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Mercy Hospital Receives Recognition For Its Commitment To Quality

Port Huron, MI…Trinity Health System, the parent corporation of Mercy Hospital was recently awarded the National Quality Health Care Award, presented by the National Committee for Quality Health Care.

“Although the award was presented in the name of our parent corporation, it is a testament to the quality performance and innovative planning of local Trinity Health System hospitals,” explains Peter Karadoff, Mercy Hospital president and CEO.

This award is presented to health care providers for leadership, patient-centered practices; short- and long-term strategic planning; innovative informatics and use of new technologies; building a committed workforce; science-based performance evaluation system(s); financial management; and community health needs.

“Much of this award is tied directly to Trinity Health-sponsored local initiatives in implementing advanced computer systems designed to increase the quality of patient care and safety,” continues Karadoff. “Mercy launched the new computer system in June 2003, and has been actively providing patient care using electronic medical records (EMR), and computerized physician order entry (CPOE) since that time.

“As a matter of fact,” continues Karadoff, “new technology in computerized patient information and care is being developed at such a rate that Mercy is expected to upgrade its systems again the end of April 2004.”

To win the National Quality Health Care Award, Trinity Health demonstrated a multifaceted commitment to delivering quality health care, as well as a science-based system for measuring and continuously improving quality on a local level. The award application required that “this year’s winner will embody the vision for quality health care for this millennium.”

This award comes on the heals of a letter presented to Mercy Hospital by General Motors applauding Mercy’s commitment to utilizing highly-advanced computer systems when providing patient care and safety. The letter was issued in December 2003.

“Mercy will launch a campaign educating the community and our patients about our advanced computer system in the very near future,” says Karadoff. “We’re proud that this system makes Mercy the Blue Water Area’s leader in using technology to provide increased patient safety and quality care. In short, we are safer, smarter, digital.”

The presentation of the National Quality Health Care Award to Trinity Health System, as well as the endorsement of Mercy Hospital’s patient care and safety technology by General Motors are two examples of why Mercy Hospital is and will continue to be the visionary in the community for providing quality and compassionate health care.