Medical Center Enterprise Named ‘Top Performer on Key Quality Measures®’ by The Joint Commission for 3rd Year in a Row

10/30/2013

Enterprise, AL – Medical Center Enterprise today was named as one of the nation’s Top Performers on Key Quality Measures® by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of U.S. health care organizations. Medical Center Enterprise was recognized for exemplary performance in using evidence-based clinical processes that are shown to improve care for certain conditions. These conditions include heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care, children’s asthma, stroke and venous thrombo embolism, as well as inpatient psychiatric services. Medical Center Enterprise is one of 1,099 hospitals earning the distinction of Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® for attaining and sustaining excellence in the following measure sets: Pneumonia and Surgical Care. The ratings are based on an aggregation of accountability measure data reported to The Joint Commission during the 2012 calendar year.

This is the third year in a row that Medical Center Enterprise is being recognized as a Top Performer. Previously, Medical Center Enterprise was recognized by The Joint Commission for its achievement on the following measure sets: Pneumonia and Surgical Care. “Medical Center Enterprise’s first priority is providing patients with high quality, safe and effective care through proven practices that improve outcomes and the patient experience. We are proud to be named to The Joint Commission’s list of Top Performers. The credit goes to our medical staff, employees and volunteers whose hard work every day makes this possible,” said Rich Ellis, CEO, Medical Center Enterprise.

Each of the hospitals named Top Performers met three 95 percent performance thresholds. First, the hospital achieved cumulative performance of 95 percent or above across all reported accountability measures. Second, recognized hospitals reached performance of 95 percent or above on every reported accountability measure where there are at least 30 denominator cases. Third, hospitals must have at least one core measure set that has a composite rate of 95 percent or above, and within that measure set all applicable individual accountability measures have a performance rate of 95 or above. A 95 percent score means a hospital provided an evidence-based practice 95 times out of 100 opportunities to provide the practice. Each accountability measure represents an evidence-based practice – for example, giving aspirin at arrival for heart attack patients, giving antibiotics one hour before surgery, and providing a home management plan for children with asthma.

“Medical Center Enterprise and all the Top Performer hospitals have demonstrated an exceptional commitment to quality improvement and they should be proud of their achievement,” says Mark R. Chassin, M.D., FACP, M.P.P., M.P.H., president and chief executive officer, The Joint Commission. “We have much to celebrate this year. Nearly half of our accredited hospitals have attained or nearly attained the Top Performer distinction. This truly shows that we are approaching a tipping point in hospital quality performance that will directly contribute to better health outcomes for patients.” Medical Center Enterprise is a 131-bed progressive, acute care hospital offering a full range of health services to Enterprise, Ft. Rucker, Coffee County and surrounding areas. Skilled professionals and technology come together to provide patients compassionate, customer-focused care. Key services include, obstetrics & gynecology, emergency medicine, orthopedics, diagnostic imaging with digital mammography, general surgery, physical therapy, family/internal medicine and senior care. Medical Center Enterprise is located at 400 N. Edwards Street in downtown Enterprise, Alabama. For more information call 334-347-0584 or visit www.MCEHospital.com.

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