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Faulkner Hospital
This month, Faulkner Hospital received recognition in The Joint Commission’s annual report on quality and safety, “Improving America’s Hospitals.” This report lists hospitals and critical access hospitals that are top performers in using evidence-based care processes closely linked to positive outcome data. Faulkner was one of only six hospitals in Massachusetts to be listed.
“I am thrilled to share this exciting news with the Brigham and Faulkner communities,” said Michael Gustafson, MD, MBA, chief operating officer at Faulkner Hospital. “This recognition is a testament to the dedication of our staff and the quality of care we provide at Faulkner.”
The Joint Commission ratings used 22 measures in five categories – heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care and children’s asthma. To be included on the list, hospitals had to meet each of the measures it reports 95 percent of the time, and Faulkner achieved that goal for the categories of heart failure, pneumonia and surgical care. Faulkner Hospital was the only Massachusetts hospital honored in three or more of the clinical conditions.
Faulkner was one of 405 organizations identified, representing only 14 percent of Joint Commission-accredited hospitals and critical access hospitals that report core measure performance data.