NIX HEALTH RECEIVES BARIATRIC AND HEART QUALITY AWARDS
San Antonio, Texas (March 22, 2011) – Nix Health recently received the Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence® designation from the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and the Get With The Guidelines®–Heart Failure Gold Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association.
The Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence designation recognizes surgeons and facilities that provide superior bariatric surgery patient care and promote optimal levels of performance. Bariatric Surgeons, Dr. Keith Wright* and Dr. Gerardo Cárcamo*, along with the Nix Weight Loss Surgery Center staff, have demonstrated excellence in the 10 requirements for hospital-based bariatric programs, which include surgical experience and volumes, responsive critical care support, patient support groups and long-term patient follow-up. This achievement demonstrates Nix Weight Loss Surgery Center’s unparalleled commitment and ability to consistently deliver the highest level of bariatric surgical care possible. Nix Weight Loss Surgery Center has been recognized as a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence since 2007.
The American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines® - Heart Failure Gold Quality Achievement Award signifies that Nix Health has reached an aggressive goal of treating heart failure patients with 85 percent compliance for at least 24 months to core standard levels of care as outlined by the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology secondary prevention guidelines for heart failure patients. Get With The Guidelines is a quality improvement initiative that provides hospital staff with tools that follow evidence-based guidelines and procedures in caring for heart failure patients to prevent future hospitalizations. As a recipient of this award for the second year in a row, Nix Health has been able to apply high quality, evidence-based procedures for treating and caring for heart failure patients and improving in patient outcomes.
About Nix Health
Nix Health offers San Antonio and the surrounding communities a vast array of medical services ranging from primary care and surgical services to behavioral and rehabilitation services. Accessible and comprehensive services are available at five locations, Nix Medical Center, Nix Alamo Heights, Nix Specialty Health Center, Nix Primary Care Center and Nix North Orthopaedic Center. For more information on Nix Health call 210.271.1800 or visit www.nixhealth.com.
About Surgical Review Corporation
Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) is an independent, nonprofit organization governed by industry stakeholders and dedicated to advancing the safety, efficacy and efficiency of surgical care worldwide. Initially focused on bariatric and metabolic surgery, SRC has emerged as a leading administrator of center of excellence programs for surgical specialties. The organization manages programs on behalf of top medical societies around the world, setting a global standard for excellence. To support center of excellence program compliance and quality improvement in patient care, SRC developed BOLD, a longitudinal outcomes database. BOLD is now the world’s largest repository of clinical patient data for the bariatric surgery specialty. For more information, visit www.surgicalreview.org.
About Get With The Guidelines
Get With The Guidelines® is the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s hospital-based quality improvement program that empowers healthcare teams to save lives and reduce healthcare costs by helping hospitals follow evidence-based guidelines and recommendations. For more information, visit heart.org/quality.
*Physicians are independent practitioners and active members of Nix Health medical staff.