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MCMC Receives Governor's 2005 Award of Excellence |
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Mecosta County Medical Center has received the prestigious Governor's Award of Excellence for Improving Care in both the Hospital and in the Emergency Department.
The Governor's Award of Excellence, is sponsored by the Governor in concert with MPRO, Michigan's Medicare Quality Improvement Organization. The award is bestowed to hospitals that are embracing evidence-based medicine and quality improvement initiatives to advance health care in Michigan.
 "In Michigan the Governor's Award is synonymous with excellence among providers and consumers alike," said Debra L. Moss, MD, MBA, president and chief executive officer, MPRO. Dr. Moss added, "We applaud Mecosta County Medical Center for implementing initiatives to provide the right care, at the right time, and improve the quality of life for their patients." Led by the MCMC Medical Staff Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Quality Improvement and Executive Committees, with significant support from MCMC Nurse Managers, the Medical Center achieved recognition in five key areas involving the treatment of pneumonia and acute myocardial infarction. The highlighted topics have been designated as national health care priorities by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). In addition, MCMC established multidisciplinary teams for the selected clinical topics.
Photo: Award ceremony held during MPRO's 2006 QUALITY EXPO conference at the Soaring Eagle Resort in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, October 3 and 4, 2006.
Photo left to right: Jan Christensen, Senior Deputy Director, Michigan Department of Community Health; Debra Moss, MD, MBA, President and CEO, MPRO; Mary Lou Kuehn, MCMC Quality Review Coordinator; Amanda Jensen, MCMC Risk Management Specialist; Sam Daugherty, MCMC CEO; Dr. Frederick Guenther; Colleen Cieszkowski, RN, MA, CPHQ, Sr. Vice President of Quality and Review Operations; and Pam Yager, Policy Advisor, Health Care and Financial Services, Office of the Governor |
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| MCMC Receives Award for Outstanding Quality of Care-Area of Pneumonia |
 MCMC was recently named as a 2006 CareScience Select Practice National Quality Leader in the category of pneumonia. The recognition of these accomplishments was published in the 2006 CareScience Select Practice National Quality Leader Report, now available. As a recipient of this award, MCMC has achieved superior performance in care of patients in the disease group of pneumonia, as identified by the CareScience™ Select Practice methodology, which utilizes both quality and efficiency indices to track a hospital's performance. The Quality index is calculated by combining the outcome deviations for mortality, morbidity, and complications into a single quality measure for each facility. The efficiency index is calculated by using length-of-stay as a proxy for resource usage, which reflects how efficiently hospitals allocate resources amongst patients. All acute care inpatient facilities in the United States with at least 50 cases of a given disease were eligible to receive a CareScience Select Practice Leader designation in that disease area. www.carescience.com/newsevents/selectpractice/index.cfm. |
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| Cancer Support Group Presentation – November 13 |
 Heather Jose, noted author of Letters to Sydney: Every Day I am Killing Cancer, will make a special presentation to the We Care Breast Cancer Support Group at Mecosta County Medical Center on Monday, November 13 from 5 - 6:30 p.m. in the Medical Center Classroom, 605 Oak Street, Big Rapids. A cancer survivor, Jose first learned she had stage IV breast cancer at age 26, when she was told to "…get your affairs in order…" forcing her to come to grips with life-changing challenges and forging her resolve to fight breast cancer head-on and to help others stand up and fight. Her book has been called "a glimpse of light in dark times" and details her personal journey through each aspect of the choices and challenges she encountered in this fight. She is passionate about helping healthcare workers provide the patient with the tools to help themselves succeed and about sharing with others her insights on fighting cancer. She has generously offered to meet with the We Care Support Group for a discussion and a total of 50 persons will be admitted for the talk. Heather Jose will also answer questions and autograph copies of her popular and inspiring book. Because seating is quite limited, those wishing to register must call (231) 592-1030 to reserve their place in advance no later than Noon on November 13th. Information about the We Care Breast Cancer Support Group and the Susan P. Wheatlake Women's Cancer and Wellness Fund of the MCMC Foundation will also be available at the presentation. Those interested may contact Heather Jose by calling (989) 644-2233, or by e-mailing her at heather@letterstosydney.com, and online at www.letterstosydney.com.
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