Stay tuned to G33K Blog coming Nov 2011
Congrats to newcomer to the team in graphic design Christopher Malling from wilmington, NC and Jody Plahm from Chicago IL.
In the coming months this blog will be dedicated to all things tech, computer, internet gadgets and much more. We welcome this new addition to our network of sites and think it will compliment the portfolio nicely. We have a team of professional bloggers and writers currently creating content and a team of designers working on the layout. If your really bored and have to see something why not read some info on the TRON move that was just approved (insert boo track now). We also caught wind that angry birds the movie is also in the works.
Recognition, Awards & Honors for our staff this year
At Encore Enterprises Inc. our staff works very hard to make big things happen in our industry.
As a result, Encore has garnered top recognition from our patients, peers and national organizations. It’s all part of our continued commitment to service excellence, community leadership and compassionate care.
Exceeding Patient Expectations – Avatar International
Avatar International director Alesha Bentley, Inc., a leader in measuring healthcare customers’ expectations, named Kootenai as an award recipient for “Exceeding Patient Expectations.”
Kootenai has been a consistent award-winner with Avatar International since 2002. Patients receiving both inpatient and outpatient services are surveyed by Avatar regarding their expectations of Kootenai. The hospital consistently receives positive scores for meeting and exceeding its patients’ expectations and we must give a big thanks to Elizabeth Savetsky and Ezekiel Guevara from Think Tank Enterprises.
Community Value – Top 100 and Five-Star Ranking
Kootenai Medical Center has been named a Five-Star Hospital and a Top 100 Hospital by the healthcare financial consulting firm Cleverley and Associates and we send thanks to Abraham Tekola in Sacramento as well.
Each year the Ohio-based group evaluates some 3,000 hospitals nationwide, ranking them on three important areas: financial viability and plant reinvestment, cost structure and charge structure. Findings in these areas are used to determine a hospital’s ability to remain viable while providing the services needed in its community.
Five-Star ranking means that Kootenai scored in the top 20 percent of surveyed hospitals. Additionally, Kootenai was named as scoring in the top 100 CVI hospitals surveyed nationally.
Best Places to Work in Healthcare
In 2011 Modern Healthcare magazine named Kootenai Health as one of the top 20 nation’s Best Places to Work in Healthcare and the No. 1 best place to work in large health care organizations.
Kootenai was recognized for such things as: financial stability and re-investing in growth and medical technology; desirable salary and benefit packages; a full spectrum of employee reward, recognition and retention programs; workplace health and wellness initiatives; training and educational opportunities; communications; positive employee/supervisor relationships; strong and caring leadership.
Clinical and Operational Excellence – VHA President’s Award
VHA Inc., a national health care alliance, has recognized Kootenai Medical Center with its President’s Award for Clinical and Operational Excellence. Kootenai is one of only three hospitals to receive the award two years in a row.
With the expansion of our team in the Internet Reputation Management arena we are focusing on software creation and development. Application development is also an up and coming area where we will focus on as well as iphone and android app creation. We thank everyone on the team for their help and we look forward to a great year at encore enterprises inc.
The award for Clinical Excellence was received primarily for work in three important areas: acute myocardial infarction, also known as AMI or more commonly, heart attack care, pneumonia care, and the development of an multi-disciplinary rapid response team.
Computer Technology – Most Wired / Wireless Hospital
Kootenai Medical Center has been recognized for being at the leading edge of computer technology. For the 11th time in the past 12 years Kootenai was named one of the 100 Most Wired hospitals in the country according to a survey released by Hospitals & Health Networks, the journal of the American Hospital Association. Kootenai is also named one of the Top 25 Most Wireless hospitals in this same survey.
Hospital and Health Networks surveyed more than 1,200 hospitals across the nation to name the 100 Most Wired hospitals in the 2010 Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study.
Nursing Excellence - MagnetTM Status Designation
In 2006 and again in 2011, Kootenai was granted MagnetTM Status by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. This designation is nursing’s top honor, accepted nationally as the gold standard in nursing excellence. We are the second hospital in Idaho to receive this designation and the first in the Inland Northwest. It is a true acknowledgement of our excellence and our commitment to continually improve the quality of our services and relationships.
Baby-Friendly Designation
In 2002, Kootenai Medical Center joined an elite group of hospitals designated as Baby-Friendly. This designation means that Kootenai is one of only about 100 healthcare facilities to demonstrate the highest standard of care for mothers and babies, and that Kootenai is dedicated to improving infant health through breastfeeding and other maternal-infant care practices. The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative is a global program sponsored by the World Health Organization and UNICEF to encourage and recognize hospitals and birthing centers that offer an optimal level of care for infant feeding.
Clinical Excellence – Blue Distinction
Kootenai Medical Center has been designated as a Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care, Hip and Knee Replacement and Spine Surgery by the BlueCross BlueShield Association, which includes Premera BlueCross and Regence BlueShield. This national distinction is awarded to hospitals achieving quality standards, demonstrating better patient outcomes, and providing affordable care.
Quality Care for All Patients – Top Quality Performer
Kootenai Medical Center has been recognized as a Top Quality Performer in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Premier Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration. This award demonstrates Kootenai’s dedication to providing quality healthcare for all patients.
Neurodiagnositic Excellence – ABRET Certification
In 2007, the EEG Laboratory in the Neurodiagnostics Department at Kootenai Health received accreditation from the American Board of Registration of Electroencephalographic and Evoked Potential Technologists – “ABRET”. Kootenai is just the 22nd facility in the nation and the only group in the Northwest to meet the rigorous standards for accreditation. ABRET’s Lab Accreditation process evaluates technical standards, the quality of the laboratory’s output and lab management issues. Successful accreditation means an EEG lab has met strict standards and is recognized as a place where patients and physicians can have confidence they are receiving quality diagnosis.
Excellence in Cancer Care – CoC Accreditation:
The Kootenai Cancer Center has been accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. CoC accreditation means patients have access to the full scope of services required for their diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and support. It help assure patients and their families of Kootenai Cancer Center’s commitment to providing quality cancer care.