LifePoint Health Named Recipient of 2017 John M. Eisenberg Award for Innovation in Patient Safety
Company’s National Quality Program, Created in Partnership with
The first investor-owned health system to earn an Eisenberg Award, LifePoint is being recognized for its National Quality Program, a structured process for ensuring consistent, high standards of quality and patient safety. The program, created in partnership with
“Receiving the John M. Eisenberg Award is an honor and one of the proudest moments of our company,” said
The LifePoint National Quality Program is a data-driven program implemented in LifePoint’s facilities across the nation. Rooted in patient-centeredness, the program is focused on leadership that empowers people, proven systems of performance improvement, and a culture of safety. This initiative has helped create a highly reliable culture of safety and drive enhancements across the LifePoint system, including a 62 percent improvement in aggregate patient safety compared to the company’s 2010 baseline and 12 months of zero central-line infections at 73 percent of its hospitals. Additionally, from 2010 to 2017, hospital-acquired infections at LifePoint hospitals’ decreased by 78 percent for urinary tract infections, 58 percent for sepsis infection, and 73 percent for pneumonia.
“The LifePoint National Quality Program has established at the hospital and system level an ongoing, measurable approach to driving sustainable improvements in patient safety, quality and patient experience,” said
The Eisenberg Awards, launched in 2002, honor the late John M. Eisenberg, MD, MBA, former administrator of the
Each year, Eisenberg Awards honor those making strides in innovating patient safety and quality at the individual level, local level and national level. The honorees for individual and national recognition for their work in the field of patient safety and quality of care are:
- Individual Achievement:
Thomas H. Gallagher , MD, professor and associate chair,Department of Medicine , and professor,Department of Bioethics and Humanities ,University of Washington ,Seattle . - Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality at the National Level: Children’s Hospitals’ Solutions for Patient Safety, a network of more than 130 children’s hospitals in
the United States andCanada .
“Congratulations to
“The 2017 Eisenberg Award winners inspire all of us to continue our collective efforts to make healthcare better and safer for every patient,” said
The John M. Eisenberg Awards were presented at NQF’s Annual Conference in
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