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June 23, 2010
by Srav Meka
Hospital News
BRMC Named to Quality List for 3rd Consecutive Quarter
ATLANTA
– Barrow Regional Medical
Center in Winder has been named to the Georgia Hospital Association’s
(GHA) Partnership for Health and Accountability (PHA) Quality Honor Roll. Barrow Regional
Medical Center
is one of 16 hospitals in Georgia
to be placed in the Chairman’s category, the highest on the list. The honor
roll is based on clinical data provided by the federal Centers for Medicaid
& Medicare Services (CMS), which administers the nation’s Medicare and
Medicaid programs. The data was collected from January 2009 to December 2009.
“This is a great accomplishment for Barrow Regional
Medical Center,”
said Joseph Parker, president of GHA. “This recognition further underscores the
commitment of the Barrow Regional Medical Center staff to ensuring that every
patient receives the best, most effective health care possible.”
All acute care hospitals are required to submit care data to
CMS. This data details how well a hospital’s caregivers adhere to a list of
eight Appropriate Care Measures (ACM), which are the clinical processes of care
that are known to be the most effective methods of treatment for patients who
have suffered heart attacks, heart failure or pneumonia. The ACM is a composite
measure that determines whether or not a patient received the right care at the
right time.
For instance, a recommended treatment to help prevent a
heart attack is to take aspirin either before or upon arrival at the hospital,
as well as at discharge. A suggested treatment for pneumonia is to administer
an antibiotic within four hours of a patient’s arrival. A hospital’s adherence
to these recommended clinical practices usually leads to better outcomes.
“It is our mission to ensure that each of our patients
receive the right care at the right time and this recognition validates this,”
said Blake Watts, chief executive officer of Barrow Regional
Medical Center.
“This honor is a tribute to the hard work and dedication of our physicians and staff
who are constantly working to make excellent care even better.”
About Barrow Regional Medical Center
Barrow Regional
Medical Center
is a 56-bed acute care facility located in Winder, Georgia, approximately 45
miles east of Atlanta and 20 miles west of Athens. Our service area
population is approximately 50,000 with a diverse economic base, including
industry, agriculture, small business and healthcare. Barrow Regional
Medical Center
provides acute care, diagnostic services, emergency services and outpatient
services throughout the local community. The facility is recognized by The
Joint Commission, American College of Radiology and the College of American
Pathologists.
About PHA
The Partnership for Health and Accountability, formed in
January 2000 and sponsored by the Georgia Hospital Association, is a unique
statewide collaborative that brings together health care providers with
community agencies and individuals to achieve healthy communities. PHA includes
representation from groups like hospitals, physicians, state health officials,
legislators and businesses.
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