“IHA’s Quality Excellence Achievement Awards recognize the outstanding work that Illinois hospitals are doing to improve patient care while reducing costs,” said A.J. Wilhelmi, president and CEO, IHA. “Equally important is that these awards celebrate hospitals’ role at the forefront of transforming the healthcare system in Illinois.”
Here are the award recipients:
• The Healthcare Systems Category: HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital, Breese, earned this award for increasing the number of clinic hypertension patients with adequately controlled blood pressure from 65 percent to 82.8 percent.
• Rural/Critical Access Hospital Category: HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital, Highland, was awarded this distinction for the hospital’s work to more quickly identify sepsis and save lives.
• Urban Hospital Category: Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, received this award for reducing the length of stay in the hospital’s chest pain center from 14.6 to 8.8 hours on average.
• The Tim Philipp Award for Excellence in Palliative Care: Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, earned this distinction by improving access to palliative care consultations, which subsequently helped reduce readmissions by 80 percent.
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