Bon Secours Community Hospital Earns "Top Performer on Key Quality Measures" Recognition from The Joint Commission

PORT JERVIS, N.Y., Sept. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Bon Secours Community Hospital today was named one of the nation's top performers on key quality measures by The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in America.  Bon Secours Community Hospital, part of the Bon Secours Charity Health System, earned this recognition from The Joint Commission based on data reported about evidence-based clinical processes that are shown to improve care for certain conditions, including heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care and children's asthma.  

The results of this nationwide survey of 3,099 hospitals were reported in The Joint Commission's "Improving America's Hospitals" annual report.  Bon Secours Charity Hospital is one of only 405 U.S. hospitals to earn the distinction of top performer on key quality measures, and one of only eight New York hospitals to be recognized through this new program.    

To be recognized as a top performer on key quality measures, an organization must achieve a composite performance of 95 percent or above on data reported to The Joint Commission during the year of 2010.  In addition, hospitals must meet or exceed a 95 percent performance threshold in at least two of four key performance measures.  Bon Secours Community Hospital was recognized for achieving and sustaining excellence in the critical areas of heart failure and pneumonia.  

"Today, the public expects transparency in the reporting of performance at the hospitals where they receive care, and The Joint Commission is shining a light on the top performing hospitals such as Bon Secours Community Hospital that have achieved excellence on a number of vital measures of quality of care," says Mark R. Chassin, M.D., FACP, M.P.P., M.P.H., President of The Joint Commission.  

"Bon Secours Community Hospital continues to provide its patients with safe and effective care.  We are extremely proud to be named to the list of The Joint Commission's Top Performers on Key Quality Measures," said Philip A. Patterson, CEO of Bon Secours Charity Health System.  "Overall, the Bon Secours Charity Health System has made a commitment to achieving the best possible patient outcomes through the implementation of best practices in healthcare as developed through evidence-based care processes."

In addition to being included in today's release of The Joint Commission's "Improving America's Hospitals" annual report, Bon Secours Community Hospital will be recognized on The Joint Commission's Quality Check website (www.qualitycheck.org).

About Bon Secours Charity Health System

The Bon Secours Charity Health System includes Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, N.Y., a regional medical center, and two community hospitals: Bon Secours Community Hospital in Port Jervis, N.Y., and St. Anthony Community Hospital in Warwick, N.Y.  Additionally, Bon Secours Charity Health System provides the services of a Certified Home Health Agency, two long-term care facilities, an assisted living and adult home facility, and several other off-site medical programs.  The Bon Secours Charity Health System draws its name from the two Catholic orders that jointly sponsor the system: The Sisters of Bon Secours and the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth.  For more information, visit http://bschs.bonsecours.com.

SOURCE Bon Secours Charity Health System

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