ROOSEVELT GENERAL HOSPITAL WINS HOSPITAL INNOVATION IMPROVEMENT (HIIN) AWARD
PORTALES, NM, October 9, 2018 – Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales, New Mexico has earned
the Hospital Innovation Improvement (HIIN) Award for two years of performance
improvement evidenced by measurements of quality and patient safety. The
awards were presented in a ceremony at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the New Mexico Hospital Association (NMHA) in Albuquerque.
Kaye Green, Chief Executive Officer, and Mercedes Lopez, Chief Nursing
Officer, accepted the award from Andrew Shin, Chief Operating Officer
of the American Hospital Association Center for Health Innovation and
Jeff Bourgeois, Chair of the NMHA Quality Committee. Green stated, “Ensuring
the safety of our patients and providing care of the highest quality through
evidence-based practices are our top priorities at RGH. We are so honored
to receive this improvement award—it confirms our dedication to
serving this community in the best way we can.”
Roosevelt General Hospital (RGH) is one of fifteen New Mexico hospitals
recognized for excellence during the 2016-2018 phase of HIIN, the extensive,
multi-year program that aims to ensure better care for individuals and
populations throughout the state. Supported by the federal Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and administered by NMHA working
with the Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET) of the American
Hospital Association (AHA); overall goals of the program are to achieve
a 20% decrease in overall patient harm and a 12% reduction in readmissions
from 2014 baseline numbers, by 2019.
The local hospital met or exceeded the goals in some important ways. In
the past three years, RGH has zero harm events and no hospital acquired
infections. In addition, adverse drug events have significantly improved
which has resulted in 16 harms being prevented, two lives saved, and vast
cost savings for the organization.
RGH has also signed onto the Equity of Care Pledge to eliminate healthcare
disparities. Endorsed by NMHA’s Board of Directors as a step in
addressing differential access and outcomes that can affect New Mexicans
based on race, ethnicity, culture and other social factors, the pledge
is a commitment from the Roosevelt General Hospital team to collect and
use data on these factors, work with community partners and train in diversity
and cultural competency.
Commitment to quality and patient safety is central to the mission of NMHA
member hospitals. Programs like HIIN engage hospital leadership and clinicians
at all levels to build on successes and spread best practices in education
and staff training, mentorship, monitoring, data collection and analysis
and governance across the state. Lopez stated, “This award and our
continuous improvement efforts are possible because of the many dedicated
nurses, physicians and care team members. Every hospital department and
profession play a critical role in helping us implement and sustain important
quality measures.”
Roosevelt General Hospital is committed to providing comprehensive patient
care for residents throughout Roosevelt County, New Mexico and its surrounding
areas. RGH offers a 24/7 physician-staffed emergency room, full spectrum
inpatient and outpatient services, general surgery, laboratory, physical
therapy and respiratory services, along with digital mammography, X-ray and MRI.
Established in 1945, the New Mexico Hospital Association represents the
best interests of community hospitals on legislative, regulatory and public
policy issues and works with members and others to improve the health
status of the citizens of New Mexico. The proud membership of NMHA includes
New Mexico facilities licensed to provide acute inpatient, specialty or
general patient care and health systems and other qualified health care
institutions.
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For more information, contact Jeanette Orrantia at (575) 226-6669 or
jorrantia@myrgh.org.