CPHQs

CPHQs
Congratulations to the quality professionals in Florida who achieved the status of Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality in 2011:

Judy Bancroft	Linda A. Laing
Ivan Berkel	David F. Massaro
Denise Box	Barbara Jeanne Mitchell
Christine Crawford	Sharon L. Peele-Cason
Jamie Demboski	Jean Pullen
David Folmar	David Reto
Deborah Ann Hamilton	Suzanne Ruxer
Darcey Harnage	Steven Seeley
Henrietta Carriere Hight	Ann C. Smith
Jill Knight	Catherine Stankiewicz
	Kimberly Alice Weaver

Baldrige & Sterling Award Winners

2010 Governor’s Sterling Award Winner

The Sterling Award, based on the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality criteria, promotes quality awareness, recognizes quality achievements of Florida organizations, and provides a vehicle for sharing successful strategies. The award encompasses seven areas of achievement in quality standards. We are delighted to note that all three 2010 winners were from the healthcare field!! Congratulations to the following organizations:

Florida Hospital
James A Haley Veteran’s Hospitals and Clinics
South Miami Hospital

Member Achievements & Awards

We have reserved this section to recognize FAHQ member success stories as well as awards. It is impossible for us to know the many stories to share without your help. Please send your stories to the Newsletter Editor via the Contact Us page so our other members can benefit from your experiences.

CHEERS AWARD

Presented by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices to recognize individuals, health care organizations, professional organizations, and agencies that have set a superlative standard of excellence in the prevention of medication errors and other adverse events. The following organizations in Florida have achieved this status (as reported by The Joint Commission).

Blake Medical Center	Lake City Medical Center	Raulerson Hospital
Brandon Regional Hospital	Largo Medical Center	Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point
Capital Regional Medical Center	Lawnwood Regional Med Ctr & Heart Institute	South Bay Hospital
Central Florida Regional Hospital	Memorial Hospital Jacksonville	Specialty Hospital Jacksonville
Columbia Hospital	North Florida Regional Medical Center	St. Lucie Medical Center
Community Hospital (NPR)	Northside Hospital	St. Petersburg General Hospital
Doctors Hospital of Sarasota	Northwest Medical Center	Twin Cities Hospital
Edward White Hospital	Oak Hill Hospital	University Hospital & Medical Center
Fawcett Memorial Hospital	Ocala Regional Medical Center	West Florida Hospital
Fort Walton Beach Medical Center	Orange Park Medical Center	Westside Regional Medical Center
Gulf Coast Medical Center	Osceola Regional Medical Center
JFK Medical Center	Palm West Hospital
Kendall Regional Medical Center	Plantation General Hospital

BEACON AWARD FOR CRITICAL CARE EXCELLENCE

Six Florida Hospitals have received the Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence. This award goes to the top 1% of ICUs nation-wide based on patient outcome data on a wide variety of quality indicators.

Bayfront Medical Center	Morton Plant Hospital
Florida Hospital Celebration Health	Shands at the University of Florida, Gainesville
Miami Children’s Hospital	Tampa General

Ernest Armory Codman Award

The Codman Award is presented by The Joint Commission for achievement in the use of process and outcomes measures to improve organizational performance and, ultimately, the quality and safety of patient care.

Baptist Medical Center/Wolfson’s Childrens Hospital
Broward General Medical Center
Orlando Regional Medical Center

Magnet Status

The Magnet Recognition Program® was developed by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to recognize health care organizations that provide nursing excellence in the areas of quality patient care and innovation in nursing practice. Less than one percent of acute care hospitals in the country hold Magnet Status. Hats off to the FAHQ member employers who hold this designation:

Baptist Health System, Jacksonville	Miami Children’s Hospital
Baptist Hospital of Miami	Morton Plant Mease Health Care System
Flagler Hospital	Sarasota Memorial Healthcare System
Holy Cross Hospital	Shands at the University of Florida
James A Haley Veteran’s Hospital	South Miami Hospital
Memorial Hospital West	Tampa General Hospital
Mercy Hospital	Winter Haven Hospital