OVERLAND PARK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER EARNS NATIONAL QUALITY RECOGNITION
FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION

 

The Joint Commission publicly released its list of top performing hospitals during a national telephone news conference today. This is the first time The Joint Commission publicly released the names of the nation's top performing hospitals.

 

In total, The Joint Commission is recognizing four HCA Midwest Health System hospitals - Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Lee’s Summit Medical Center, Research Belton Hospital, and Lafayette Regional Health Center.

 

This national recognition is based on data reported on 22 evidence-based clinical processes that are shown to improve care for certain conditions, including heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, and surgical care.

"Overland Park Regional Medical Center is honored to earn this national recognition," says Gay Nord, President and Chief Executive Officer of Overland Park Regional Medical Center. "Our physicians and staff strive to care for every patient using the best evidence-based medicine."

 

Using these evidence-based measures has saved lives and resulted in better care and quality of life for thousands of patients. Better performance also helps Overland Park Regional Medical Center meet the pay-for-performance requirements of federal and state governments and private payers.

 

"We know employers, insurance companies, and consumers choose healthcare providers who not only provide high quality care but who also provide cost effective and efficient care," adds Nord.

 

Overland Park Regional Medical Center is one of 405 hospitals in the nation earning the distinction of top performer on key quality measures for attaining and sustaining excellence in accountability measure performance. Inclusion on the list is based on an aggregation of accountability measure data reported to The Joint Commission during the previous calendar year.

 

Overland Park Regional Medical Center is being recognized for achieving quality thresholds in every key quality measure for which it provides care, including heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, and surgical care.

 

"We understand that what matters most to patients is safe, effective care. That's why HCA Midwest Health System is making a commitment to accreditation and to positive patient outcomes through evidence-based care processes," says Darryl Nelson, MD, HCA Midwest Health System Medical Director for Quality. "This commitment is making an impact, and HCA Midwest Health System is proud Lee's Summit Medical Center is named to the list of the Joint Commission's Top Performers on Key Quality Measures."

"Today, the public expects transparency in the reporting of performance at the hospitals where they receive care, and The Joint Commission is shining a light on the top performing hospitals such as the four HCA Midwest Health System hospitals that have achieved excellence on a number of vital measures of quality of care," says Mark R. Chassin, MD, MPP, MPH, President, The Joint Commission.

 

In addition to being included in today's release of The Joint Commission's "Improving America's Hospitals" annual report, HCA Midwest Health System's Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Lee's Summit Medical Center, Research Belton Hospital, and Lafayette Regional Health Center will be recognized on The Joint Commission's Quality Check website (www.qualitycheck.org).

Overland Park Regional Medical Center, part of HCA Midwest Health System, is a licensed 350-bed facility offering acute and outpatient medical care services, including a Regional Trauma Center, an Accredited Chest Pain Center, The Women’s Center, a Level IIIB NICU, the Human Motion Institute, advanced diagnostic imaging, a Diabetes Center and many other services.  Overland Park Regional Medical Center Breast Center has been granted a three-year/full accreditation designation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a program administered by the American College of Surgeons. Overland Park Regional Medical Center has received the Get With the Guidelines Stroke-Bronze Performance Achievement Award from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association. In addition, the HCA Midwest Neonatal Transport Team, serving Kansas City and outlying areas, is headquartered at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. For more information on Overland Park Regional Medical Center, visit www.oprmc.com.

 

HCA Midwest Health System is the Kansas City area's largest healthcare network, consisting of 10 hospitals, outpatient centers, clinics, physician practices, surgery centers and an array of other services to meet the healthcare needs of the greater Kansas City area. It is also the area's largest private sector employer with more than 8,000 employees.  HCA Midwest facilities serving the Kansas City area include Research Medical Center, Research Psychiatric Center, Centerpoint Medical Center, Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Menorah Medical Center, Lee's Summit Medical Center, Research Belton Hospital, Lafayette Regional Health Center, Allen County Hospital and Cass Regional Medical Center.  Midwest Physicians, which is part of HCA Midwest, is a network of experienced, multi-specialty physicians located throughout the Greater Kansas City metropolitan area.  Midwest Physicians currently represents 278 physicians, including 114 primary care providers and 164 specialists with 75 physician practices providing care in 112 locations to serve the community.  The physicians, licensed professionals and support staff who comprise the HCA Midwest team are dedicated to improving healthcare in the Greater Kansas City and outlying areas by focusing on five guiding principles: Quality, Service, People, Growth and Value. For more information on HCA Midwest Health System visit www.hcamidwest.com.