Accreditations & Awards
Over the years, Confluence Health has been recognized by numerous organizations for our commitment to quality, safety, innovations and excellence.
By earning CMS accreditation, Confluence Health has demonstrated that it
meets or exceeds patient safety standards (Conditions of Participation)
set forth by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. DNV GL’s accreditation program is the only one to integrate the
ISO 9001 Quality Management System with the Medicare Conditions of Participation.
The ability to integrate ISO 9001 quality standards with our clinical
and financial processes is a major step forward. DNV GL’s accreditation
program, called NIAHO® (Integrated Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations),
involves annual hospital surveys—instead of every three years—and
encourages hospitals to openly share information across departments and
to discover improvements in clinical workflows and safety protocols.
In 2017 and 2018, Becker’s Healthcare named Confluence Health to its list of "150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare." This list recognizes hospitals, health systems and organizations committed to fulfilling missions, creating outstanding cultures, and offering competitive benefits to their employees.
The Rehabilitation Center at the Mares Campus of Confluence Health Hospital
recently had its inpatient rehabilitation program re-accredited for a
three-year period by CARF (the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation
Facilities), which is an independent, nonprofit, international accreditor
of health and human services. Additionally, the Rehabilitation Center was accredited by CARF as a Stroke
Specialty Program, which was the first time the hospital received that
designation.
American Heart Association: "Mission: Lifeline® Gold Plus Receiving
Quality Achievement Award" in 2017, 2018, 2019 — Recognizes the Central Campus of Confluence Health Hospital for
its commitment and success in implementing a high standard of care for
heart attack patients in these areas: achieving 85% or higher composite
adherence to Mission: Lifeline® STEMI Receiving Center Performance
Achievement indicators for consecutive 24-month intervals; 75% or higher
compliance on all Mission: Lifeline® STEMI Receiving Center quality
measures; and first-door-to-device time of 120 minutes or less for transfers
to improve the quality of care for STEMI patients.
American Heart Association/American Stroke Association: "Get with
the Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award" and "Target
Stroke: Honor Roll" — Recognizes the Central Campus of Confluence Health Hospital for
its commitment and success in implementing excellent care for stroke patients
in these areas: achieving 85% or higher compliance with all "Get
with the Guidelines—Stroke Achievement Measures"; 75% or higher
compliance with five or more "Get with the Guidelines—Stroke
Quality Measures" for two or more consecutive years; and achieving
time to thrombolytic therapy < 60 minutes in 50% or more of applicable
acute ischemic stroke patients to improve quality of patient care and outcomes.
Commission on Cancer accreditation, which accredits cancer care programs
in the United States. The combined inpatient and outpatient program received full accreditation
with seven areas of commendation and four areas of best practice (nursing
care, survivorship program, genetics counseling and palliative care).
Anticoagulation Center of Excellence by the Anticoagulation Forum — This honor demonstrates our goal of offering the highest level
of care and the best possible outcomes for patients taking antithrombotic
medications.
The Community Health Leadership Award is given annually to a healthcare organization that serves its community’s
broader health needs in innovative and lasting ways. The Central Campus
of Confluence Health Hospital received this award in 2017 for its program
that placed medication disposal boxes at pharmacies throughout Chelan,
Douglas, Grant and Okanogan counties. In their first weekend of use, the
disposal sites located in Wenatchee collected nearly 70 gallons of unused
and unwanted medications. Since then, several hundred gallons of prescription
medications have been deposited into active medication boxes.
SightLife: Outstanding Donor— In 2017, approximately 71 patients became cornea donors. As a result, potentially 142 people can see today because of our dedication to organ, tissue and cornea donation combined with our continued dedication to our communities, patients and families.
LifeNet Health: Referral Achievement Award —Confluence Health has been recognized for outstanding efforts in organ and tissue donation.
LifeCenter Northwest: 2018 Organ Donation Referral Achievement Award— Timely referrals have a significant impact on organ donation outcomes. Hospitals with high donation rates tend to excel at recognizing referral criteria, making timely calls, maintaining the opportunity for donation, and collaborating with LifeCenter Northwest for a planned donation discussion. This is an impressive accomplishment that requires vigilance and sustained commitment to ensure every possible donation opportunity is realized.
The Breast Imaging Center of Excellence (BICOE) designation is awarded to breast imaging centers that achieve excellence by seeking and earning accreditation in all of the ACR’s voluntary breast-imaging accreditation programs and modules, in addition to the mandatory Mammography Accreditation Program.
