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File #: 2701-06    Version: 1 Name: Certificate of Achievement awarded to Jefferson Regional Medical Center’s Cardiovascular Unit for earning the VHA National Leadership Award for Clinical Excellence.
Type: Proclamation Status: Read & Filed
File created: 7/12/2006 In control: County Council
On agenda: Final action: 7/12/2006
Title: Certificate of Achievement awarded to Jefferson Regional Medical Center's Cardiovascular Unit for earning the VHA National Leadership Award for Clinical Excellence.
Sponsors: Joan Cleary
Attachments: 1. 2701-06 Jefferson Regional Medical Center.doc

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Certificate of Achievement awarded to Jefferson Regional Medical Center's Cardiovascular Unit for earning the VHA National Leadership Award for Clinical Excellence.

 

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Awarded to

JEFFERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Cardiovascular Unit

 

This Certificate of Achievement is awarded to you in recognition of earning the VHA National Leadership Award for Clinical Excellence.

VHA, Inc, a health care provider alliance of more than 2,400 not-for-profit health care organizations, recognized the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit at Jefferson Regional Medical Center for achieving a high level of performance as measured by clinical quality indicators of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.  We commend you for your efforts which resulted in no bloodstream infections related to central lines for two six-month periods beginning in the last quarter of 2004.  You have set a high standard of commitment and dedication which serves as an inspiration to this Council and the citizens of Allegheny County.