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Quality Programs And Recognition

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Quality Programs

Many of the patient care standards we focus on have been studied and developed by respected national health care organizations and institutions. As part of our commitment to improving quality of patient care at our hospital, we participate in several national programs and initiatives organized by these independent, third-party agencies to which we voluntarily report clinical outcomes data.

100,000 Lives Campaign
The 100,000 Lives Campaign was an initiative developed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) to engage U.S. hospitals in a commitment to implement changes to improve patient care and prevent avoidable deaths. The 3,100 hospitals nationwide that participated in this initiative saved an estimated 122,000 lives in 18 months. Houston Northwest Medical Center has implemented all six of the campaign’s quality improvement measures:
We have just begin participating in the IHI’s follow-up initiative, The 5 Million Lives Campaign , which challenges American hospitals to adopt six additional changes in care that save lives and reduce patient injuries

American Heart Association – Get with the Guidelines Program

Get With The Guidelines^SM is a hospital-based quality improvement program designed by the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association to provide hospital staff with tools that follow proven evidence-based guidelines and procedures for cardiac patients in their care. It empowers health care provider teams to consistently treat heart and stroke patients according to the most up-to-date guidelines.


Accredited Chest Pain Center by the Society of Chest Pain Center Designated an American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence®. HealthGrades 2008 Awards and Recognitions *Gastrointestinal Services* Recipient of the HealthGrades Gastrointestinal Care Excellence Award™ Recipient of the HealthGrades Gastrointestinal Surgery Excellence Award™ Ranked Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Overall Gastrointestinal Services Ranked Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Gastrointestinal Surgery Ranked Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Overall Gastrointestinal Services – 3 Consecutive Years Ranked Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Gastrointestinal Surgery – 2 Consecutive Years Ranked Among the Top 10 in Texas for Gastrointestinal Services – 2 Consecutive Years Ranked Among the Top 10 the Texas for Gastrointestinal Surgery Five-Star Rated for Gastrointestinal Surgery – 3 Consecutive Years Five-Star Rated for Gastrointestinal Procedures and Surgeries Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Pancreatitis – 3 Consecutive Years Five-Star Rated for Cholecystectomy – 3 Consecutive Years General Surgery Recipient of the HealthGrades General Surgery Excellence Award™ Ranked Among the Top 10% in the Nation for General Surgery Five-Star Rated for Cholecystectomy – 3 Consecutive Years *Stroke Services* Recipient of the HealthGrades Stroke Care Excellence Award™ Ranked Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Treatment of Stroke Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Stroke – 2 Consecutive Years Received the Highest Possible Star Ratings for Treatment of Stroke Maternity Care Recipient of the HealthGrades Maternity Care Excellence Award™ Ranked Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Maternity Care Five-Star Rated for Maternity Care Pulmonary Services Five-Star Rated for Overall Pulmonary Services Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Community Acquired Pneumonia – 6 Consecutive Years Received the Highest Possible Star Rating for Treatment of Community Acquired Pneumonia Critical Care Services Ranked Among the Top 10 in Texas for Overall Critical Care Services – 3 Consecutive Years Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Sepsis – 3 Consecutive Years Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Respiratory Failure - 3 Consecutive Years Received the Highest Possible Star Ratings for Treatment of Sepsis - 2 Consecutive Years Orthopedics Five-Star Rated for Back and Neck Surgery (Spinal Fusion)