Awards and Recognition Received by
Meriter Health Services

Meriter is proud of its commitment to continuous quality improvement. Striving to exceed national benchmarks helps us raise our level of patient care, improve our performance and demonstrate accountability in a rapidly changing health care marketplace.

Listed below are the major awards and recognitions recently received by Meriter Health Services. A listing of the awards received by our community Web site is also available on this site.

Wisconsin Forward Award - Governor's Award of Excellence

	The award is from: The Wisconsin Governor's Office. The award recognizes: Organizations that demonstrate superior practices that compare to national benchmarks and "best in class" organizations. The Award of Excellence is the highest achievement level possible in this prestigious program. Our peers include: Two other Wisconsin healthcare organizations received the Award of Excellence in 2006. To learn more, read our full news release.
Thomson 100 Top Hospitals - Performance Improvement Leader
	The award is from: Thomson, the leading provider of decision support solutions that help organizations across the healthcare industry improve clinical and business performance. The award recognizes: Organizations on their progress in improving their performance over a five-year period (2001-2005) in four categories: quality, financial, operations and growth. Our peers include: Two other Wisconsin hospitals received this recognition. To learn more, read our full news release.
VHA Leadership Award for Clinical Excellence
	The award is from: VHA Inc., a national healthcare provider alliance that helps member networks work together to identify and implement best practices to improve operational and clinical performance. The award recognizes: Meriter for achieving a score in excess of 90 percent on clinical core measures for acute myocardial infarction and heart failure. Our peers include: Other hospitals nationwide. To learn more, read our full news release.

Solucient 100 Top Hospitals Rating for Cardiovascular Care

The award is from: Solucient, a prominent health information company. The award recognizes: Meriter's cardiovascular care program, based on objective ratings of more than 800 hospitals' clinical quality, performance and operational efficiency. Our peers include: Four other Wisconsin hospitals appeared in the top 100 listing for cardiovascular care. To learn more, read our full news release.

Get with the Guidelines Initial Performance Achievement Award

The award is from: The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association. The award recognizes: Meriter Hospital for having 90 consecutive days in which at least 85 percent of coronary artery disease patients (without contraindications) were treated and discharged according to American Heart Association/American Stroke Association guidelines and recommendations. Get With The Guidelines is a quality-improvement program that helps hospitals ensure that patients consistently receive cardiac and stroke care in accordance with the most up-to-date guidelines and recommendations. Our peers include: 173 hospitals in the United States, including two other hospitals located in Wisconsin. To learn more, read our full news release.

Baby Friendly Hospital Designation

The award is from: World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). The award recognizes: Meriter Hospital for providing optimal levels of care for breastfeeding mothers and their babies. This award recognizes birth facilities that offer breastfeeding mothers with information, confidence and skills needed to successfully initiate and continue breastfeeding their babies. Our peers include: 54 hospitals and birth centers in the United States, as well as 19,000 hospitals and birth centers worldwide. To learn more, read our full news release.

HomeCare Elite Award

The award is from: Outcome Systems Concepts of Seattle, in conjunction with the Home Health Line publication. The award recognizes: Meriter Home Health for achieving a Top 500 ranking among nearly 7,000 home health agencies nationwide. That ranking places Meriter Home Health among the Top 25% of agencies, as well. Our peers include: Six other home health agencies in Wisconsin, although Meriter Home Health is the only organization recognized in the south-central Wisconsin region. To learn more, read our full news release.

8/27/2007