1/17/2018
Arcadia, Calif. (January 15, 2018) - The prestigious Collaborative Alliance
for Nursing Outcomes (CALNOC) recently recognized USC Arcadia Hospital of
Southern California as one of only five hospitals statewide and the only
hospital in the San Gabriel Valley with CALNOC’s “Performance
Excellence Award” in four patient care categories.
CALNOC recognized USC Arcadia Hospital for:
- Best Performance in Preventing Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers
- Best Performance in Preventing Hospital Acquired Infections—CLABSI
total Facility
- Best Performance in Preventing Hospital Acquired Infections—CAUTI
total Facility
- Best Performance in Preventing Hospital Acquired Infections—C. difficile
total Facility
“We are so proud of our entire nursing team, the infection prevention
practitioners, and hospital staff for this recognition,” said Bobbie
McCaffrey, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer of USC Arcadia Hospital.
“By using data to guide decision making and performance improvement,
the efforts of our patient care staff have resulted in these outstanding
results.”
CALNOC, the nation’s first nurse quality indicators database, recognizes
distinguished hospitals for excellent performance in the reduction of
hospital acquired pressure ulcers, injuries from falls and infections.
CALNOC is the nation’s only Nurse Sensitive Registry developed and
managed by Nursing. CALNOC has aggregated close to 20 years of data, representing
more than 2,000 patient units, more than 94 million patient days. CALNOC
reports that hundreds of hospitals use the patient outcome data to help
advance patient care services and benchmark performance which can lead
to greater safety and better outcomes for patients.
“Our goal always is to deliver high quality, safe care to our patients,”
said Ms. McCaffrey. “One of the ways we do this is by analyzing
a variety of data to gain an understanding on how we can develop a permanent,
well-resourced plan to follow best practice care standards each and every
day. We are so pleased to be recognized by CALNOC for these efforts.”
Besides USC Arcadia Hospital in Arcadia, only four other hospitals in California
with an average daily census of 200 patients were honored with 4 awards:
- Adventist Health Medical Center in Bakersfield
- Adventist Health White Memorial in Los Angeles
- Kaiser Permanente in Fontana
- Providence Little Company of Mary in Torrance
For more information, go to the CALNOC website:
http://www.calnoc.org/?page=28&hhSearchTerms=%22performance+and+excellence%22
About USC Arcadia Hospital: Founded in 1903, USC Arcadia Hospital is a full-service
community hospital with 348 licensed beds. The hospital offers advanced
cardiovascular services including cardiac catheterization, electrophysiology,
and open heart surgery. Los Angeles County has designated USC Arcadia Hospital
as both a heart attack and stroke receiving center as well an Emergency
Department Approved for Pediatrics. The hospital also offers a variety
of services in orthopedics, neurosurgery, obstetrics, and many other medical
specialties. More than 55,000 patients are treated annually in the Emergency
Department while the hospital has more than 16,000 patient admissions
each year. Visit us on the web:
www.methodisthospital.org