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HIGH-VALUE
HEALTHCARE
NMMC-Iuka and Hamilton recognized
for outstanding service
N
orth Mississippi Medical
Center-Iuka and North
Mississippi Medical Center
Hamilton have been recognized as part of the 2016 QUEST®
Awards for High-value Healthcare
from Premier Inc., a leading healthcare
improvement company. The awards
are given to hospitals that provide outstanding patient care and are part of
the QUEST hospital collaborative, which
seeks to improve effectiveness and
efficiency, saving lives and money.
NMMC-Iuka was one of 14 hospitals that received finalist recognition,
and North Mississippi Medical Center
Hamilton was one of 38 that received
a citation of merit. Honorees were recognized for achieving top performance
in at least four of six areas.
"NMMC-Iuka's achievements in
QUEST reinforces our commitment to
reliably deliver the best care experience
to the communities we serve," NMMCIuka administrator Fred Truesdale
says. "We're proud to be one of the
only hospitals in Mississippi to be honored as part of the QUEST Awards as
we continue down our path of improving patient outcomes and community
health." North Mississippi Medical
Center Hamilton was the only hospital
in Alabama to be honored.
QUEST Awards honor hospitals that:
* Obtain a mortality rate at least
15 percent less than expected.
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North Mississippi Medical Center Hamilton
was the only hospital in Alabama to receive
a QUEST Award.
* Reduce the average cost of care to
at least less than $6,870 per discharge
(depending on size of the facility).
* Reliably deliver inpatient and outpatient evidence-based care measures in
the areas of heart attack, heart failure,
pneumonia and surgical care at least
96 percent of the time.
* Improve the hospital experience so
that patients and families favorably rate
their stay and would recommend the
facility to others at least 76 percent of
the time.
* Reduce preventable harm events.
* Obtain a readmissions rate at least
11 percent less than expected.
The hospitals were honored during Premier's annual Breakthroughs
Conference and Exhibition on June 21.
NMMC-Iuka was one of about a dozen
finalist hospitals nationwide.
"Being a part of QUEST has ensured
we set high standards in clinical excellence," says Bill Buck, interim administrator of the Hamilton hospital. "We
are proud of the difference this makes
for our patients."
All QUEST hospitals participating in QUEST from October 2014 to
September 2015 were eligible for the
QUEST Award. â–
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