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PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center voluntarily participates in the Hospital Quality Alliance (HQA) as well as numerous other partnerships with quality agencies, such as the Joint Commission, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, and the HCAHPS patient perspective survey.
HQA has identified 22 quality measures that are associated with better outcomes for patients.
The Hospital Quality Alliance measures include:
- Seven measures related to heart attack care
- Five measures related to heart failure care
- Seven measures related to pneumonia care
- Five measures related to& surgical infection prevention
Compare us to national and state data by clicking one of the quality measure links above.
To compare us with any other participating hospital, you'll find the entire database on the Hospital Compare Web site.
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Alden Roberts , MD
Chief Medical Officer
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center is accredited by the Joint Commission.
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More about HQA:
Hospital Compare was created through the efforts of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and organizations that represent hospitals, doctors, employers, accrediting organizations, other Federal agencies and the public. The information on the website has been provided primarily by hospitals participating in a national project called the Hospital Quality Alliance (HQA): Improving Care through Information. Participating hospitals agree to submit and report additional quality information for public reporting.
In December 2002, the American Hospital Association (AHA), Federation of American Hospitals (FAH), and Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) launched the Hospital Quality Alliance (HQA), a national public-privatecollaboration to encourage hospitals to voluntarily collect and report hospital quality performance information. This effort is intended to make important information about hospital performance accessible to the public and to inform and invigorate efforts to improve quality. CMS and the Joint Commission participate in the HQA, along with the AHA, the FAH, the AAMC, the American Medical Association, the American Nurses Association, the National Association of Childrens' Hospitals and Related Organizations, American Association of Retired People, American Federation of Labor and Council of Industrial Organizations, the Consumer-Purchaser Disclosure Project, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the National Quality Forum and the U.S.Chamber of Commerce. |
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