Quality Programs
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| Many of the patient care standards we focus on have been studied and developed by respected national health care organizations and institutions. As part of our commitment to improving quality of patient care at our hospital, we participate in several national programs and initiatives organized by these independent, third-party agencies to which we voluntarily report clinical outcomes data. |
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100,000 Lives Campaign
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The 100,000 Lives Campaign was an initiative developed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) to engage U.S. hospitals in a commitment to implement changes to improve patient care and prevent avoidable deaths. The 3,100 hospitals nationwide that participated in this initiative saved an estimated 122,000 lives in 18 months. Los Alamitos Medical Center has implemented all six of the campaign’s quality improvement measures: |
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| We have just begin participating in the IHI’s follow-up initiative, The 5 Million Lives Campaign , which challenges American hospitals to adopt six additional changes in care that save lives and reduce patient injuries |
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| American Heart Association – Get with the Guidelines Program |
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| Get With The GuidelinesSM is a hospital-based quality improvement program designed by the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association to provide hospital staff with tools that follow proven evidence-based guidelines and procedures for cardiac patients in their care. It empowers health care provider teams to consistently treat heart and stroke patients according to the most up-to-date guidelines. |
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- American College of Radiology - Certified Mammography Center
- Licensed by the State of California
- Laboratory Accreditation Program
- Cancer Program is accredited by the American College of Surgeons
- Accredited Joint Commission Primary Stroke Center
- American Stroke Association Get With the Guidelines Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award for Stroke
- American Heart Association Get With the Guidelines Gold Performance Achievement Award for Heart Failure
- American Heart Association Get With the Guidelines Gold Performance Achievement Award for Coronary Artery Disease
- Six-time recipient of TENET Healthcare Corporation’s Circle of Excellence Award
- Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s (IHI)100,000 Lives and IHI’s 5 Million Lives campaign participant
- Unitedhealth Premium® Specialty Center for Interventional Cardiology
- CIGNA Quality Designation for Colon Surgery, Heart Failure, and Stroke
- CIGNA Center of Excellence for Caesarean Section and Vaginal Delivery
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