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SLVRMC was awarded a $45,000 grant from The Colorado Trust to implement 12 patient safety goals, including assurances that patients receive the right medication at every point in care, prevention of heart attacks and ventilator associated pneumonias, reduction in infections and incorporating hospital leadership, including all members of our Board in patient safety efforts.
For more information about this important safety initiative, you can contact Tammy Romero, RN, SLVRMC's Director of Quality and Patient Safety Officer at 719.587.1369 or go to http://www.ihi.org. |
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2007 Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study - Briefing Sheet
For the ninth year, Hospitals & Health Networks has named the 100 Most Wired Hospitals and Health Systems. The list is based on the Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study, which asks hospitals to report on how they use information technology to address five key areas: safety and quality, customer service, business processes, workforce, and public health and safety.
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Cleverly and Associates named the San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center as one of the “Top 100 ranked community values hospitals in the US.”
Based on leading healthcare financial consultant firm specializing in operational benchmarking and performance strategies. |
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Jody Oaks and Richelle Meek were inducted into the McKesson Million Dollar Club for collaborative efforts in improving the SLVRMC Business office in 2006 |
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Colorado Business Council for the Arts selected SLVRMC as a finalist in the Business for the Community Award. |

Colorado Rural Healthcare Leadership Award |
San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center CEO Russ Johnson is the winner of the 2007 Rural Healthcare Excellence Award. This prestigious award is given annually by the Colorado Rural Health Center (CRHC) to honor someone who has made a notable contribution to health, healthcare, or healthcare delivery system in rural Colorado.
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SLVRMC selected as the Golden Hard Hat Award winner for the MOB construction project |

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SLVRMC was recognized by IHI for significant improvements in the area of the AMI initiative.
- Over 35% improvement in areas of door to asa, door to doc, door to EKG and door to cardiac labs as a result of the Implementation of Chest Pain Protocol in the ED.
- his recognition came through the 100k Lives Campaign – SLVRMC was mentioned in their brochure as on of the greatest improvers in AMI Care
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The SLVRMC Senior Leadership Team was named as one of the Top Three Leadership Teams by Healthleaders Magazine in 2006. |