Quality at ECMC – 2020
Dec 14, 2023 / Awards
January
- ECMC awarded inaugural IDEA award from Business First as one of eight companies in Western New York who prioritize the importance of diversity and inclusion, champion equitable human resources practices and develop inclusive cultures.
- ECMC designated as a Pathway to Excellence® organization by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. To qualify, organizations must meet six Practice Standards essential to an ideal nursing practice environment. Applicants undergo a review process to fully document the integration of those standards in the organization’s practices, policies, and culture. Pathway designation can only be achieved if an organization’s nurses validate the data and other evidence submitted, via an independent, confidential survey.
February
- ECMC Internal Medicine Center received a Certificate of Recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance for “systematic use of patient-centered, coordinated care management processes.”
April
- The Leapfrog Group, a trusted independent, national not-for-profit organization founded more than a decade ago by the nation’s leading employers and private health care experts, rated ECMC’s overall safety score at ‘A’.
June
- Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) awarded a silver-level American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) Beacon Award for Excellence, which is a three-year designation highlighting the Unit’s achievement of exceptional care through improved outcomes and greater overall patient satisfaction.
July
- Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) issued three-year accreditation to ECMC’s Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Programs (through June 30, 2023) stating that this “achievement is an indication of [ECMC’s] dedication to improving the quality of the lives of the persons served.”
September
- ECMC has earned platinum level national recognition for its efforts to increase organ, eye, and tissue donor registrations across the state through the Workplace Partnership for Life (WPFL) Hospital Organ Donation Campaign. The WPFL is a national initiative that unites the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and the organ donation community with workplaces across the nation in spreading the word about the importance of donation. The WPFL Hospital Organ Donation Campaign challenges hospitals and healthcare organizations to “let life bloom” by educating their staff, patients, visitors, and communities about the critical need for organ, eye, and tissue donation, including offering opportunities to register as organ donors. ECMC earned points for conducting awareness and registry activities between October 2019 and April 2020.
October
- Roger W. Seibel, MD, Burn Treatment Center awarded a silver-level American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) Beacon Award for Excellence, which is a three-year designation highlighting the Unit’s achievement of exceptional care through improved outcomes and greater overall patient satisfaction.