Hospital Recognized With Quality and Safety Award
5/28/2020
PALMER, ALASKA – Mat-Su Regional Medical Center has been honored with an award recognizing their high reliability in the pursuit of patient safety.
The hospital was selected as the winner of Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association’s 2019 Patient Safety Award titled “High Reliability: Persevering in the Pursuit of Zero Patient Harm” in late August.
The ASHNHA award brings statewide attention to Mat-Su Regional for their exemplary commitment to developing a safer and more reliable health care system to help serve the surrounding community.
“It takes the entire hospital to be devoted to the safety of our patients and that safety culture is something that is strongly instilled at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center,” Jennifer Moore, Chief Quality Officer at MSRMC, said.
It will be five years in October since the hospital has experienced a Serious Safety Event, which is defined as moderate to severe permanent harm or death to a patient that could have been preventable. Mat-Su Regional also stands out as first in the state of Alaska in all safety metrics based off of data collected by the Hospital Improvement Innovation Network (HIIM). These accomplishments are part of the reason Mat-Su Regional earned this honor by ASHNHA, according to Moore.
Some High Reliability behavior that ASHNHA requires facilities to be able to effectively demonstrate in order to be eligible for a Quality and Patient Safety award includes:
- Implementation of widespread system changes to preclude human error.
- System-wide programs that celebrate a culture of safety and communication.
- Innovative solutions to common safety issues or sources of harm that are spread throughout the organization.
- Prompt response and change in the wake of an event of harm or near-miss event, reflecting an organizational culture of safety and zero harm expectations.
“We are very proud of this recognition from the state, as well as of this High Reliability journey that we will remain committed to,” Moore said.
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