Buffalo Hospital receives Joint Commission Accreditation, leads national care standards and honored for innovative employment opportunities for people with disabilities
Buffalo, MN 10/27/2008-- Buffalo Hospital recently received full accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations following an unannounced survey in October.
Accreditation is earned by demonstrating compliance with the Joint Commission's rigorous national standards for patient safety and quality of care. During the site survey, surveyors randomly select patients and use their medical records to evaluate standards compliance. Surveyors talk to the doctors, nurses, and other staff who interacted with the patient. Surveyors also observe doctors and nurses providing care, and often speak to the patients themselves.
“Accreditation reflects our entire staff’s commitment to deliver excellent care every day at Buffalo Hospital,” says Steve Hatkin, Buffalo Hospital President. “Surveyors told me how impressed they were with the quality of our staff, their knowledge, enthusiasm and passion for our patients.”
The surveyors also complimented Buffalo Hospital’s appearance, cleanliness and electronic medical record. Accreditation is good for three years.
Core measures in the top 10 percent of hospitals nation-wide
Buffalo Hospital tracks how often patients receive optimal care (typically a bundle of four to eight care interventions) for specific conditions, including heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and surgical care improvements. Buffalo Hospital’s results for heart attack, surgical care improvements and overall care measures are better than the nation’s top ten percent of hospitals. For example, the top hospitals average 98.9 percent in delivery optimal heart attack care – Buffalo Hospital delivers it 100 percent of the time.
“We pride ourselves on delivering personal care to our patients, but ultimately, quality care is what counts. It is great to be validated by national benchmarks that Buffalo Hospital patients do consistently receive optimal care,” says Andrew Burgdof, MD, Buffalo Hospital.
Core measures are publicly reported to the Joint Commission (www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov) and to the Minnesota Hospital Quality Partnership (www.mnhospitalquality.org) and are an important tool for comparing quality between hospitals. In an age of consumer-directed health care, Buffalo Hospital’s performance on core measures becomes increasingly important as patients use this information to choose where they will receive care.
Buffalo Hospital recognized for innovative employee practices for people with developmental disabilities
The Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities recently recognized Buffalo Hospital’s innovative employment practices and ensuring meaningful and productive employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Buffalo Hospital works with Functional Industries to provide career development and training for individuals with disabilities in our community.
About Buffalo Hospital
Part of Allina Hospitals & Clinics, Buffalo Hospital is a not-for-profit regional medical center committed to providing exceptional care and improving the health of the communities it serves in and around Wright County. Information about Buffalo Hospital's services, along with the latest health information, can be found online at www.buffalohospital.org.
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