Winter 2012 - Peninsula Regional Medical Center

A Message From the
Chairman
HEALTHFOCUS | Winter 2012
It’s a great honor to be elected Chairman of a critically
important institution such as Peninsula Regional Medical
Center. It’s particularly a privilege to follow an
outstanding community leader such as Dr. Ray Hoy in that
capacity, and to serve with a group of thoughtful
community representatives on the Board of Trustees. As
with so many of the achievements that I’ll cite here, my
message will speak to what others have done—not what I
do.
I can say without question that throughout my period of
service on this Board that I have been impressed and
touched by the dedication and commitment that I’ve seen
among the executives at PRMC and among the medical
professionals with whom I’ve served.
It’s a challenging time in this industry with the issues of
rate reductions, healthcare reform, new quality measures
and the impact of a weak economy. At the same time, we
must restate our focus on patient safety and quality care.
While we take great pride on the quality of that care, as
Board members we cannot and do not do the work that
leads to the quality for which the hospital has been
consistently recognized. Those awards and recognitions
are the result of the outstanding work of the care team.
The Board merely puts appropriate emphasis on quality
care and the appropriate allocation of resources and then
supports the staff and medical team as they implement
continuous quality improvements. The results speak for
themselves:
• PRMC has been recognized with a Distinguished
Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence by
HealthGrades in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 placing
the Medical Center among the top 5% in the nation.
• In 2012, HealthGrades ranked PRMC’s cardiology
services, stroke treatment and vascular surgery
programs number one in the state of Maryland.
• HealthGrades also ranked
cardiac services, cardiology,
stroke treatment,
neurosciences, pulmonary
care, vascular surgery,
gastrointestinal care and medical treatment and
critical care the best on Delmarva in 2012.
• Clinical excellence awards were received in 10
other specialties and 5-star ratings in 25 service
lines.
These recognitions and awards were not honors or
prizes that the Medical Center applied for—they were
earned by the outstanding work of our healthcare team.
There’s so much more—PRMC’s leadership in
technology that has been recognized as one of the
nation’s best, the adoption of the eICU for telemonitoring
critically ill patients, significant growth in the Peninsula
Regional Medical Group, the operating room expansion
which follows the major expansion represented by the
Layfield Tower and new collaborative efforts with
Children’s National Medical Center in Washington D.C.,
and the Johns Hopkins Clinical Research Network.
PRMC is an outstanding community asset with an
outstanding medical and administrative team leading the
way. Our region is fortunate to have such a team always at
their best during those times we need them most. We
look forward to continued success and improvement in
the months and years ahead.
Martin “Marty” Neat, Chairman
PRMC Board of Trustees
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PENINSULA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2012
www.peninsula.org
Martin Neat, Chairman
William McCain, Vice Chairman
Edward W. Urban, Secretary
Monty Sayler, Treasurer
Peggy Naleppa, President/CEO
Debbie Abbott
Thomas Coates
Michael E. Crouch, MD
Rene Desmarais, MD
Herbert J. Geary III
Murray K. Hoy, EdD
Christjon J. Huddleston, MD
Marion Keenan
Hugh P. McLaughlin
Susan Peacock
Farouk Sultani, MD