Accreditations & Awards
Over the years, Confluence Health has been recognized by numerous organizations for our commitment to quality, safety, innovations, and excellence. The following are a few of our more recent recognition's:
By earning accreditation, Confluence Health has demonstrated 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.
Becker’s Healthcare named Confluence Health in its 2018 & 2017
“150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare” list.
Becker’s Healthcare named Confluence Health in its 2018 “150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare” list. The list recognizes hospitals, health systems and organizations committed to fulfilling missions, creating outstanding cultures and offering competitive benefits to their employees. We are proud to be honored for the 2nd year in a row.
The Rehabilitation Center at Wenatchee Valley 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’s Mission: Lifeline® Gold Plus Receiving
Quality Achievement Award 2019, 2018 & 2017 — Recognizes Central Washington Hospital’s commitment and
success in implementing a high standard of care for heart attack patients.
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.
Get with the Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award and
Target Stroke: Honor Roll by the American Heart Association/American Stroke
Association — Recognizes Central Washington Hospital’s commitment and
success in implementing excellent care for stroke patients. Achieving
85% or higher compliance with all Get with the Guidelines – Stroke
Achievement Measures and 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 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 Confluence Health’s 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 health care organization that is serving its community’s
broader health needs in innovative and lasting ways. We are looking to
recognize organizations that are not just serving patients, but are making
their entire communities healthier. “Health care is traditionally
thought of in terms of hospital stays or visits to an outpatient clinic,
but a major focus of health care today is community wellness,” WSHA
President and CEO Cassie Sauer said. “Hospitals such as Central
Washington have become important community partners when it comes to proactively
helping residents live healthier lives.” The Central Washington
Hospital program places 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 April, more than 340 gallons
of prescription medications have been deposited into active medication
boxes. Funded by the Confluence Health Foundation, Central Washington
Hospital plans on deploying 27 new medication disposal boxes with the
next five years.
SightLife – Outstanding Donor– In 2017, 71 patients became cornea donors. Potentially 142 people can see today because of our dedication to organ, tissue & cornea donation combined with our continued dedication to the community, our patients & families. CWH will be presented with the 2017 SightLife Vision Award in Recognition of its Outstanding Contribution to Cornea Donation at an upcoming leadership meeting.
LifeNet Health – Referral Achievement Award– For extraordinary donation efforts in 2018, 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 and making timely calls, maintaining the opportunity for donation, and collaborating with LifeCenter Northwest for a planned donation discussion. This is an impressive accomplishment, requiring 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.
