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From left: Livia Krzak, Mary Redmond, Kathy Hickey, Terry Wheat, Cynthia Anderson, and Carol Woerter accept the NDNQI Award for Outstanding Nursing Quality at the ANA Quality Conference in Las Vegas. |
Shriners Hospitals for Children® — Chicago is the proud recipient of the 2011 National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators® (NDNQI®) Award for Outstanding Nursing Quality. The Chicago Shriners Hospital was one of six hospitals to receive the national award for 2011, selected from 1,800 hospitals affiliated with NDNQI.
“The award-winning hospitals recognize the importance of basing their nursing care strategies on data showing what produces the best results for patients,” said American Nursing Association President Karen A. Daley, Ph.D., MPH, RN, FAAN. “They are committed to continuous improvement, outstanding teamwork, effective leadership and evidence-based practices.”
Terry Wheat, RN, MPH, director of patient care services, and a team of Chicago Shriners Hospital nurse managers attended the ANA Nursing Quality Conference™ in Las Vegas, where award recipients were announced on January 26. More than 1,100 nursing and health care quality leaders attended the conference, and qualifications for the national award included hospitals that “demonstrated superior results and sustained improvement in patient outcomes that are tied to the quality of nursing services and nurse work environment factors”.
The Chicago Shriners Hospital celebrated 85 years of outstanding pediatric specialty care in 2011, and remains committed to nursing excellence. The award is one of many indicators of the high-quality nursing care given to every patient at Shriners Hospitals for Children.
About Shriners Hospitals for Children
Shriners Hospitals for Children is a health care system of 22 hospitals dedicated to improving the lives of children by providing pediatric specialty care, innovative research, and outstanding teaching programs for medical professionals. Children up to age 18 with orthopaedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and palate are eligible for care and receive all services in a family-centered environment, regardless of the ability to pay.