Thibodaux Regional Receives Silver Level
Louisiana Hospital Quality Award
Thibodaux, Louisiana- June 26, 2007 --- Thibodaux Regional Medical
Center has received the Silver Level 2006 Louisiana Hospital
Quality Award, presented by Louisiana Health Care Review,
Inc., the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Louisiana.
With this award, Thibodaux Regionalhas been recognized for improving
the quality of health care given to their patients.
The Hospital Quality Award honors Louisiana hospitals that are performing
quality initiatives aimed at improving patient care in the hospital
setting. This is the second year these awards have been presented.
Thibodaux Regional was presented the award for improving the quality
of health care for patients in the clinical areas of heart failure
and acute myocardial infarction (heart attack).
The clinical topics measured for the awards have been designated as
national health care priorities by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services. Staff members from Thibodaux Regional have been working with
quality improvement specialists from Louisiana Health Care Review,
Inc. (LHCR) to use proven, evidence-based practices to improve care
for their patients.
“Louisiana Health Care Review is pleased to recognize hospitals
such as Thibodaux Regional for achieving measured improvement in patient
care. More importantly, we know that utilizing proven standards of
care can save lives and we applaud the work of these hospital teams
in their dedication to quality patient care for the people of their
community,” said LHCR Chief Executive Officer Gary Curtis. “As
the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Louisiana we are
committed to working with providers in all health care settings to
improve the health and health care of Louisianans.”
“The physicians and staff of Thibodaux Regional are dedicated to
providing the very best in patient care and our efforts have been enhanced
through our quality improvement partnerships with LHCR. We are extremely
proud to be a recipient of these distinguished awards,” said Greg
Stock, CEO, Thibodaux Regional.
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