Borgess-Lee Memorial Hospital received the 2011 Michigan Rural Health Quality Improvement Achievement Award in Inpatient Clinical Performance, Outpatient Clinical Performance and Emergency Department Transfer Performance.
The hospital was also recognized for outstanding performance in patient safety.
This is the third year the Michigan Center for Rural Health has offered the Quality Improvement Achievement Award and first year the organization has honored hospitals for patient safety.
“The winners of these premier awards have not only shown outstanding performance, but also an exceptional commitment to ingenuity, resourcefulness and teamwork in providing high-quality health care,” said John Barnas, executive director, Michigan Center for Rural Health. “We’re pleased to sponsor these awards, which commend the dedication of hospital staff to deliver the right care to the right patient, each and every time.”
“Our staff consistently demonstrates excellence in their daily work,” said Katie Brick, chief nursing officer, Borgess-Lee Memorial Hospital. “Borgess-Lee remains committed to continuous quality improvement to give our patients the very best care.”
Borgess-Lee Memorial Hospital’s multidisciplinary team reviewed current processes and created interventions that improved the inpatient treatment of acute myocardial infarction, chest pain, heart failure, pneumonia, emergency department transfers and overall patient safety.
Clinical indicators were based on the Appropriate Care Measure (ACM), a composite score of 85 to 94 percent that captures whether patients received all the care they were eligible to receive.
The Quality Improvement Achievement Award in Emergency Department Transfer
Performance was based on an ED transfer score of 90 to 97 percent.
For the recognition in patient safety, the Michigan Center for Rural Health evaluated a 500- to 1,000-word report demonstrating the accomplishments of the facility, including a description of the innovative ideas and measurable outcomes achieved.
The Michigan Center for Rural Health presented Borgess-Lee Memorial Hospital with the awards at a special ceremony during the 12th annual Michigan Critical Access Hospital Conference in Gaylord.
The center is a non-profit organization formed in 1991 as part of a federal and state initiative to recognize the importance of rural health care and to create a mechanism for resources to flow to rural areas.