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new system enables the hospital to provide General's success in implementing a higher trauma care capability and institutional per- faster, more accurate lab results 24/7 to help standard of care for heart attack patients formance, as outlined by the ACS Committee on Trauma. improve treatment decisions for physicians and their patients. Summa Akron City Hospital's Level 1 Trauma Center has been re-verified by the Summa Barberton Hospital's Parkview MetroHealth is reportedly the first hospital in Verification Review Committee VRC, an ad Center earned three-year reaccreditation the nation to enroll a patient in the American hoc committee of the Committee on Trauma from the National Accreditation Program for Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Breast Centers (NAPBC). Parkview Center – AFIB program. This program provides This achievement recognizes the trauma also was recognized by the NAPBC for seven healthcare professionals with a quality center's dedication to providing optimal care best-practice areas of performance including: improvement blueprint for how best to care for injured patients. Verified trauma centers interdisciplinary breast cancer conference, for atrial fibrillation patients, using evidence- must meet the essential criteria that ensure patient navigator, breast cancer surveillance, based guidelines. The program includes CONTINUED ON PAGE 45 a system for collecting valuable data and provides participating hospitals feedback on their performance in regard to the guidelines and national benchmarks. Parma Community General Hospital (Parma Hospital) and University Hospitals (UH) have signed a letter of intent to officially explore an integration that will add Parma Hospital to the UH health system. It is anticipated that UH will bring investments and new services, including expanding the presence of UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital that currently provides neonatal care at Parma Hospital. The evaluation process is expected to last several months. A final agreement is anticipated by year's end. St. Vincent Charity Hospital has been accredited by the American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM) Foundation to offer an addiction medicine fellowship program. This program provides subspecialty training to physicians already trained in internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry, emergency medicine, surgery, preventive medicine or OB/GYN. St. Vincent's is one of two organizations in Ohio, and the only one in Northeast Ohio, to offer this ABAM-accredited fellowship. Southwest General has received the Wound treatments that put your patients on the road to recovery. Our Wound Healing Centers are led by specially trained doctors and nurses who will work with you to develop a treatment plan for your patient. We employ the most advanced techniques, including hyperbaric oxygen therapy, achieving a healing rate consistently above 92 percent. Same-day appointments available. 216.491.7111 American College of Cardiology Foundation's NCDR ACTION Registry – GWTG Platinum Performance Achievement Award. This award recognizes participating hospitals that have consistently followed the treatment guidelines in the ACTION Registry – GWTG Premier for eight consecutive quarters and met a performance standard of 90 percent for specific performance measures. It reflects Southwest SEPTEMBER- OCTOBER 2013 I MDNEWS.COM I MD NEWS Cleveland/Akron/Canton | 43