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ethodist Hospital and its
af f i liated campuses re-
ceived one of only two Gold
awards presented by the
Texas Medical Foundation
(TMF) Health Quality In-
stitute for distinguished
e orts in health care qual-
ity improvement. All Methodist Healthcare
hospitals received Gold, Silver or Bronze
awards from TMF, the Medicare Quality Im-
provement Organization for Texas:
Methodist Hospital and its campuses at Methodist
Children’s Hospital, Methodist Specialty and Transplant
Hospital, Metropolitan Methodist Hospital, and North-
east Methodist Hospital received a Gold Award.
ese
hospitals were evaluated as a single entity since they
share a single Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
(CMS) provider number.
Methodist Stone Oak Hospital and Methodist Ambula-
tory Surgery Hospital received Silver awards.
Methodist Texsan Hospital, now a campus of Method-
ist Hospital, applied for the award just before joining the
Methodist Healthcare System and has been recognized
with a Bronze Award.
Read more about the criteria for each award at the
Texas Health Care Quality Improvement Award website,
BETTER PATIENT CARE
Texas Health Care Quality
Improvement Awards honor Texas hospitals that are
carrying out quality initiatives aimed at improving pa-
tient care based on speci c national quality measures.
TMF established the awards program in partnership
with the Texas Hospital Association, Texas Medical
Association, Texas Organization of Rural & Community
Hospitals, and Texas Osteopathic Medical Association.
The awards recognize hospitals for improving care
related to acute myocardial infarction (AMI, or heart
attack), heart failure, pneumonia and surgical care.
These clinical areas have been designated national
health care priorities by CMS and The Joint Commis-
sion, an independent, nonprofit, standards-setting and
accrediting body in health care.
IT’S AN HONOR:
From left are
Paul Anderson,
chairman, community
board, Methodist
Healthcare, and Carla
F. Ortique, MD, board
of trustees, Texas
Medical Foundation.
Also representing
Methodist Healthcare
are Blas Catalani,
board member;
Laura Brower, chief
nursing executive;
Jane Appleby, MD,
chief quality officer;
Jaime Wesolowski,
president and CEO;
Roy Campbell,
chairman, board
of governors; and
Kenneth Davis, MD,
chief medical officer
(seated in front).
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