Archbold Medical Center| Archives Magazine | Spring 2018

14 ARCHBOLD MEDICAL CENTER News BCH wins statewide patient quality awards Archbold Memorial Hospital’s Brooks County Hospital received two Quality and Patient Safety Awards from the Georgia Hospital Association’s Partnership for Health and Accountability. The first project, “Energizing the ED: Maximizing ED Throughput,” focused on reducing ED wait times to see more patients. All areas of throughput and patient satisfaction improved. The second project, “Dietary and Patient Safety,” focused on improving safety by increasing the accuracy of patient diets. Nursing and dietary staff worked together to make sure patients received the right meal for their prescribed dietary needs. Archbold Memorial Hospital’s Lewis Hall Singletary Oncology Center was recently granted re-accreditation by the Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons. To earn accreditation, cancer centers must meet 34 quality care stan- dards, be evaluated every three years and maintain excellence in patient care. The Singletary Oncology Center has been CoC-accredited since 1991. Patients at the Center have access to the latest clinical trials and treat- ments, counseling, a patient navigation program, and a survivor care plan. “We value our patients and want to give them the best care possible,” said Rebecca Troyer, PhD, administrator of the Center. Donate Life Hospital Award presented to Archbold Medical Center LifeLink of Georgia, in partnership with Georgia Hospital Association, presented the inaugural Donate Life Hospital Award to Archbold Medical Center on Jan. 10, 2018, at the Patient Safety and Quality Summit held at the Ritz Carlton at Lake Oconee. The Donate Life Hospital Award honors hospital partners committed to saving and enhancing lives through organ and tissue donation. “We were honored to recognize Archbold Medical Center through the inaugu- ral Donate Life Hospital Award,” said Dustin Diggs, Associate Executive Director, LifeLink of Georgia. “The efforts from these hospitals have directly affected organ and tissue donation throughout the state of Georgia, and more lives will be saved because of their outreach.” Archbold recently launched a Donation Advisory Committee to review donation outcomes and seek opportunities for improvement. During 2017, Archbold also hosted a community dinner program that included presentations from a donor family and transplant recipient. The event encouraged members of the commu- nity to register as organ and tissue donors. 3-D echocardiography at Loudermilk Heart and Vascular Center Echocardiography, also called an echo test or heart ultrasound, is a painless, noninvasive test that gives doctors a clear, 3-D view to help diagnose cardiac abnormalities. “The previous 2-D echocardiography technology limited our view of the heart,” said Bob Miles, MD, Archbold cardiologist. “With the 3-D technology, we can now see the heart from all angles. We get better images of the patient’s heart, which helps us have a greater understanding of what is truly going on with patients and allows us to provide even better care.” For more information on 3-D echocardiography at Archbold, call the Loudermilk Heart and Vascular Center at 229.228.2427 . Singletary Oncology Center re-accredited by CoC