戴金宝医院, 是戴·金博尔医疗系统的一部分, today announced that it has received two national distinctions for its hip and knee replacement program. 联合委员会, 国家认证机构, has for the third time awarded the hospital its Gold Seal of Approval® for Joint Replacement Certification. And Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield has named the hospital a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement® for demonstrating outstanding quality of care and patient results in 膝关节和髋关节置换术 surgeries.

戴金宝医院 performs nearly 180 膝关节和髋关节置换术 surgeries each year. During the course of a patient’s hospital stay and rehabilitation, more than two dozen healthcare providers offer direct care to each patient.

“We’re thrilled to have the excellence of our orthopedic care at 戴金宝医院 recognized with these national distinctions,罗伯特·斯曼尼克说, 戴·金博尔医疗公司总裁兼首席执行官. “我们的外科医生付出的努力, 护士, 物理治疗师, pharmacists and many other healthcare professionals across our system to work collaboratively to ensure high standards of care for our patients throughout the entire experience is truly impressive and something we’re very proud of.”

联合委员会’s Gold Seal of Approval® is a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to providing safe and effective patient care. 戴金宝医院 underwent a rigorous on-site review in early April, during which Joint Commission experts evaluated compliance with national disease-specific care standards as well as with joint replacement-specific requirements. Clinical practice guidelines and performance measures also were assessed. 

Established in 2002 and awarded for a two-year period, 联合委员会’s Disease-Specific Care Certification evaluates clinical programs across the continuum of care and addresses three core areas: compliance with consensus-based national standards, effective use of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines to manage and optimize care, and an organized approach to performance measurement and improvement activities. 戴金宝医院 first earned the Gold Seal of Approval® for Joint Replacement Certification in 2012.

The Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement® is a national designation awarded by Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies to medical facilities that have demonstrated expertise in delivering quality healthcare in the areas of bariatric surgery, 心脏保健, 复杂和罕见的癌症, 膝关节和髋关节置换术, 脊柱手术或移植.

To earn the Blue Distinction Center designation for 膝关节和髋关节置换术, 戴金宝医院 was evaluated based on an objective, evidence-based selection criteria established with input from expert physicians and medical organizations. The goal of Blue Distinction is to recognize medical facilities that provide exceptional quality healthcare services while meeting the best industry standards for quality and performance for a specific area of specialty care.

Blue Distinction selection criteria cover a broad range of quality measures and are publicly available on www.bcbs.com/bluedistinction. By earning the designation, 戴金宝医院 has demonstrated:

• An established program, performing required annual volumes for certain procedures 
• 护理团队的适当经验
• Full facility accreditation by a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)-deemed national accreditation organization (联合委员会 for 戴金宝医院)
• Adherence to evidence-based clinical care measures and guidelines 
• 全面的质量管理程序

“These achievements really speak to the collaborative effort undertaken by staff from all over the hospital to ensure the best possible care for our patients undergoing hip and knee replacement surgery,凯文说。. 里根, MD, orthopedic surgeon and physician liaison to the Joint Academy Committee, a group of Northeast Connecticut healthcare providers who meet regularly to improve processes for 膝关节和髋关节置换术 patients. 

“From pre-surgery education to the actual procedure to the post-operative care and rehabilitation, everyone involved in our hip and knee replacement program at 戴金宝医院 consistently goes above and beyond and it shows in the quality of care our patients receive and the results they enjoy,里根说.

To learn more about hip and knee replacement surgery at 戴金宝医院, visit http://zj4o6x.wearandrepair.com/patient-services/medical-services/?view=Hip+%26+Knee+Replacement+Surgery