Press Release Clara Maass Medical Center Named Nation's Top Performance Improvement Leaders by Solucient BELLEVILLE, N.J., May 2006-- Clara Maass Medical Center, an affiliate of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System, was selected for the 2005 Solucient 100 Top Hospitals®: Performance Improvement Leaders Award by the Evanston, Illinois-based company — a leading national source of health care information products. "Clara Maass Medical Center's achievements and hospital-wide performance are enhancing the health of our community," said Thomas A. Biga, Executive Director of Clara Maass Medical Center. "Every member of our organization can take pride in this shared accomplishment and exceptional distinction." The Solucient 100 Top Hospitals¢ç: Performance Improvement Leaders Award is unique and represents a very significant achievement by a hospital, according to Jean Chenoweth, senior vice president, Performance Improvement & 100 Top Programs, Center for Healthcare Improvement at Solucient. "Clara Maass Medical Center and its team were recognized for being one of 100 hospitals nationwide making the greatest progress in improving hospital wide performance over five years," Ms. Chenoweth says. "Clara Maass is among those organizations that have set national benchmarks for consistent improvement in clinical outcomes, patient safety, hospital efficiency, financial stability and growth. Clara Maass Medical Center is the only community hospital in New Jersey to earn this award and to have instilled a true culture of performance improvement." Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, both affiliates of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System, were also named 2005 Solucient 100 Top Hospitals: Performance Improvement Leaders. "Five years of steady, well-aligned improvement means that the 100 Top Hospitals Performance Improvement (PI) Leaders have enormously increased the value they provide to their communities," said Jean Chenoweth. The study found that PI Leaders made significant gains in a host of areas between 1999 and 2004, including increased patient safety and outcomes, shorter lengths of stay and increased patient volume. Solucient's 100 Top Hospitals: Performance Improvement Leaders Study analyzed acute care hospitals nationwide using detailed empirical performance data from years 1999 through 2004, including publicly available Medicare MedPAR data, Medicare cost reports, and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) outpatient data. The study looked at all U.S. hospitals licensed to treat Medicare patients. Nine performance measures were examined at each hospital: risk-adjusted mortality and complications, average length of stay, expenses, profitability, cash-to-debt ratio, growth in patient volume, tangible assets and risk-adjusted patient safety index. The study used publicly available Medicare cost reports, MedPAR data and CMS outpatient data from 1999 - 2004. For more information on this study and other 100 Top Hospitals research, please visit www.100tophospitals.com. Clara Maass Medical Center, an affiliate of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System, is a community hospital located in Belleville, NJ, that offers patients expert care in a technology-rich environment, close to home. The 465-bed facility serves primarily residents of Essex, Hudson, and Bergen Counties. Founded in 1868, Clara Maass Medical Center is staffed by more than 550 physicians and 1,600 employees delivering care to more than 13,000 residents each year. Dedicated physicians, nurses, and health care professionals are committed to providing the highest quality of patient care services and health education to the community and the region. Clara Maas Medical Center's centers of excellence include The Continuing Care Centers of Belleville and Kearny; Progressive Imaging Center; Women's Health Center; Nuclear Medicine Department; The Cancer Center; Diagnostic Cardiac Services; The Orthopedic Spine & Joint Institute; The Pain Management Center at Clara Maass; The Wound Center; Same Day Surgery, Maternal/Child Health programs, and a state-of-the-art Emergency Department. CONTACT: [ back to news menu ] [ top ] |
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