Pennsylvania’s hospitals and health systems are among the most innovative and creative in their delivery of patient care services. Each year, HAP honors this innovation, creativity, and commitment to patient care through an annual Achievement Awards program, which showcases hospital and health system best practices in a variety of areas.
Seventeen winners were selected from 81 entries this year, with all submissions considered for the “Innovation Award.”
The 2012 Achievement Award recipients are:
Workplace—The Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh—I’m a Manager, Now What?; Holy Redeemer Hospital & Medical Center, Meadowbrook—A Focused Educational Intervention as a Means to Increasing the Number of CCRN/PCCN Certified Nurses in a Hospital; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh—Nurse Residency: A Sustainable Retention Strategy
Community Benefit—Taylor Hospital, Ridley Park—Community Health Alliance...Partnering with our Community to Promote Healthy Living; Aria Health, Philadelphia—Raising Brand Awareness and Increasing Interactive Engagement Through the Creation and Use of a Broad Social Media Platform
Patient Safety—St. Luke’s Hospital - Miners Campus, Coaldale—Appropriate Dosing of Enoxaparin (Lovenox®) – Compliance with FDA-Approved Guidelines; St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia—Using Failure Mode Effects and Analysis (FMEA) to Reduce Weight-Related Medication Errors in a Pediatric Hospital; St. Luke’s University Health Network, Bethlehem—Rapid Cycle Reduction of Obstetric “Elective” Delivery Driven by Team Concepts and a Culture of Safety
Patient Care—Charles Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport—A Hospital’s Approach to Care Transitions and Hospital Readmissions; Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh—Early Access to Integrated Behavioral Health Services in the Pediatric Medical Home; Einstein Medical Center - Philadelphia, Philadelphia—The Medication REACH Program
Operational Excellence—Charles Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport—A Small Hospital’s Emergency Department Transformation of Culture to Improve Patient Satisfaction; Sharon Regional Health System, Sharon—Improving the Patient Experience in the Emergency Care Center; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh—Creation of an Energy and Environmental Engineering Department Benefits Both the Corporation’s Bottom-line and the Atmosphere in the Communities It Serves; Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia—Creation of a Health System-Based Comprehensive Communications Center to Enhance Access to Care and Patient Safety
Innovation Award—Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia—Creation of a Health System-Based Comprehensive Communications Center to Enhance Access to Care and Patient Safety; Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh—Early Access to Integrated Behavioral Health Services in the Pediatric Medical Home
