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Hospital Recognized

Athol Memorial Hospital was recently recognized by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine (BORIM) Patient Care Assessment (PCA) Division “as having demonstrated …effective quality improvement and patient safety systems designed to ensure that patients receive the highest quality of care.” The hospital was one of only seventeen hospitals in the state to earn this distinction, which is noted on the front page of the BORIM PCA’s August newsletter.

The article cites Athol Memorial Hospital’s collaboration with the PCA Division to provide excellence in caring for patients in the Commonwealth. Participation involves submitting evidence-based reports on patient quality safety systems, review and investigation, data analysis, and implementation of performance improvement measures. This recognition emphasizes Athol Memorial Hospital’s adherence to rigorous safety and patient care standards.

Lucille Songer, RN, MS, Chief Nursing Officer and Risk Management Manager commented “Athol Memorial Hospital is very proud of this achievement, especially being one of only seventeen hospitals in the state to do so.”

Athol Memorial Hospital is 25 bed not-for-profit acute care and outpatient facility serving the communities of the North Quabbin region since 1950. It is designated as a Critical Access Hospital and Primary Stroke Center, licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and accredited by the Joint Commission.

September 1, 2009