Lakeview Regional Medical Center, a campus of Tulane Medical Center, is a recipient of the 2018 Stroke Care Excellence Award™ by Healthgrades®, the leading provider of information to help consumers make an informed decision about a physician or hospital. This is the second consecutive year that Lakeview Regional placed among the top 10 percent in the nation for treatment of stroke, according to Healthgrades.
November 14, 2017
Children’s Hospital’s Gilda Trautman Newman Rehabilitation Program received Commission for the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) accreditation of its pediatric specialty program during a recent survey.
“Services, personnel and documentation clearly indicate an establishment of conformance to standards,” said CARF International President and CEO Brian J. Boon, PhD, in a letter recognizing the accreditation. “CARF commends your commitment and consistent efforts to improve the quality of your program in the pursuit of excellence.”
November 14, 2017
East Jefferson General Hospital (EJGH), for the third consecutive year, has been rated No. 1 in overall hospital care, as well as patient safety and overall medical care in Louisiana, garnering it’s highest possible ranking--a “check plus plus” status--by the 2018 CareChex quality rating system.
East Jefferson also garnered high marks from Healthgrades, a nationwide provider of patient safety data, which awarded EJGH with the Stroke Care Excellence Award and Neurosciences Excellence Award, noting the hospital’s superior outcomes in those categories.
November 14, 2017
The Joint Commission has recognized University Medical Center (UMC) New Orleans as a 2017 Pioneers in Quality™ honoree for its contributions to electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) data for quality improvement in healthcare. UMC joins an exclusive group of United States hospitals and health systems recognized for embracing new technology to submit data about the care it provides to patients.
November 14, 2017
The New Orleans BioInnovation Center announced that RDnote won the 2017 BioChallenge pitch competition, an annual business challenge for Louisiana life science startups. Four companies pitched in the competition finals at the Joy Theater, and New Orleans-based startup RDnote won the competition’s $25,000 grand prize.
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