Vidant Health Board Announces Winners of Quality Leadership Award | Eastern NC Now

The Vidant Health Board of Directors has announced the recipients of the Third Annual Board Quality Leadership Award

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    Press Release:

    GREENVILLE     The Vidant Health Board of Directors has announced the recipients of the Third Annual Board Quality Leadership Award. The winning teams from across the health system are leading the way to the ultimate goal of zero events of harm and exceptional experiences for every patient served. One winner was selected from each of these groups: Vidant Medical Center, Vidant Community Hospitals and the ambulatory setting.

    "As a board, we felt like this was something we could do for our clinical teams that are working so hard to provide the best outcomes for patients," said Lawrence Davenport chairman, Vidant Health Board of Directors. "There is a lot of good work happening across our system, and it needs to be recognized."

    Thirty nominations describing front-line improvement projects were reviewed.

    "The board award committee was very impressed with the caliber of work that was outlined in the nominations and had a very difficult time determining the winners," said Davenport.

    The winning teams are:

  1. Vidant Medical Center - The Emergency Response Team (ERT), to decrease cardiopulmonary arrests
  2. Vidant Community Hospitals - Vidant Edgecombe Hospital, sustained performance overtime to achieve zero pressure ulcers and falls
  3. For the ambulatory setting - Health Access Team, developed and implemented processes to promote optimal end-of-life experience of care

    Winners were honored at the May 24 Vidant Health Board meeting with a plaque, board resolution and a scholarship to attend a national educational conference.

  • Contact: Amy Holcombe
  •     amy.holcombe@vidanthealth.com

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