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++++++++++++++++++++++++ + +++ +HoSPITAL RouNDS +++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++ (Continued from page 7) Aultman Health foundation was recently association, this treatment helps reduce the accreditation in the areas of adult transtho- selected as the recipient of the Workplace risk of injury to tissue following a period of racic and adult stress. Learning and performance award from the decreased blood flow. Summa Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital has greater Cleveland chapter of the american Society for training and Development St. vincent Charity Hospital and secured accreditation by the intersocietal (aStD). aultman received the award for Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron accreditation Commission (iaC). its echo- their exploring Leader program, which iden- (abia) recently formed a Strategic cardiology lab was granted a three-year tifies and grows future leaders from within innovation partnership to create a pathway term of accreditation in adult transthoracic the organization. for surgeons to explore and commercialize echocardiology. the iaC grants accredita- new ideas and solutions. the abia partner- tion to those facilities found to be providing Cleveland Clinic, for the fourth straight ship will provide St. vincent with engineer- quality patient care delivered in compliance year, has been awarded practice ing and technology development resources with national standards as determined by greenhealth's most prestigious award — the to develop medical devices and solutions a comprehensive application process and environmental Leadership award. to be that have clinical and commercial poten- onsite review. considered, facilities must meet the criteria tial. initially, the focus will be on the area for the mercury-free award, recycle at least of orthopaedics. Union Hospital in Dover has achieved national accreditation from DNv healthcare, the new- 25% of their total waste stream while holding regulated medical waste to 8% or less, Southwest General (SWg) recently est and first medicare-approved hospital have implemented numerous other innova- launched inQuicker, giving patients with accreditation program that integrates the tive pollution prevention programs, and be non-life threatening emergencies the option iSo 9001 quality management system with leaders in their community. to check-in online, get a projected treat- medicare hospital standards. DNv requires ment time and wait at home — rather than the hospital to evaluate the process of patient Mercy Medical Center is now performing the er or urgent care waiting room — until care throughout the hospital and take mea- mri-guided breast biopsies — a minimally it's time to be seen. additionally, SWg has sured steps to improve when warranted. invasive procedure. used in high-risk cases teamed up with university hospitals to offer where mammography is not sensitive rainbow pediatric emergency Services University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical enough to detect abnormalities, mri- 24/7 at SWg's main campus er and at its Center, UH Ahuja Medical Center, UH guided breast biopsy takes less than an brunswick er. Geauga Medical Center and joint venture hospital St. John Medical Center were hour. recovery time is brief, sutures are not honored with an "a" hospital Safety Score required, and patients can return to normal Summa Akron City Hospital's Center for activities almost immediately. Stroke Care received the american heart by the Leapfrog group. the a, b, C, D or f association/american Stroke association's scores assigned to 2,514 u.S. hospitals uses Cardiologists at The MetroHealth System get With the guidelines — Stroke gold 26 measures of publicly available hospital were reportedly the first in Northeast ohio plus Quality achievement award for the safety data to produce a single score, which to perform the Lariat procedure to help pa- fourth year in a row. the award recognizes represents a hospital's overall capacity to tients with atrial fibrillation (afib) minimize Summa's commitment and success in imple- keep patients safe from infections, injuries, their stroke risk. a patient with afib may menting quality care for stroke patients, and medical and medication errors. for more have blood pooled in the left atrial append- according to evidence-based guidelines. information about the hospital Safety Score or to view the list of state rankings, visit age of the heart, which can cause blood www.hospitalsafetyscore.org. clots and lead to stroke. using the lariat, the appendage can be tied off via a minimally cured accreditation by the intersocietal invasive procedure. accreditation Commission (iaC) for two of Special thanks to the hospital public relations its labs. the noninvasive vascular lab has administrators who submitted information for Parma Community General Hospital now been granted a three-year term of reac- this column. To include your hospital's news, provides therapeutic hypothermia treat- creditation in extracranial cerebrovascular add us to your press release list or e-mail news ment to improve chances of a full recovery testing, peripheral venous testing and pe- items to jraabe@mdnews.com. The editorial for unconscious cardiac arrest patients. ripheral arterial testing. the echocardiology deadline for the September-October issue is recommended by the american heart 38 Summa Barberton Hospital has se- lab has been granted a three-year term of July 30. ■ | Cleveland/Akron/Canton MD News ■ MDNEWS.COM ■ JULY-AUGUST 2013