LOUISVILLE, Ky. (May 14, 2012) — One-hundred Kentucky hospitals have joined the Kentucky Hospital Association (KHA) in an effort to improve patient care and reduce health care costs in the commonwealth. The hospitals’ goal is to reduce preventable readmissions and hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) and to prevent unnecessary, early, elective deliveries.
KHA has been awarded a contract, in partnership with The Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET), an affiliate of the American Hospital Association (AHA), by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to support the Partnership for Patients (PfP) campaign. PfP is a national initiative launched earlier this year by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Through the PfP, KHA has established a hospital engagement network (K-HEN) to help hospitals identify ways to improve patient safety and share learning among hospitals across the state. The PfPs’ goal for this two-year project is to reduce preventable hospital readmissions that occur within 30 days of discharge by 20 percent and HACs by 40 percent (compared to 2010) by the end of 2013.
K-HEN will provide resources and expertise to build on evidence from research and pilot projects, as well as best practices, learning networks and other resources to address ten targeted areas:
• Adverse drug events
• Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
• Central line-associated blood stream infections
• Injuries from falls and immobility
• Obstetrical adverse events
• Pressure ulcers
• Surgical site infections
• Venous thromboembolism (VTE) or deep vein clots
• Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)
• Preventable readmissions
“Kentucky’s hospitals continue to demonstrate a strong commitment to improve patient safety and quality of care. KHA is very pleased that almost 80 percent of Kentucky’s hospitals are participating in KHEN. There are nearly 2,000 hospitals participating nationwide, working with their state hospital associations in partnership with HRET, in 33 states. Out of the hospital associations involved, Kentucky has one of the highest participation rates with 100 of the state’s 131 hospitals signed up,” said Michael
T. Rust, KHA president. “Our state’s participation in the hospital engagement network is the latest example of our ongoing effort to make care safer for our patients.”
Kentucky hospitals participating in the K-HEN include:
1. Baptist Hospital East
2. Baptist Hospital Northeast
3. Baptist Regional Medical Center
4. Breckinridge Memorial Hospital
5. Caldwell Medical Center
6. Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital
7. Carroll County Memorial Hospital
8. Casey County Hospital
9. Caverna Memorial Hospital
10. Central Baptist Hospital
11. Clinton County Hospital
12. Commonwealth Regional Specialty Hospital
13. Continuing Care Hospital
14. Crittenden County Hospital
15. Cumberland County Hospital
16. Cumberland Hall Behavioral Health Services
17. Flaget Memorial Hospital
18. Fleming County Hospital
19. Frankfort Regional Medical Center
20. Frazier Rehab Institute
21. Gateway Rehabilitation Hospital
22. Greenview Regional Hospital
23. Hardin Memorial Hospital
24. Harlan ARH Hospital
25. Harrison Memorial Hospital
26. Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center
27. HealthSouth Lakeview Rehabilitation Hospital
28. HealthSouth Northern Kentucky Rehabilitation Hospital
29. Highlands Regional Medical Center
30. Jane Todd Crawford Hospital
31. Jennie Stuart Medical Center
32. Jewish Hospital
33. Jewish Hospital-Shelbyville
34. Kentucky River Medical Center
35. Kindred Hospital-Louisville
36. King’s Daughters Medical Center
37. Knox County Hospital
38. Kosair Children’s Hospital
39. Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health System
40. Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services
41. Marshall County Hospital
42. Mary Breckinridge ARH Hospital
43. McDowell ARH Hospital
44. Methodist Hospital
45. Methodist Hospital Union County
46. Middlesboro ARH Hospital
47. Monroe County Medical Center
48. Morgan County ARH Hospital
49. Muhlenberg Community Hospital
50. Murray-Calloway County Hospital
51. New Horizons Health Systems, Inc.
52. Nicholas County Hospital
53. NorthKey Community Care
54. Norton Audubon Hospital
55. Norton Brownsboro Hospital
56. Norton Hospital
57. Norton Suburban Hospital
58. Oak Tree Hospital
59. Ohio County Hospital
60. Our Lady of Peace Hospital
61. Parkway Regional Hospital
62. Pattie A. Clay Regional Medical Center
63. Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center
64. Pikeville Medical Center
65. Pineville Community Hospital
66. River Valley Behavioral Health Hospital
67. Robley Rex VA Medical Center
68. Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care Center
69. Russell County Hospital
70. Saint Joseph Berea
71. Saint Joseph East
72. Saint Joseph Hospital
73. Saint Joseph London
74. Saint Joseph Martin
75. Saint Joseph Mount Sterling
76. Southern Kentucky Rehabilitation Hospital
77. St. Claire Regional Medical Center
78. St. Elizabeth Edgewood
79. St. Elizabeth Florence
80. St. Elizabeth Fort Thomas
81. St. Elizabeth Grant
82. Sts. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital
83. T. J. Samson Community Hospital
84. Taylor Regional Hospital
85. The Brook Hospital-Dupont
86. The Brook Hospital-KMI
87. The James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital
88. The Medical Center at Bowling Green
89. The Medical Center at Franklin
90. The Medical Center at Scottsville
91. The Ridge Behavioral Health System
92. Three Rivers Medical Center
93. Trigg County Hospital
94. Trover Health System
95. Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center
96. Wayne County Hospital
97. Western Baptist Hospital
98. Westlake Regional Hospital
99. Whitesburg ARH Hospital
100.Williamson ARH Hospital
The Kentucky Hospital Association was established in 1929 and is a not-for-profit organization of which all Kentucky hospitals are members.
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