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WHEREAS, hospitals do not apply and winners do not pay to market this honor, Thomson Reuters, a leading provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and quality of healthcare, uses objective research and independent public data to recognize the best U.S. hospitals; and
WHEREAS, the Thomson Reuters study is unique in that it evaluates hospitals of similar facilities in terms of size and teaching status on measures of overall organization performance, including patient care, operational efficiency, and financial stability; and
WHEREAS, conducted annually since 1993, the Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals study evaluates the performance of 2,886 short-term, acute care, non-federal hospitals in 10 areas: mortality; medical complications; patient safety; average patient stay; expenses; profitability; patient satisfaction; adherence to clinical standards of care; post-discharge mortality; readmission rates for acute myocardial infarction (heart attack), heart failure, and pneumonia; and
WHEREAS, based upon the overall composite score as a reliable provider of high value and effective care to patients and the whole community, Allegheny General Hospital (AGH) demonstrated its systems to safeguard patients from medical errors, to provide treatments proven to get results, and to deliver effective care at a reasonable cost, Thomson Rueters has named AGH as a 100 Top Hospitals award winner; and
WHEREAS, the leadership team, medical staff and employees of AGH have set national benchmarks for the highest balanced performance in the nation demonstrating the values AGH provides to the Pittsburgh region and community:
Judy Zedreck, Interim Chief Executive Officer & Chief Operating Officer
Mary Lee Chapas, Interim Chief Nurse Executive
Robert Keenan, MD, Vice President & Chief Quality Officer
Richard Ray, MD, Chief Medical Officer
David Lasorda, DO, President of the Medical Staff
Kim Sperring, Vice President, Operations
Debra Caplan, Sr. Vice ...
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