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SEATTLE –Newport Hospital & Health Services received Critical Access Hospital Achievement of Quality Excellence award from the Washington State Hospital Association, one of 13 rural hospitals to receive the award.
These hospitals worked on quality improvement and submitted data on up to 14 quality improvement measures, including sepsis, workplace violence, diagnostic excellence and health disparities, according to a news release from the hospital association. Hospitals had to achieve an average score of five (out of 10) across all eligible measures to gain recognition.
“The Critical Access Hospital Achievement of Quality Excellence program showcases our smallest and most rural hospitals’ commitment to providing care in their communities,” WSHA Senior Vice President of Safety and Quality Darcy Jaffe said. “Their dedication to improvement exemplifies the spirit of safety and quality in patient care.”
This is WSHA’s second year honoring Critical Access hospitals for tracking performance. Critical Access hospitals are those with 25 or fewer beds, that are located more than 35 miles from another hospital, maintain an average length of stay of 96 hours or less for acute care patients and provide 24/7 emergency care services.
The hospitals recognized in 2024 were: Arbor Health (Morton, Wash.)
Columbia Basin Hospital (Ephrata, Wash.)
Forks community Hospital (Forks, Wash.)
Jefferson Healthcare (Port Townsend, Wash.)
Lourdes Medical Center (Pasco, Wash.)
Newport Hospital & Health Services (Newport, Wash.)
North Valley Hospital (Tonasket, Wash.)
Ocean Beach Hospital & Medical Clinics (Ilwaco, Wash.)
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital (Colville, Wash.)
Providence St. Joseph’s Hospital (Chewelah, Wash.)
St. Elizabeth Hospital (Enumclaw, Wash.)
Summit Pacific Medical Center (Elma, Wash.)
Willapa Harbor Hospital (South Bend, Wash.)
