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Allina receives multiple awards from Minnesota Hospital Association
MINNEAPOLIS 01/23/2004--
Allina Hospitals & Clinics recently received six of the 22
awards given by the Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) at their
2004 Annual Conference. The MHA Health Care Awards honor the best
and brightest in Minnesota health care.
“As a health system, we are proud of the care we give and it
shows in the work we do every day,” said Dick Pettingill, president
and CEO. “Our employees are dedicated health care workers who give
to the community in many ways through their work on the job and their
volunteerism. I’m proud that our employees are being recognized for
their innovative ideas, team work, and dedication to improving the
safety of our patients.”
Allina award winners were recognized for the following
achievements:
Best Minnesota Hospital Workplace Award
Buffalo Hospital
Patient Safety Improvement Award
United Hospital for “Falls Prevention”
Innovation of the Year in Patient Care Award
Buffalo Hospital for “InstyMeds Implementation”
Health Care Career Promotion Awards
Abbott Northwestern Hospital for “Train to Work/Health Careers
Institute”
Public Achievement Award
Betty Wall, North Suburban Hospital District Board
retired member of Mercy & Unity Hospitals Board
Hospital Volunteer of the Year Award
Mark D. Rasmussen, Owatonna Hospital
The Best Minnesota Hospital Workplace Award honors a hospital that
“goes the extra mile” in enhancing employee satisfaction. This is
the second time Buffalo Hospital has received the small hospital Best
Minnesota Hospital Workplace Award. Judging was based on retention
strategies and outcomes, demonstrated
effectiveness in raising employee morale, and employee
descriptions of the work environment.
A Patient Safety Improvement Award was given to United Hospital
for their effort in reducing the number of patient falls while being
cared for at the hospital. This initiative examined the data,
identified patients at risk for falls and developed effective
prevention tools to help reduce falls. Judging of this award was
based on commitment to improving the safety of patients through the
implementation of innovative quality initiatives and effective
patient safety programs and practices.
Buffalo Hospital received a second award for innovation in patient
care for installing the first small hospital InstyMeds machine in the
nation. An InstyMed machine is an automatic teller machine (ATM)
dispenser of prescription medications for emergency and urgent care
patients. Judging for this award was based on originality, scope,
demonstrated effectiveness and potential for applicability to other
hospitals.
The Health Care Career Promotion Award was given to Abbott
Northwestern Hospital for the “Train to Work/Health Careers
Institute.” This program encourages high school students to
consider a health care-related career, provides financial grants,
workshops and hands-on and interactive experiences in clinical areas
of the hospital. Judging of this award was based on exemplary
promotion of health careers to students and those interested in
changing careers.
A Public Achievement award was given to former Mercy & Unity
Hospital Board Member Betty Wall for her 43 years of service on the
North Suburban Hospital District Board and for her dedication to
rallying the community to build a suburban hospital—Unity Hospital.
Wall had a vision and a dream to build community health care services
in the north metro area. Judging of this award was based on an
elected or appointed position or a private citizen who has performed
extraordinary service in the health care policy arena.
Mark D. Rasmussen was named Hospital Volunteer of the Year for his
dedicated work at Owatonna Hospital, benefiting patients and the
hospital and serving as an inspirational example of hospital
volunteerism.
Minneapolis-based Allina Hospitals & Clinics is a non-profit
health care system of hospitals, clinics and other patient care
services that provides exceptional care to communities throughout
Minnesota and western Wisconsin and employs more than 22,000 people.
Allina Hospitals & Clinics facilities, services and jobs can be
found online at www.allina.com.
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