Spring 2007, Volume 17, Number 1 - Baystate Health

22Other Recent National Recognitions& Initiatives at BMC▲2006 Premier Award for Quality, presentedby Premier, a national health care alliance,for the high quality and efficient care of heartattack patients.Magnet Hospital designation by the AmericanNurses Credentialing Center, recognizingBaystate’s proven level of excellence in nursingcare. Only three percent of the nation’s hospitalshave achieved this prestigious designation.Participation in the Hospital Quality Alliance,where inpatient quality data is publicly reportedon www.hospital-compare.gov.Designation as a “mentor hospital” for the“100,000 Lives Campaign” of the Institutefor Health Care Improvement, which throughheightened patient safety efforts seeks to preventneedless deaths nationwide.Participation in “Patients First,” a quality andsafety initiative launched by the MassachusettsHospital Association.Consumer Choice Award presented by theNational Research Company to Baystate asone of the nation’s top hospitals based onconsumers identifying hospitals with the bestquality and image in 187 markets throughoutthe United States.This Just InBaystate Health AgainAmong Top 100IntegratedHealthcare NetworksFor the eighth consecutive year,Baystate Health is ranked among the“Top 100 Most Highly IntegratedHealthcare Networks” in the U.S. byVerispan, a national research companythat ranks the top 100 among thecountry’s 570 regional, non-specialtyhealth care system. It is regardedas the nation's premier rating system.Baystate Health is ranked 31st thisyear, up from 41st in 2006, and 62ndin 2005. A related article and the fulllist of winners was published in theFebruary 5 issue of Modern Healthcaremagazine. For the complete rating andother useful information, please visitwww.verispan.com.For more information about quality and safety initiatives at BaystateMedical Center, call the Department of Healthcare Quality at 413-794-4285.For information about any of the programs and services at Baystate MedicalCenter, call The Professionals at 1-800-377-HEALTH.