Charlotte, NC, November 11, 2014 – Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center is one of 44 hospitals nationwide recognized for meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care by The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP).
The ACS NSQIP recognizes a select group of hospitals for achieving exemplary outcomes and commended Presbyterian Medical Center for its care of surgical patients in eight clinical areas: mortality; pneumonia; kidney failure; cardiac incidents; surgical site infections; unplanned intubation; ventilator greater than 48 hours and urinary tract infection. Presbyterian Medical Center achieved the meritorious distinction based on its outstanding composite quality score in these eight categories.
“This program is only one of many initiatives Novant Health has introduced to improve patient care and safety,” says Will Walker, MD, FACS, who coordinates the Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center ACS NSQIP program. “This high level of performance achieved at the national level shows how teamwork between nurses, physicians, and the other members of the healthcare team can significantly improve patient care.”
The ACS NSQIP is a major program of the American College of Surgeons and the only nationally validated quality improvement program that measures the care of surgical patients. By sharing best practices between hospitals, the program aims to help all hospitals improve the care of surgical patients. In 2006, Presbyterian Medical Center was the first community hospital in North Carolina to join the ACS NSQIP program.
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