posted by Joe Polk at 5:13 PM /
St. Clair and UPMC St. Margaret hospitals and Heritage Valley Health System were recognized Tuesday with Fine Awards for innovative efforts in improving the quality of medical care.
“Breakthroughs are happening every day on the front lines of patient care,” Milton Fine, president and CEO of The Fine Foundation, said in a prepared release. “These awards shine the spotlight on those often overlooked achievements and highlight the dramatic improvements our region is making to the health care system.”
A national committee chose this year’s three top winners out of nearly 40 applications, which were submitted last June.
The Gold Award went to a team at Mount Lebanon-based St. Clair for improving patient flow in the emergency department. Previously, patients waited an average 47 minutes before they entered a treatment room; now it’s 17 minutes. At the same time, patient satisfaction scores have risen 10 points and there were fewer cases of patients leaving the hospital before being seen. Team members will share a $25,000 award and the hospital received $5,000.
Link: pittsburgh.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2009/11/16/daily30.html
“Breakthroughs are happening every day on the front lines of patient care,” Milton Fine, president and CEO of The Fine Foundation, said in a prepared release. “These awards shine the spotlight on those often overlooked achievements and highlight the dramatic improvements our region is making to the health care system.”
A national committee chose this year’s three top winners out of nearly 40 applications, which were submitted last June.
The Gold Award went to a team at Mount Lebanon-based St. Clair for improving patient flow in the emergency department. Previously, patients waited an average 47 minutes before they entered a treatment room; now it’s 17 minutes. At the same time, patient satisfaction scores have risen 10 points and there were fewer cases of patients leaving the hospital before being seen. Team members will share a $25,000 award and the hospital received $5,000.
Link: pittsburgh.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2009/11/16/daily30.html
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