Medical center receives national recognition
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News from Providence St. Joseph Medical Center
POLSON – Providence St Joseph Medical Center recently announced it has been recognized by iVantage Health Analytics and the National Organization of State Office of Rural Health for overall excellence in Quality and Outcomes, reflecting top quartile performance among all acute care hospitals in the nation.
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center CEO James Kiser accepted the award.
“We have created a culture of excellence at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center: our board, our physicians and providers, and our compassionate staff. We are proud to serve and respond to the needs of our larger community,” Kiser said. “We are truly blessed.”
The rankings have been designated by the Hospital Strength INDEX™, the industry’s most comprehensive and objective assessment of hospital performance. In partnership with NOSORH, iVantage Health Analytics has developed a data-driven program designed to identify excellence across a broad spectrum of indicators relevant to hospital performance and patient care. The Hospital Strength INDEX™ captures performance metrics for more than 4,000 acute care hospitals, including more than 1,300 rural and Critical Access Hospitals. Leveraging data from public data sources, INDEX aggregates data from 66 individual metrics into three major categories and nine pillars to derive a single strength overall rating for each facility.
“These top quartile performers should take great pride in this recognition. It showcases their commitment to continuous performance analysis and improvement. On this occasion of National Rural Health Day, it’s an honor to celebrate their achievement as they continue to serve their communities despite the many market, regulatory and financial pressures they face,” said Michael Topchik, senior vice president of iVantage Health Analytics.
NOSORH was established in 1995 to assist State Offices of Rural Health in their efforts to improve access to, and the quality of, health care for America’s 61 million rural citizens.
