PHA 2007 Quality & Patient Safety Award Application
Recognizing excellence in improving quality and patient safety

The PHA Quality and Patient Safety Award recognizes health care organizations for achievement in reducing the risk of medical errors and improving patient safety and medical outcomes.

2006 Quality and Patient Safety Winners
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Louis Smith Memorial Hospital
Improving Patient Care through Technology: Implementing Teleradiology and PACS in a Critical Access Hospital
Team Leader: Bill B. Wilson, Quality/Risk Manager

Monroe County Hospital
Creating a Culture of Excellence to Improve Patient Safety
Team Leader: Christa Garner, Director of Quality Management

Kindred Hospital
Reduction of Decannulation / Extubation
Team Leader: Theresa Loomis, RN, DQM - Director of Quality Management

Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute
Improving Patient Safety Using Existing Resources
Team Leader: Linda Loeffler, Director of Organizational Performance

Habersham County Medical
STEMI Project: From Door to Cath Lab… The Beat Goes On
Team Leader: Teri Newsome, Director Quality Management/Patient Safety

Piedmont Fayette Hospital
Reduction of Blood Culture Contamination Rates
Team Leader: Sue Fuller, Director of Patient Safety

TIE - Redmond Regional Medical Center
Reducing the Incidence of Contrast Induced Nephropathy
Team Leader: Barbara Garner, Quality Resources

TIE - St. Francis Hospital
When Seconds Count… Deploy Rapid Response Team
Team Leader: Cindy Kinney, Nurse Educator

St. Francis Hospital
Medication Reconciliation - A Patient Safety Initiative to Prevent Adverse Drug Events
Team Leader: Sandra Picard, RN

Athens Regional Medical Center
The Assessment Team: Rescue Rather than Resuscitate
Team Leader: Wanda Kaye Tillery, Director - Quality Support Services

Saint Joseph's Hospital Atlanta
Continuous Lateral Rotation Therapy Beds
Team Leader: Ann Allen, Director - Patient Safety / Quality

Saint Joseph's Hospital Atlanta
Speed Up Treatment Times in the Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) Patients
Team Leader: Ann Allen, Director - Patient Safety / Quality

Medical Center of Central Georgia

Eliminating Dangerous Drug Abbreviations: Having "High Hopes" and High Expectations
Team Leader: Vickie Stuckey, Patient Safety Coordinator

St. Joseph's / Candler
Smoking Cessation
Team Leader: Cheryl Capers, Director Accreditation Services

Emory Health Care
H.A.R.T. (Heart Attack Rescue Team) - From Field to Flow
Team Leader: Babs Hargett, Director - Clinical Quality Improvement

TIE - Grady Memorial Hospital / Grady Health System
Medical Error Reporting Surveillance Program
Team Leader: Fran Baker, Patient Safety Officer

TIE - Gwinnett Medical Center / Health System
Reducing Overrides in Automated Dispensing Machines: Sorting It Out
Team Leader: Jennifer Stone, Pharmacy Manager

To view previous winners, click on one of the following links:

• 2005 Award Winners
• 2004 Award Winners

For more information regarding the PHA Quality & Patient Safety Award, please email us at: pha@gha.org