Kaiser Permanente’s West Los Angeles Medical Center and nine other Kaiser Permanente Southern California medical centers have been named as 2013 “Top Performers on Key Quality Measures®” by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in the United States. Kaiser Permanente Southern California hospitals were 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.
The “Top Performer” program recognizes hospitals for improving performance on evidence-based interventions that lead to healthy outcomes for patients with certain conditions. The West Los Angeles Medical Center is being recognized for the following measure set: heart attack, heart failure,pneumonia and surgical care.
“This is a tremendous achievement that reflects an extraordinary team effort,” Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center Executive Director Georgina Garcia said. “I am so proud of the dedication of our entire health care team. This honor illustrates our medical center’s commitment to delivering the highest quality care to our members.”
All of the Kaiser Permanente Southern California hospitals named by The Joint Commission’s “Improving America’s Hospitals” 2013 annual report are Baldwin Park Medical Center, Downey Medical Center, Fontana Medical Center, Los Angeles Medical Center, Orange County Medical Centers in Anaheim and Irvine, Riverside Medical Center, San Diego Medical Center, South Bay Medical Center and West Los Angeles Medical Center.
“It’s important to us that our members and patients know that they are receiving safe, high-quality care every time,” said Nirav R. Shah, MD, MPH, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Clinical Operations for Kaiser Permanente Southern California. “Being named a Top Performer hospital on key quality measures is confirmation that our integrated health care model, use of proven evidence-based protocols, electronic medical record system, and the dedication of our entire health care team, is consistently delivering high-quality care to our members.”
In order to earn this Top Performer accolade, hospitals must have attained and sustained excellence in accountability measures in 2013 that include surgical care, venous thromboembolism and stroke care. Kaiser Permanente Southern California medical centers are among only 1,224 hospitals in the country to achieve the 2013 Top Performer distinction.
For more information about the “Top Performer” program, persons interested can visit: http://www.jointcommission.org/accreditation/top_performers.aspx.
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