Quality Measures

Steve Goeser
President & CEO,
Methodist Hospital

When asked to describe quality care at Methodist Hospital, I can point to our outstanding technology, clinical protocols and patient outcomes, and I can also point out our people.

We are proud of our care, which includes exceptional performance on door-to-balloon times and other national benchmarks of quality outlined on this Web site. We are also very proud of our team. At Methodist Health System, we work together as a team to review recommended guidelines and standardize their best practices to ensure that all patients in the system get the care that has been shown to be of benefit as soon as possible.

We are pleased to share our scores on these
nationally-measured benchmarks:

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• Delivering The
  Right Care
• Surgical Care
  Improvement Project
• Keeping
  Patients Safe
• Listening
  to Patients

Procedure/Service	Interactive Chart
Heart Attack		Download Comprehensive ReportDr. Olson Discusses Quality Download Measures Chart
Heart Failure
Pneumonia
Surgery

Procedure/Service	Interactive Chart
Antibiotics received one hour prior to surgery		Download Comprehensive Report Dr. Olson Discusses Quality Download Measures Chart
Antibiotic selection appropriate for surgical cases
Antibiotics discontinued 24 hours after surgery
Blood sugar kept under control after surgery
Safe hair removal (electric clippers or removal creams)
Treatment ordered to prevent blood clots after surgery
Treatment delivered to prevent blood clots after surgery

Procedure/Service	Interactive Chart
Health Care-associated infections		Download Comprehensive Report Dr. Olson Discusses Quality Download Measures Chart
Nursing-sensitive indicators

Safety Goals
Improve the accuracy of patient identification.
Improve the effectiveness of communication among caregivers.
Improve the safety of using medications.
Reduce the risk of health care-associated infections.
Accurately and completely reconcile medications across the continuum of care.
Reduce the risk of patient harm resulting from falls.
Encourage patients' active involvement in their own care as a patient safety strategy.
The organization identifies safety risks inherent in its patient population.
Universal Protocol

Procedure/Service	Interactive Chart
Patient Experience - Adult In-Patient		Download Comprehensive Report Dr. Olson Discusses Quality Download Measures Chart
Adult In-Patient Rehab

Data Last Updated: July 19, 2012
Source: www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov

View the reports on the following sites:

The Joint Commission
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Hospital Compare