Quality In Excellence Award
Oct 16, 2013
Commitment to Quality and Excellence Award Program News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Michael Huff, CEO
940-564-5521
mhuff@olneyhh.com
OLNEY HAMILTON HOSPITAL DISTRICT Recognized for Publicly Reporting Data to Improve Health Care
Local Hospital Receives Commitment to Quality and Excellence Award
Olney, Texas October 09, 2013 Olney Hamilton Hospital District has received the Commitment to Quality and Excellence Award from TMF® Health Quality Institute, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Texas.
The Commitment to Quality and Excellence Award recognizes critical access hospitals in Texas that are publicly reporting performance data to promote transparency and improve health care in their communities. To receive the award, hospitals must report on one or more quality measures specified by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
“Olney Hamilton Hospital District believes in making this information available to allow our community to make informed decisions about their health care,” said Michael Huff, CEO. “This step illustrates our hospital’s commitment to patients and to continually improving the quality of care we provide,” said Huff.
Hospital-reported data is available on Hospital Compare, a website that displays how well hospitals provide care to patients. The information is intended to assist consumers in making decisions about where to access their health care.
“TMF is proud to recognize Olney Hamilton Hospital District for equipping individuals in rural areas with the kind of health care information available to those in larger cities,” said Susan Purcell, RN, Director of Quality Improvement, Patient Safety Initiatives for TMF. “This commitment to quality improvement is an investment in improving the future of health care in Texas.”
Olney Hamilton Hospital District is a 25 bed Critical Access Hospital serving Olney, Texas and the surrounding areas for over 100 years and offering quality healthcare in our hometown hospital.
About TMF
TMF Health Quality Institute focuses on improving lives by improving the quality of health care through contracts with federal, state and local governments, as well as private organizations. For more than 40 years, TMF has helped health care providers and practitioners in a variety of settings improve care for their patients.