Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Ontario Recognized for Patient Safety Outcomes

Saint Alphonsus Medical Center – Ontario


Recognized for Patient Safety Outcomes


Oregon Partnership for Patients awards Saint Alphonsus


for excellence in reducing infections, elective delivery, and blood clots

Ontario, OR — Saint Alphonsus Medical Center in Ontario was recently recognized by the Oregon Partnership for Patients for excellence in patient safety outcomes. Saint Alphonsus was honored for reducing central-line bloodstream, ventilator, surgical, and catheter infections, as well as reductions in early elective delivery and a low incidence of preventable blood clots.

"We're always working to achieve the highest level of patient outcomes," said Nancy Hoffhines, clinical quality nurse at Saint Alphonsus Medical Center in Ontario. "These recent awards from the Oregon Partnership for Patients are the culmination of the outstanding work done by the entire staff. I am proud to be working with administrators, clinicians, and providers that are so passionate about the health of the patients and the community."

Measures for success in reducing infections, early elective delivery, and preventable blood clots are closely monitored by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), a federal oversight body for hospitals and healthcare organizations. A total of 33 hospitals participated in the Oregon Partnership for Patients program, and less than half received Saint Alphonsus' level of recognition. In addition to the awards from the Oregon Partnership for Patients, $2,500 was provided to the hospital to fund continual measures of success for the future.

The complete award list presented to Saint Alphonsus Medical Center in Ontario includes a 40% reduction in:

• Central Line Acquired Bloodstream Infections
• Surgical Site Infections
• Ventilator Acquired Infections
• Catheter Acquired Urinary Tract Infections
• Early Elective Delivery
• Potentially-preventable Venus Thrombosis Events (blood clots)

To learn more about the Oregon Partnership for Patients, please visit: http://www.oahhs.org/pfp

About Saint Alphonsus Health System


As a faith-based Catholic ministry and not-for-profit health system, Saint Alphonsus Health System reinvests in the communities we serve, through charity care and other benefits. Our goal is to improve the health and well-being of people by emphasizing care that is patient-centered, physician-led, innovative and community-based. Saint Alphonsus Health System serves the people of southwestern Idaho, eastern Oregon and northern Nevada through these facilities: Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Boise, ID; Saint Alphonsus Medical Center – Nampa, ID; Saint Alphonsus Medical Center – Ontario, OR; Saint Alphonsus Medical Center – Baker City, OR; and, Saint Alphonsus Medical Group with primary and specialty care providers at 58 clinic locations, all of which are members of the Saint Alphonsus Health Alliance, a network of over 1400 employed and independent providers. To find out more go to: www.saintalphonsus.org