March 29, 2024

MedStar Recognized for Quality Innovation

Quality Innovation

Katie Richards, MPH, improvement consultant for VHQC, presents MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital associates with the VHQC’s 2015 Quality Innovation Award. The award is given to hospitals that are achieving reductions in hospital-acquired infections. The top 10 percent of hospitals in each state are given the award. For 2015, only seven hospitals in Maryland and Virginia received the honor.

A culture of patient safety and infection reduction is paying off at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, MD. The hospital is one of only seven in Maryland and Virginia to receive VHQC’s 2015 Quality Innovation Award.

The Quality Innovation Award honors the hospitals that are reducing the rate of hospital-acquired infections and are working to create a setting that puts patient safety first. All hospitals in Maryland and Virginia that are enrolled in the VHQC Maryland-Virginia HAI Improvement Network were eligible for the award, based on 2015 calendar year performance.

“Everyone who works at our hospital is committed to providing the highest quality of care for our patients and their families,” said Dr. Stephen Michaels, chief operating and chief medical officer of MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital. “Our associates work diligently every day to reduce the possibility of infections, and I am proud that their hard work has been recognized by VHQC.”

The data that were used to evaluate the hospitals came from two sources: the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems, and the Targeted Assessment for Prevention, developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The top 10 percent of hospitals in each state received this award.

MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital has participated in the HAI Improvement Network, led by VHQC, for close to two years. As the Medicare Quality Innovation Network for Maryland and Virginia, VHQC convenes patients, partners, clinicians, and other partners to share their best practices for improving health quality.

For more information and one-click access to a full list of resources available at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital, visit their Leader Page.

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