Roosevelt General Hospital receives national recognition for performance
leadership
PORTALES, NEW MEXICO, November 19, 2018 – Roosevelt General Hospital announced it has been recognized by
The Chartis Center of Rural Health and the National Organization of State
Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) for overall excellence in Outcomes category,
reflecting top quartile performance among all rural hospitals in the nation.
“We are honored to win the
2018 NOSORH Performance Leadership Award,” said Kaye Green, RGH chief executive officer. “Earning this
award reflects the hard work of our employees and their outstanding performance
among rural providers. RGH staff is dedicated to serving our community
and being the model for comprehensive rural and value-based health care.
I am so thankful to be part of this wonderful RGH team.”
The Performance Leadership Awards are determined each year using iVantage
Health Analytics’
Hospital Strength INDEX®, the industry’s most comprehensive and objective assessment
of rural hospital performance. Leveraging data from public data sources,
the INDEX aggregates data from 50 rural-relevant metrics across eight
pillars to derive a single overall percentile rating for all Critical
Access Hospitals and Rural & Community Hospitals. The Performance
Leadership Awards spotlight top performance in the areas of Quality, Outcomes
and Patient Perspective.
“National Rural Health Day provides the ideal opportunity to spotlight
the power of rural and recognize those facilities excelling in Quality,
Patient Satisfaction and Outcomes,” said Michael Topchik, National
Leader, The Chartis Center for Rural Health. “We’re thrilled
to partner with NOSORH on this program and commend this year’s recipients
who are working diligently to provide quality care within their communities.”
L-R, Mercedes Lopez (Chief Nursing Officer), Kaye Green (Chief Executive
Officer), and Bill Boyer (Chief Financial Officer)