Commitment to Excellence: Lee Health Hospitals Honored for Outstanding Quality

Florida Hospital Association Hospital Improvement Innovation Network Commends Efforts to Reduce Patient Harm, Readmissions

(Fort Myers, Fla. – Nov. 20, 2019) --- Safe, high-quality care is the hallmark of an outstanding health system and Lee Health, once again, is at the head of the pack in Florida.

The Florida Hospital Association (FHA) recently awarded three Lee Health hospitals with Hospital Improvement Innovation Network (HIIN) awards. The FHA award honors outstanding achievement in creating a culture of patient safety, delivering value and executing evidence-based practices as part of day-to-day operations.

“We’re proud to be recognized for the dedication and teamwork that goes into building a culture of safety and quality,” said Scott Kashman, Lee Health Chief Officer, Hospital Operations. “Safety is our top priority and it requires engaging teams of employees, physicians and volunteers to constantly strive for improvement in order to provide the highest quality care to our patients.”

Cape Coral Hospital received the HIIN “Chasing Zero” Award (250 beds and over) for outstanding work to reduce patient harm and readmissions. The Chasing Zero Award is presented for achieving significant reductions in hospital-acquired infections, resulting in some of the lowest rates in the project. This is the second year in a row FHA has honored Cape Coral Hospital.

Gulf Coast Medical Center and HealthPark Medical Center received HIIN Achievement Awards for outstanding work to reduce patient harm and readmissions. The HIIN Achievement Award goes to those hospitals that meet the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) improvement goals on at least 80 percent of measures tracked as part of the program.