Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Receives National Recognition for Quality and Safety November 8, 2012 SFMS Member ACS NSQIP, American College of Surgeons, National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, Kaiser Permanente San Francisco 0 Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center has been recognized by the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) for achieving exemplary outcomes in surgical procedures. It was one of only 28 hospitals in the nation to be lauded for “exemplary outcomes” in inpatient and outpatient surgical procedures. The ACS NSQIP recognition program commends a select group of hospitals for exhibiting high quality and safety standards in five clinical areas: DVT (deep vein thrombosis, thrombophlebitis and pulmonary embolism); cardiac incidents (cardiac arrest and myocardial infarction); pneumonia; surgical site infections; and urinary tract infections. The 28 hospitals cited attained exemplary results in two or more of the five areas. “This accolade is well-deserved recognition of the fine work our physicians and staff do every day in delivering the best care for our surgical patients – before, during and after their procedures,” said Robert Mithun, MD, SFMS member and Physician-in-Chief at Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center. “Our physicians, nurses and staff work together to ensure that our patients receive personalized, coordinated and technologically advanced care—and we are having a positive and often life-changing impact on the health and well-being of our members and the communities we serve.” ACS NSQIP is the only nationally validated quality improvement program that measures and enhances the care of surgical patients. The goal of ACS NSQIP is to reduce infection or illness related to a surgical procedure and surgical mortality, and to provide a firm foundation for surgeons to apply what is known as the “best scientific evidence” to the practice of surgery. When adverse effects from surgical procedures are reduced or eliminated, a reduction in health care costs follows. ACS NSQIP is a major program of the American College of Surgeons and is currently used in more than 500 hospitals. Comments are closed.
