WSHA presented our Rural Quality Everyday Extraordinary Award and Critical Access Hospital Achievement of Excellence distinctions at the Rural Hospital Leadership Conference in Chelan June 25.
We recognized Summit Pacific Medical Center with the Rural Quality Everyday Extraordinary Award for its Telesitting Program, which uses virtual nurse assistants to improve patient safety and reduce harm in its Acute Care Unit (ACU) and emergency department. This is our most prestigious clinical excellence accolade, given once each year.
We also recognized 20 hospitals for their strong commitment to advancing patient care by voluntarily submitting data on up to seven quality measures, including sepsis management, workplace safety, diagnostic accuracy and efforts to reduce health disparities.
The gold winners were:
- Arbor Health
- Astria Sunnyside Hospital
- Columbia Basin Hospital
- Coulee Medical Center
- Jefferson Healthcare
- Kittitas Valley Healthcare
- Newport Hospital & Health Services
- North Valley Hospital
- Ocean Beach Hospital & Medical Clinics
- Providence Mount Carmel Hospital
- Providence St. Joseph’s Hospital
- Elizabeth Hospital
- Summit Pacific Medical Center
- Willapa Harbor Hospital
The silver winners were:
- Cascade Medical Center
- Forks Community Hospital
- Lourdes Medical Center
- Quincy Valley Medical Center
- Snoqualmie Valley Hospital
- Whitman Hospital & Medical Clinics
Read more about this distinction. Congratulations to all our winners! (Megan Herman)