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May 2016
From The President & CEO
I’m pleased to congratulate our entire staff on four tremendous achievements we’ve recently earned: Magnet Designation, HIMSS Stage 7, Baldrige’s Partners in Performance Excellence and our Stroke Gold Plus recognition. It is clear that our organization has worked tremendously hard in raising the bar on the delivery of healthcare services we provide to our patients. I’d like to congratulate everyone on our outstanding accomplishments. A few of our successes have even elevated us to a national ranking that no other hospital in the Hudson Valley has yet to achieve.
Scott Batulis President & CEO
On May 17, we were notified that our four-year Magnet journey has resulted in receiving our Magnet designation. Our nursing department worked incredibly hard, with the support of the entire organization, to make this happen. This is the highest recognition level for nursing care granted to healthcare organizations who demonstrate quality patient care, nursing excellence and innovation in professional nursing practice. We are one in only 6 percent of hospitals in the nation to achieve this tremendous honor.
We have been awarded with the highest designation, Stage 7, for implementing an electronic medical record (EMR) system to improve patient safety and quality of care. The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) awarded our organization with Stage 7, the highest level on HIMSS Analytics’ EMR adoption model which is used to track EMR progress at hospitals and health systems. Only 4.2 percent of the more than 5,400 U.S. hospitals received the Stage 7 Award. And, we are one of only three hospitals in New York State to achieve HIMSS Stage 7. It takes an entire team, at every level of the organization, to reach the highest level of EMR utilization. Partners in Performance Excellence recently announced that Orange Regional was the recipient of their 2015 Silver Award for Performance Excellence, more commonly known as the Baldrige Silver Award. We were recognized for our leadership, workforce engagement and favorable clinical and customer experience outcomes as we journey toward Operational Excellence. We performed very well with criteria that were driven by a rigorous process and national guidelines. This achievement was also a true team effort. Our distinction as a designated Stroke Center just became stronger. We recently earned the Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Program with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite. The award recognizes our commitment to providing the most appropriate stroke treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines. To qualify for the Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite, we had to meet quality measures developed to reduce the time between the patient’s arrival at the hospital and treatment. We’ve accomplished so much all while constructing our new cancer center and physician office building which are shaping up nicely. We are heading into the home stretch of completion and are scheduled to open September 26. I am very proud of our team and all that we’ve accomplished. I recognize how hard everyone has been working and you should be proud, too. Look for an invitation soon to celebrate our accomplishments. Thank you again for all that you have done. Keep up the great work! Sincerely,
Scott Batulis, President & CEO
Construction Reminder Please note that ALL EMPLOYEES are asked to use the Midway Park Drive entrance when entering and existing the campus to help alleviate traffic congestion, allowing quicker access for our guests Barriers and directional signage to the ED and main lobby now direct traffic appropriately around the ring road. We will always have at least one lane open so patients and visitors may enter and exit the campus via the East Main Street entrance. Additional phases of construction on the ring road are expected to last through July 31. Thank you for your patience and understanding.