Capella Hospitals Recognized for Quality Advances By The Joint Commission
November 1, 2010The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has recognized two of Capella Healthcare’s affiliated hospitals for significant, sustained quality improvement and invited them to participate in a pilot project to help other hospitals.
The two hospitals – Southwestern Medical Center in Lawton, OK, and Willamette Valley Medical Center in McMinnville, OR – achieved outstanding results in core measures that are part of the Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP). They are among just 225 hospitals in the country invited to participate.
“Hospitals that have dramatically improved and sustained their performance are being asked to contribute to The Joint Commission’s Core Measure Solution Exchange,” according to Mark R. Chassin, M.D., M.P.P., M.P.H., President of The Joint Commission. “The Solution Exchange is designed to facilitate the sharing of success stories regarding how accredited hospitals attained excellent performance on core measures so they can learn from each other. Through the Solution Exchange, hospitals that are struggling to improve their performance – especially on accountability measures – will be able to learn how their peers have attained and maintained their high ratings.”
Hospitals using the Solution Exchange will be able to:
- Search for solutions to improve performance
- Post comments and have discussions about the solutions
- Rate the usefulness and transferability of the solutions
- Post adapted versions of the solutions based upon their own experience
- Be notified via e-mail when new core measure solutions are posted
The Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) is a national quality partnership of organizations interested in improving surgical care by significantly reducing surgical complications. SCIP Partners include the Steering Committee of 10 national organizations who have pledged their commitment and full support for SCIP, including Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, The Joint Commission, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, American Hospital Association, American College of Surgeons, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Veterans Health Administration.
The specific SCIP measures that Capella’s hospitals were recognized for were:
Willamette Valley Medical Center:
- SCIP-VTE-1: Surgery Patients with Recommended Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Ordered
- P-VTE-2: Surgery Patients Who Received Appropriate Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Within 24 Hours Prior to Surgery to 24 Hours After Surgery
Southwestern Medical Center:
- SCIP-Card-2: Surgery Patients on Beta-Blocker Therapy Prior to Arrival Who Received a Beta-Blocker During the Perioperative Period.
About The Joint Commission
Founded in 1951, The Joint Commission seeks to continuously improve health care for the public, in collaboration with other stakeholders, by evaluating health care organizations and inspiring them to excel in providing safe and effective care of the highest quality and value. The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits more than 18,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States, including more than 9,500 hospitals and home care organizations. An independent, not-for-profit organization, The Joint Commission is the nation’s oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care.
About Capella Healthcare
Based in Franklin, Tenn., Capella Healthcare partners with communities to build strong local healthcare systems that are known for quality patient care. Capella’s senior leadership team has more than 200 years of combined experience managing over 200 hospitals. With the financial backing of GTCR Golder Rauner, the company has access to significant resources for the expansion and improvement of its hospitals and the services they provide. Capella operates thirteen hospitals across the nation.