Memorial Medical Center Recognized by iVantage Health Analytics for Performance Leadership in Quality
Port Lavaca, TX, November 2014 - Memorial Medical Center today announced it has been recognized by iVantage Health Analytics for overall excellence in Quality, reflecting top quartile performance among all acute care hospitals in the nation.
"We are very proud to have achieved this recognition. Our success illustrates our commitment to patient safety and to delivering quality health care," said Erin Clevenger, CNO and Director of Quality at Memorial Medical Center. "It was a significant amount of work, but well worth it because it was the right thing to do for our patients. The way I explain it to people is if you are admitted to a hospital, you should receive the same evidence based treatment whether you are at MMC or a big city hospital. We have put in countless hours of research and education to put policies and protocols in place to make sure that happens here."
The Hospital Strength INDEX™ is the industry's most comprehensive and objective assessment of hospital performance in the United States - capturing more than 4,000 acute care hospitals including over 1,300 rural and Critical Access Hospitals. Leveraging data from public data sources (e.g. Medicare Cost Reports, Medicare claims data, and Hospital compare), INDEX aggregates data from 66 individual metrics into three major categories and 10 pillars - including Population Health - to derive a single strength overall rating for each facility.
"Despite the many challenges rural hospitals face in today's healthcare environment, they remain a vital and integral component of the community," said Michael Topchik, senior vice president of iVantage Health Analytics. "The top quartile performers should be viewed as true market leaders. Through their commitment to performance analysis and improvement, they have established a blueprint for sustainability which other rural hospitals can follow."
"Proven standards of care can save lives," said Clevenger. "We will continue to enhance our quality improvement efforts through our collaboration with partners to ensure that every person gets the right care at the right time, every time."