Langlade Hospital Recongized As Top Performer In Key Quality Areas

Langlade Hospital staff representing departments in medical/surgical/ICU, birthing center and surgery

Langlade Hospital has been recognized as a 2013 Top Performer on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in the United States.

Langlade Hospital was recognized as part of The Joint Commission’s 2014 annual report “America’s Hospitals: Improving Quality and Safety,” for attaining and sustaining excellence in accountability measure performance for pneumonia and surgical care. It is one of 1,224 hospitals in the United States to achieve the 2013 Top Performer distinction.

“We understand what matters most to patients at Langlade Hospital is the quality and safety of the care they receive,” Sherry Bunten, director of patient care services, said. “ That is why we have made it a top priority to improve positive patient outcomes through evidence-based care processes.”

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, including heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care, children’s asthma, stroke, venous thromboembolism and perinatal care, as well as for inpatient psychiatric services and immunizations.

This is the second year Langlade Hospital has been recognized as a Top Performer. Langlade Hospital was recognized in 2010 for its performance on accountability measure data for pneumonia and surgical care.

“We are proud to once again be named a Top Performer as it recognizes the knowledge, teamwork and dedication of our entire hospital staff,” Dave Schneider, the hospital’s executive director, said.

To be 2013 Top Performers, hospitals had to meet three performance criteria based on 2013 accountability measure data, including:

—achieving cumulative performance of 95 percent or above across all reported accountability measures;

—achieving performance of 95 percent or above on each and every reported accountability measure where there were at least 30 denominator cases; and

—having at least one core measure set that had a composite rate of 95 percent or above, and (within that measure set) all applicable individual accountability measures had a performance rate of 95 percent or above.

“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 Langlade Hospital for their excellent performance on the use of evidence-based interventions,” Dr. Mark R. Chassin, president and CEO of The Joint Commission, said.

source: Antigo Daily Journal