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EISENBERG AWARD FOR PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY
The National Quality Forum and The Joint Commission recognized HHC with the 2008 John M. Eisenberg Award for HHC In Focus, its special web site where the public can review how HHC facilities compare to state and national benchmarks on a important quality indicators. The award recognizes HHC's work to make quality and safety data transparent and its commitment to system-wide performance improvement. |
TOP AWARDS FOR PATIENT SAFETY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
The 2008 HANYS (Healthcare Association of New York State) Pinnacle Award for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety has been given to HHC's North Bronx Health Network. The Network, which includes Jacobi Medical Center and North Central Bronx Hospital, was also recognized for the outstanding success of its Violence Reduction Protocol in psychiatric services. HANYS awarded Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center the Honorable Mention for a 2008 Community Health Improvement Award for their Artist Access Program. |
FIRST TO BE DESIGNATED "BABY-FRIENDLY"
Harlem Hospital Center is the first hospital in New York City to receive the coveted "Baby Friendly" certification granted by Baby-Friendly USA, part of a global initiative sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). The Initiative selects hospitals and birthing centers that successfully implement the recommended 10 steps of a comprehensive breastfeeding program. |
JOINT COMMISSION TOP AWARD
Sea View Hospital Rehabilitation Center & Home earned the 2007 Ernest Amory Codman Award from The Joint Commission for excellence in the use of outcomes measurement to achieve improvements in the quality and safety of health care. |
TOP NURSES
Elmhurst Hospital Center achieved the coveted "Magnet" designation, the nursing "gold standard of excellence" presented by the American Nurses Association to recognize quality patient care, nursing excellence, and innovations in professional nursing practice. |
CHAMPS IN FIGHTING ASTHMA AND LUNG DISEASE
HHC earned the 2007 Life and Breath Award by the American Lung Association for outstanding contributions to the prevention of lung disease in New York City. |
IT EXCELLENCE
HHC's Generations Plus Northern Manhattan Health Network comprised of Lincoln, Harlem and Metropolitan Hospitals and HHC's Queens Health Network comprised of Queens and Elmhurst Hospitals both earned the coveted Nicholas E. Davies Award from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society for excellence in using electronic health records to improve healthcare delivery. |
IT LEADER
HHC President Alan Aviles received the coveted CEO IT Achievement Award from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society and Modern Healthcare Magazine for leadership in the use of information technology to advance healthcare excellence. |
TOPS IN TECHNOLOGY
HHC's North Bronx Healthcare Network garnered Hospitals and Health Networks' Most Wired Award in 2005 for the fourth straight year in a row for the effective use of information technology in safety, quality, customer service, business processes and workforce training. |
HHC DOCTORS HAILED AMONG NEW YORK'S "BEST"
New York magazine, in its annual list of the Best Doctors in the City, each year hails HHC physicians throughout the public hospital system as outstanding in their field.
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AWARDED GOLD AND SILVER
Woodhull Hospital in Brooklyn and Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx have respectively earned Gold and Silver Performance Awards, designated jointly by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association, for consistently applying evidence-based best practices in the treatment for Coronary Artery Disease and Heart Failure. |
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