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Letter From Jamestown College Nursing Department April 7, 2009 Marty Richman CEO Jamestown Hospital 419 5th Street NE Jamestown, ND 58401 Dear Mr. Richman, The nursing faculty at Jamestown College were delighted to learn that the Thomson Reuters study has named Jamestown Hospital as one of the top 100 hospitals in the country. We have known of the excellence of the hospital for years and we are pleased that your excellent health care facility has been recognized nationally. We would like to especially congratulate the nurses of Jamestown Hospital. We know that several of the benchmarks used to measure the quality of Jamestown Hospital are direct reflections of the dedication and professionalism of the nursing staff. Finally, it seems like a good time to express our continued gratitude to the entire health care team at Jamestown Hospital for teaching, mentoring, and guiding our nursing students through their clinical experiences at Jamestown Hospital. Our long-standing affiliation with you has made us complacent and we often neglect to express just how important and appreciated you are. Congratulations on your national recognition. We are proud to be affiliated with you and look forward with great excitement as you move forward with your plans for a new hospital. Sincerely, Jacqueline Mangnall PhD, RN and the Faculty of Jamestown College Department of Nursing
While sitting in an airport in Houston, Texas late this past Friday afternoon I received a call from Marty Richman, Hospital CEO, informing me that that he had received a call from the Thomson Reuters organization, which is the world’s leading organization on intelligent information (including healthcare), informing Marty that Jamestown Hospital was an award winner as one of the Top 100 hospitals in the country. Jamestown Hospital was one of twenty hospitals in the “small community hospitals” category to receive the award. Thomson Reuters maintains a massive healthcare data warehouse that assists hospitals in identifying cost drivers, managing vendors, improving wellness and increasing productivity. In determining the roster of winners, the Thomson Reuters study measures performance in nine areas: Mortality, medical complications, patient safety, average length of stay, expenses, profitability, cash-to-debt ratio, patient satisfaction and adherence to standards of care. In reviewing the performance measures and recalling the myriad of services provided to patients by the various departments of the Hospital, it was easy to conclude that it was the exceptional performance of the employees and the medical staff of the Hospital that have made this award become a reality for Jamestown Hospital. The efforts of the volunteers and the Auxiliary of Jamestown are also to be acknowledged. On behalf of the Jamestown Hospital board of directors a sincere expression of appreciation is extended to each of you for your consistent commitment to the well-being of patients and the Hospital itself. It is both noticed and appreciated. Sincerely, Harvey Huber Board Chairperson Jamestown Hospital Click on the link below to see the other 99. Top 100
Hospitals across the country are monitored by government agencies for quality performance. Jamestown Hospital is proud to be among the top hospitals nationwide in quality care performance. Click on the link below to see how Jamestown Hospital compares to state and national averages for the four key measures: Heart Attack Measures Heart Failure Measures Pneumonia Measures Surgical Infection Prevention Measures Compare
Jamestown Hospital receives health care quality award. JAMESTOWN, ND—Jamestown Hospital has received a health care quality award for their overall performance on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services quality measures. The award was presented to Marlys Pieske, Quality Management, and Cindy Gohner, VP Clinical Services, by Barbara Groutt, MSA, Director of HCQIP North Dakota Health Care Review, Inc. (NDHCRI) on June 10 at NDHCRI’s annual inpatient workshop in Bismarck.  Accept Award from Barbara Groutt, Director of North Dakota Home Health Care Review Health care quality awards were given in conjunction with NDHCRI’s Health Care Quality Improvement Program. The awards were based on the hospital’s performance and degree of improvement on the quality measures for the treatment of acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, pneumonia, and surgical care. “We are pleased to present Jamestown Hospital with this 2008 quality award. This award is a reflection of the commitment they have made to providing quality health care to the patients they serve,” said Dave Remillard, CEO, NDHCRI. North Dakota Health Care Review, Inc., is a private, non-profit organization that holds a contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to serve as North Dakota’s Quality Improvement Organization (QIO). As the state’s QIO, NDHCRI collaborates with health care providers and consumers from across the state to improve health care for Medicare beneficiaries. VHA Award Jamestown Hospital receives VHA Leadership Award for Clinical Excellence  Accept Award from VHA. VHA Inc., a national health care alliance, has given Jamestown Hospital a 2008 VHA Leadership Award for Clinical Excellence, honoring the hospital for meeting or exceeding national performance standards for clinical care in specific areas from the third quarter of 2006 to the second quarter of 2007. Jamestown Hospital won the award for its efforts in: Treatment for Congestive Heart Failure. The hospital was honored at VHA’s Leadership Conference in Philadelphia on May 4. VHA serves more than 1,400 not-for-profit hospitals and more than 21,000 non-acute health care organizations nationwide. VHA tracked hospital performance from one quarter over the next and only recognized hospitals that continued to show improvement each quarter, or whose average scores across these measures put the hospital at the top of the nation.  Deb Falk, Melissa Matzke, Marlys Pieske Key participants in award winning performance. "Across the nation, the pressure is on hospitals to improve their clinical performance,” said Trent Haywood, M.D., J.D., chief medical officer at VHA. "Jamestown Hospital has responded and excelled in this environment.”” 20 hospitals won for excellence in detecting, treating and preventing heart failure in admitted patients. Marty Richman, CEO, and Cindy Gohner, VP, Clinical Services, were in Philadelphia to receive the award. |
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