and medical staff of NorthShore Regional Medical Center are dedicated to providing high quality patient care and our efforts have been enhanced through our quality improvement partnerships with LHCR. We are extremely proud to be a recipient of this distinguished award,” said Alan R. Cason, Chief Executive Officer of NSRMC.
In addition to the Louisiana Hospital Quality Award, NSRMC has also achieved the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines Initial Performance Achievement Award in Heart Failure; received the Health and Human Services (HHS) 2006 Medal of Honor, in recognition of excellence in organ donation rate; scored fully implemented on The Leapfrog Group’s safe practice scores; implemented all Institute for Healthcare Improvement initiatives; and achieved a five star rating for stroke care in the HealthGrades 2006 Hospital Quality in America study.
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