Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center Earns “Top Performer on Key Quality Measures” Recognition from The Joint Commission
Eagle Pass, Texas, November 4, 2013 –Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center was named a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in America. Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center was recognized by The Joint Commission for exemplary performance in using evidence-based clinical processes that are shown to improve care for certain conditions. The clinical processes focus on care for heart attack, pneumonia, surgery, children’s asthma, stroke and venous thromboembolism, as well as inpatient psychiatric services. New this year is a category for immunization for pneumonia and influenza.
Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center is one of 1,099 hospitals in the U.S. earning the distinction of Top Performer on Key Quality Measures for attaining and sustaining excellence in accountability measure performance. Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center was recognized for its achievement on the following measure sets: heart failure, pneumonia, and surgical care. The ratings are based on an aggregation of accountability measure data reported to The Joint Commission during the 2012 calendar year. The list of Top Performer organizations increased by 77 percent from last year and it represents 33 percent of all Joint Commission-accredited hospitals accountability measure performance data for 2012.
Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center and each of the hospitals that were named as a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures must: 1) achieve cumulative performance of 95 percent or above across all reported accountability measures; 2) achieve performance of 95 percent or above on and every reported accountability measure where there are at least 30 denominator cases; and 3) have at least one core measure set that has a composite rate of 95 percent or above, and within that measure set all applicable individual accountability measures have a performance rate of 95 percent or above. A 95 percent score means a hospital provided an evidence-based practice 95 times out of 100 opportunities. Each accountability measure represents an evidence-based practice – examples include giving aspirin at arrival for heart attack patients, giving antibiotics one hour before surgery, or providing a home management plan of care for children with asthma.
Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center and all the Top Performer hospitals have demonstrated an exceptional commitment to quality improvement and they should be proud of their achievement,” says Mark R. Chassin, M.D., FACP, M.P.P., M.P.H., president and chief executive officer, The Joint Commission. “We have much to celebrate this year. Nearly half of our accredited hospitals have attained or nearly attained the Top Performer distinction. This truly shows that we are approaching a tipping point in hospital quality performance that will directly contribute to better health outcomes for patients.”
“We understand that what matters most to patients at Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center is safe, effective care. That’s why Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center has made a commitment to accreditation and to positive patient outcomes through evidence-based care processes. Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center is proud to receive the distinction of being a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures,” says Richard Prati, CEO of Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center.
In addition to being included in The Joint Commission’s “Improving America’s Hospitals” annual report, Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center will be recognized on the Joint Commission’s Quality Check website (www.qualitycheck.org). The Top Performer program will be featured in the December issues of The Joint Commission Perspectives and The Source.
Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center is owned and operated by subsidiaries of Universal Health Services, Inc. (“UHS”). UHS is one of the nation’s largest hospital companies, operating acute care and behavioral health hospitals and ambulatory centers nationwide and in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It acts as the advisor to Universal Health Realty Income Trust, a real estate investment trust (NYSE: UHT). The Joint Commission also recognized four additional acute care hospitals and 43 behavioral health facilities owned and operated by subsidiaries of UHS.
