Thibodaux, Louisiana- July 2, 2012 – Thibodaux Regional Health System
has received the
2011 Louisiana Hospital Capstone Quality Award, presented by eQHealth Solutions, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization
for Louisiana. The award was announced at the 2012 Louisiana Medicare
Quality Summit hosted by eQHealth Solutions in Baton Rouge on May 3, and
recognizes Thibodaux Regional as one of only 24 hospitals in the state
for achieving certain improvements in the quality of health care given
to their patients.
Previously titled the Louisiana Hospital Quality Awards (platinum, gold,
silver and bronze levels), the
Louisiana Hospital Capstone Quality Awards are aligned with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’
inpatient quality initiatives and recognize hospital achievement in appropriate
care for patients with diagnoses of:
- Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)
- Heart Failure (HF)
- Community Acquired Pneumonia (PN)
- Improvements in care related to measures outlined in the Surgical Care
Improvement Project (SCIP).
The clinical measure sets for the awards have been designated as national
health care priorities by CMS.
“As witnessed by the new health care reform law, and corresponding
debate, we all recognize that making improvements to our health care system
comes at a slow pass and our health care system remains broken. This is
frustrating. Yet, as we all struggle to improve our state’s poor
health statistics and poor health outcomes, progress is being made,”
said Gary Curtis, CEO of eQHealth Solutions. “Health care providers
in Louisiana have committed to reducing the rates of infections, pressure
ulcers, surgical injuries, unnecessary hospital readmissions and many
other key measures of health care quality. At our annual Medicare Quality
Summit, eQHealth is proud to recognize the providers and facilities that
making health better for the people and communities they serve.”
“The medical staff and the entire health care team of Thibodaux Regional
Medical Center are dedicated to providing the very best in patient care
and our efforts have been enhanced through our quality improvement partnerships
with eQHealth Solutions. We are extremely proud to be a recipient of this
distinguished award,” said Dana Rodrigue, Chief Quality Resource
Officer of Thibodaux Regional.