12/10/2007

Northeast Regional Medical Center recognized for excellence in quality of patient care and efficiency

Northeast Regional Medical Center today announced it has been honored by the Premier healthcare alliance with the 2007 Premier | CareScience Select Practice National Quality Award for superior patient outcomes in both quality and efficiency.

Northeast Regional Medial Center (NRMC) is one of 49 hospitals nationally, the top 1 percent of acute inpatient facilities, recognized with the Select Practice Award. Among the more than 4,700 acute care inpatient facilities in the United States eligible to receive the award, NRMC exhibited the highest level performance in both quality and efficiency of patient care.

"We are pleased to recognize this elite group of hospitals from across the nation that offer the highest quality and most efficient patient care," said Richard A Bankowitz, MD, MBA, FACP, vice president and medical director for Premier Healthcare Informatics. "These hospitals represent the country’s elite healthcare facilities for patient care based on performance using objective measures of clinical outcomes and efficiencies."

As a recipient of the 2007 Select Practice National Quality Award, NRMC achieved superior performance in care of patients, as identified by the Premier | CareScience Select Practice methodology.

Northeast Regional Medical Center did not apply for the award, but instead was identified as a top performer in quality and efficiency among all acute care facilities in the MEDPAR 2005 data, regardless of bed size or teaching status.

"This honor reflects the quality care that our associates and physicians provide daily to our patients, “said NRMC CEO Bob Moore. “We commend them for their dedication to making certain that our patients receive excellent, compassionate care."

Select Practice data includes 16 different clinically relevant indicators of risk, more than any other national quality award or designation. The quality index is calculated by combining the outcome deviations for mortality, morbidity and complications into a single quality measure for each facility. The combined quality and efficiency ratings are used to determine the award recipients.