SJHS Volunteers Weblog

I and my staff just want to express our appreciation for all that you do for us!!!  You are the shining stars of our organization and we thank you!!

Jamine, Gail, and Dawn

From:   Gene Woods, President and CEO Date:    March 21, 2008 I am very pleased to announce that the Saint Joseph Health System family has two new, national awards to add to our trophy case. Earlier this week, we were notified that both Flaget Memorial Hospital and Saint Joseph East were named 100 Top Hospitals, National Benchmarks for Success by Thompson Healthcare (formerly Solucient). This is the most prestigious category of 100 Top Hospitals, as it reflects quality care and financial efficiencies across the organization. This is the fourth year in a row that Flaget has received this prestigious recognition and the second year for Saint Joseph East (having received it in 2005). According to Thompson Healthcare, the highest performance levels in patient safety were achieved by the 100 hospitals in the study that delivered the highest balanced performance across quality, efficiency, and financial stability. If all hospitals had performed at the level of these leading hospitals on the eight patient safety measures, they would have saved $253 million and 7,914 lives during the time period the study examined. This is an outstanding accomplishment by Flaget Memorial and Saint Joseph East, and I would like to congratulate the leadership, Associates and physicians of both hospitals. Combined, the Saint Joseph Health System hospitals have now been recognized as 100 Top Hospitals a total of thirteen times, and I’m sure this is only the beginning of our accomplishments now that we are stronger as one organization. Please watch for additional communication around these two awards in the next few weeks, and my sincere congratulations again to each of you.

SJHS UpdateThe attached newsletter has recent information about our transition from Saint Joseph HealthCare to Saint Joseph Health System.

LEXINGTON, KY (November 30, 2007): Many health care providers in Lexington and surrounding communities have announced plans to begin implementing tobacco-free campus policies by committing to go completely tobacco-free by November 20, 2008 in conjunction with the next “Great American Smoke Out Day.” Participating health care providers (more…)