Fallbrook Hospital earns 'Top Performer on Key Quality Measures®'

FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Hospital has been named one of the nation’s Top Performers on Key Quality Measures® by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of U.S. healthcare organizations. Fallbrook Hospital was recognized for exemplary performance in using evidence-based clinical processes that are shown to improve care for certain conditions. These conditions include heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care, children’s asthma, stroke and venous thrombo embolism, as well as inpatient psychiatric services.

Fallbrook Hospital is one of 1,099 hospitals earning the distinction of Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® for attaining and sustaining excellence in the following measure sets: pneumonia and surgical care. The ratings are based on an aggregation of accountability measure data reported to The Joint Commission during the 2012 calendar year.

“Fallbrook Hospital’s first priority is providing patients with high quality, safe and effective care through proven practices that improve outcomes and the patient experience. We are proud to be named to The Joint Commission’s list of Top Performers. The credit goes to our medical staff, employees and volunteers whose hard work every day makes this possible,” said Kapua Conley, CEO, Fallbrook Hospital.

“The clinicians at Fallbrook Hospital are dedicated to treating patients with established protocols to give them the best possible outcomes,” said Robert Pace, MD, chief of staff, Fallbrook Hospital. “It’s an honor to have the standard of care we provide here recognized on a national level.”

Each of the hospitals named Top Performers met three 95 percent performance thresholds. A 95 percent score means a hospital provided an evidence-based practice 95 times out of 100 opportunities to provide the practice.

“Fallbrook Hospital and all the Top Performer hospitals have demonstrated an exceptional commitment to quality improvement and they should be proud of their achievement,” said Mark R. Chassin, M.D., FACP, M.P.P., M.P.H., president and chief executive officer, The Joint Commission.

Fallbrook Hospital has been serving residents in Fallbrook and surrounding communities for more than 50 years.