Larkin Community Hospital (LCH), here in Miami, has been assessed by the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program as being among the best both in Florida and the country for assuring patient safety.
The program, which is a little-known part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), attempts to reduce preventable risks to patient health, such as infections, by evaluating the country’s hospitals.
Hospitals receive a numerical rating from one to ten, with one representing the best possible score a hospital can receive. LCH received one of the best scores in the nation. Its score of 1.35 came about after an examination of the frequency of such preventable incidents as blood clots, bed sores, infections, and fractures.
The hospital is one of Florida’s 12 Statutory Teaching Hospitals, as well as being the country’s largest teaching hospital for osteopathic doctors. The hospital benefits from its association with the on-campus Larking School of Nursing, as that enables it to attract, train, and retain high-quality nurses.
Brochure printers will no doubt be asked to include the hospital’s recent ranking from the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program in future hospital publications and Stationery.
Less encouragingly, seven of South Florida’s hospitals are among a total of 31 hospitals in the state that are in danger of having their Medicare payments reduced due to having scored poorly on the assessment.Get a Free Quote for Stationery
