USMD Hospital at Arlington Earns Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award
July 30 2014 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Award Recognizes Hospitals with Lowest
Occurrences of Preventable Patient Safety Indicators
USMD Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: USMD), a physician-led integrated
health system, announced today that USMD Hospital at Arlington has
received a Healthgrades 2014 Patient Safety Excellence Award for
their exceptional performance in safeguarding patients against
serious and potentially preventable complications, such as
infections, during their hospital stays. This award recognizes
hospitals that have the lowest occurrences of 14 preventable
patient safety indicators and it places USMD Hospital at Arlington
in the top 10 percent of hospitals in the nation for patient
safety.
“USMD is committed to our patients’ safety and we are honored to
receive a Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award,” said John
House, M.D., chairman and chief executive officer of USMD Holdings.
“At USMD, we are devoted to a patients-first culture and this award
is a result of the hard work and dedication our staff puts into
making sure our patients are our top priority each and every day.
We are proud to receive this award.”
Hospitals were evaluated on specific clinical quality criteria,
including: pressure sores or bed sores acquired during a hospital
stay; death following a serious complication after surgery;
catheter-related bloodstream infections acquired at the hospital;
hip fracture following surgery; respiratory failure resulting from
surgery; deep blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery; and
bloodstream infections as a result of surgery. Hospitals must also
have had zero occurrences of foreign objects left in the body
during surgery or procedures.
“USMD Hospital at Arlington fosters a culture that places a
tremendous emphasis on patient safety and this Healthgrades Patient
Safety Excellence Award is just one example of how we are living
that focus,” said Marcia Crim, chief executive officer, USMD
Hospital at Arlington. “I would like to thank the entire staff at
the hospital, including Dr. Aaron Amos, USMD Hospital at
Arlington’s chief of staff, and Dr. Russell Dickey, USMD Hospital
at Arlington’s chief of surgery, for supporting USMD’s philosophy
and mission of patients first, of which safety is a large
component.”
Healthgrades is the leading online resource for comprehensive
information about physicians and hospitals. More than 250 million
visitors annually use Healthgrades to search, compare and connect
with physicians and hospitals that best meet their treatment needs.
To view rankings, rating and awards of hospitals and physicians in
your area, please visit Healthgrades’ website at
www.healthgrades.com.
About USMD Holdings, Inc.
USMD is a publicly held (NASDAQ: USMD), physician-led,
integrated health system committed to exemplary patient care.
Headquartered in Irving, Texas, USMD serves the Dallas-Fort Worth
metropolitan area with more than 250 physicians and associate
practitioners, and provides healthcare services to patients in just
under 20 different specialties at its two hospitals, nine cancer
treatment centers and nearly 70 physician clinics, many of which
are multi-specialty. All 29 of USMD’s primary care clinics have
been accredited by the Patient-Centered Medical Home Program, a
recognition program that is part of the National Committee for
Quality Assurance. This recognition means that USMD’s primary care
clinics successfully display and utilize evidence-based,
patient-centered processes that focus on highly coordinated patient
care and long-term patient relationships. For more information
about USMD, visit www.usmd.com.
USMD Holdings, Inc.Megan Vincent,
214-493-4024Megan.Vincent@usmd.com
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