Contact:
Karen Huxtable-Hooker
karen.huxtable-hooker@bassett.org

Cooperstown, NY — January 27, 2012 — Bassett Healthcare Network (BHN) has been named one of the most integrated health networks in the nation, ranking 48th out of 100 health systems around the country. Bassett is one of only five health systems in New York State that made it into the ranking of top-performing IHNs. Published in Modern Healthcare magazine, the SDI Top 100 IHNs for 2012 recognizes health systems that optimize health care delivery.

 “This ranking is a benchmark that places Bassett among the country’s best health systems,” notes Bassett Healthcare Network President and CEO Dr. William F. Streck. “It is hard proof that the work we’ve engaged in to coordinate patient care, improve access and integrate best practices across the Bassett network is paying off to the benefit of our patients. It is important to note that this is all possible because of the high quality physician group and the talented and committed staff of the Bassett network. ” 

Contact:
Amy Massimo
Director, Public Affairs
(845) 348-2773

Nyack, NY — January 24, 2012 — For the second year in a row, Nyack Hospital received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.  The award recognizes Nyack Hospital’s commitment and success in implementing excellent care for stroke patients, according to evidence-based guidelines.

To receive the award, Nyack Hospital achieved of 85 percent or higher adherence to all Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Quality Achievement indicators for two or more consecutive 12-month intervals and achieved 75 percent or higher compliance with six of 10 Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Quality Measures, which are reporting initiatives to measure quality of care.  

These measures include aggressive use of medications, such as tPA, antithrombotics, anticoagulation therapy, DVT prophylaxis, cholesterol reducing drugs and smoking cessation, all aimed at reducing death and disability and improving the lives of stroke patients.

Contact:
Maureen Curran Kleinman
(201) 291-6310
mcurran@valleyhealth.com

Ridgewood, NJ — January 23, 2012 — The Valley Hospital announced today that it has formed the Valley Health System Regional Accountable Care Organization and has partnered with Atlantic Health System to submit an application for the Atlantic Health System ACO, LLC, to participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program. The Atlantic ACO, of which Valley’s ACO is a regional division, was formed to improve patient care quality, reduce costs, and streamline health care delivery. ACOs are considered by many to be essential to the realization of national health care reform and an integral part of an overall vision of better and more affordable care for Medicare beneficiaries and heightened efficiency among physicians, hospitals, and insurers.

 Touted as one of the "10 ACOs to Know" by Becker's Hospital Review, the Atlantic ACO application includes participation from more than 1,200 physicians, including more than 150 primary care physicians, 50 nurse practitioners and 10 ancillary care providers in four regions: Sussex, Morris, Union, Somerset, and Bergen counties.  Member hospitals, which include Atlantic Health System's Morristown, Overlook, and Newton Medical Centers, in addition to Valley, will work together to improve the quality of health care and reduce the individual and clinical health care costs for the Medicare population served in these regions. Once the application is accepted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Atlantic ACO will begin operating on April 1. 

The Evolution of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Care in the 21^st Century

Sponsored by the Department of Nursing, School of Continuing Education for Nurses in collaboration with the Wound Ostomy and Continence Program

When:

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

8:30 am to 5 pm

Location:

Hilton Pearl River

500 Veterans Memorial Dr.

Pearl River, NY

845.735.9000

To Register or For More Information:

www.nyp.org/nursing/news/cme

The registration fee includes continental breakfast, snack, lunch, and all educational materials.

Keynote Speaker

Dr. Elizabeth A. Ayello PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, CWON, MAPWCA, FAAN

Planning Committee

Beatric Forlizzi, BSN, RN, BC, CWOCN, Nurse Clinician, NYP

Bernadette Melido, BSN, RN, CWOCN, WOC Consultant, NYP

Denise Robinson, MPH, RN, CHWOCN, WOC Program Manager, NYP

Linda Saal, MA, RN-BC, Program Director, Continuing Education, NYP

Juliet Smith, MSN, RN, CWOCN, WOC Consultant, NYP

Rosemary Sullivan, MA, RN, Director, Special Programs, NYP

Contact:
Maureen Curran Kleinman
(201) 291-6310
mcurran@valleyhealth.com

Ridgewood, NJ — January 20, 2012 — The Valley Hospital has been recognized for service excellence under the J.D. Power and Associates Distinguished Hospital Program. This distinction acknowledges a strong commitment by the hospital to provide “An Outstanding Inpatient Experience” and “An Outstanding Emergency Department Experience.” This is the ninth consecutive year the hospital has been recognized for its inpatient services, and the second consecutive year it has been recognized for its emergency department services.

“In achieving certification of both the emergency department and the inpatient unit, The Valley Hospital demonstrates its ability to provide outstanding service from the moment patients arrive at the hospital to the time they are discharged,” said John Clark, director of the healthcare practice at J.D. Power and Associates.

The service excellence distinction was determined by surveying recently discharged patients about their perceptions of their hospital visit and comparing the results to the national benchmarks established in the annual J.D. Power and Associates National Hospital Service Performance Study.