Woodland Memorial Hospital Earns ‘Top Performer on Key Quality Measures®’ Recognition from The Joint Commission
Woodland Memorial Hospital was recognized as part of The Joint Commission’s 2015 annual report “America’s Hospitals: Improving Quality and Safety,” for attaining and sustaining excellence in accountability measure performance for Pneumonia, Surgical Care, Immunizations and Perinatal Care. Woodland Memorial Hospital is one of only 1,043 hospitals out of more than 3,300 eligible hospitals in the United States to achieve the 2014 Top Performer distinction.
The Top Performer program recognizes hospitals for improving performance on evidence-based interventions that increase the chances of healthy outcomes for patients with certain conditions. The performance measures included in the recognition program including heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care, children’s asthma, inpatient psychiatric services, stroke, venous thromboembolism, perinatal care, immunization, tobacco treatment and substance use.
“Delivering the right treatment in the right way at the right time is a cornerstone of high-quality health care. I commend the efforts of Woodland Memorial Hospital for their excellent performance on the use of evidence-based interventions,” said Mark R. Chassin, MD, FACP, MPP, MPH, president and CEO, The Joint Commission.
“We understand what matters most to patients at Woodland Memorial Hospital is the quality and safety of the care they receive. That is why we have made it a top priority to improve positive patient outcomes through evidence-based care processes,” said Mitesh Patel, MD, Vice President of Medical Affairs, Woodland Memorial Hospital.
“Woodland Memorial Hospital is proud to be named a Top Performer as it recognizes the knowledge, teamwork and dedication of our entire hospital staff,” said Kevin Vaziri, President, Woodland Memorial Hospital.
Read more about the Top Performer program.
Publish date:
Monday, November 23, 2015