PLANO, TEXAS, June 30, 2014 – Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano has received Premier Inc.’s Partnership for Patients Award for reducing preventable hospital-acquired conditions and readmissions as part of the federal Partnership for Patients initiative.
“Participation in this initiative emphasizes Texas Health Plano’s dedication to patient safety and our commitment to providing high quality care,” said Stephen Hadzima, M.D., chief medical officer of the hospital. “We are honored to receive the Partnership for Patients Award from Premier and we will continue to strive for excellence when it comes to the safety and health of our patients.”
Texas Health Plano is one of only ten hospitals nationwide to receive the Partnership for Patients Award from Premier, the country’s largest health care performance improvement alliance. The award recognizes hospitals that have reached at least seven of the ten core areas measured in the federal initiative. Texas Health Plano was honored during Premier’s annual Breakthroughs Conference and Exhibition in San Antonio on June 11.
The Partnership for Patients initiative works to improve the quality, costs, safety and affordability of health care. Texas Health Plano, in collaboration with more than 400 hospitals nationwide in Premier’s hospital engagement network, are working to reduce preventable readmissions by 20 percent and preventable hospital-acquired conditions by 40 percent by December 2014.
Nine Texas Health Resources hospitals, including Texas Health Plano, received awards recognizing leadership in accelerating care quality and cost improvements among the approximately 3,000 leading health systems and hospitals that comprise the Premier alliance.
“We value this recognition our hospitals have achieved through our collaboration with Premier,” said Douglas D. Hawthorne, FACHE, CEO of Texas Health Resources. “As Texas Health strives to transform the delivery of health care in North Texas, we treasure the ability to share our knowledge and experiences with nationally benchmarked health systems through our participation in the Premier alliance.”
For more information about Texas Health Plano visit www.TexasHealth.org/Plano.
About Texas Health Plano
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano is a 366-bed acute care hospital and recognized clinical program leader, providing technologically advanced care to Plano and surrounding areas since 1991. The hospital’s services include orthopedics, cardiovascular services, oncology, pediatrics and women’s services. An affiliate of the faith-based, nonprofit Texas Health Resources system, Texas Health Plano has more than 1,600 employees and 1,600 physicians on the medical staff. For more information, call 1-877-THR-WELL or visit TexasHealth.org/Plano.
About Texas Health Resources
Texas Health Resources is one of the largest faith-based, nonprofit health systems in the United States. The health system includes 24 acute care and short-stay hospitals that are owned, operated, joint-ventured or affiliated with Texas Health Resources. It includes the Texas Health Presbyterian, Texas Health Arlington Memorial and Texas Health Harris Methodist hospitals, a large physician group, outpatient facilities, and home health, preventive and fitness services, and an organization for medical research and education.
For more information about Texas Health Resources, call 1-877-THR-WELL, or visit www.TexasHealth.org.
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