HM 33 — ST. VINCENT MEDICAL CENTER, CONGRATS

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 33CONGRATULATING 54THCHRISTUS LEGISLATUREST. - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION , 2020 INTRODUCED BY Jim R.

Trujillo and Andrea Romero and Linda M.

Trujillo and Brian Egolf 7 9 A MEMORIAL CONGRATULATING CHRISTUS ST.

156 WHEREAS, in January 2020, CHRISTUS St.

Vincent regional medical center will receive a five-star quality rating from the e t 17 federal centers for medicare and medicaid services, the highest w l n d 18 quality rating awarded by the agency and the first in the = = 19 a l hospital's history;

and i a e r 20 WHEREAS, a deep sense of community and compassion for a t m m 21 those in need have driven generations of CHRISTUS St.

Vincent d r e 22 regional medical center clinicians to devote their lives to c e s k 23 caring for the people of northern New Mexico;

and e a n b 24 WHEREAS, from the very young to the very old, CHRISTUS St.

u [ Vincent regional medical center has brought healing and hope to .216800.1 the community's ill and injured for nearly one hundred fifty-fifty-five five years;

Vincent regional medical center is now recognized as one of New Mexico's best places to work and HM 33 Page 1 receive care, with associates reporting high levels of satisfaction regarding work-life balance, compensation, benefits, leadership involvement, communication and opportunities for growth;

Vincent regional medical center has the highest level of e e 17 associate engagement;

and e e n d 18 WHEREAS, CHRISTUS St.

Vincent regional medical center = = l ] 19 associates have made patient safety their number-one priority;

a l r i 20 and t e a t WHEREAS, daily safety huddles, annual patient safety m m 21 e d r e 22 fairs, hourly patient rounding, anonymous associate safety c e r c 23 surveys and near-miss reporting have significantly reduced the e a n b 24 risk of error and injury and represent just a few ways patient u [ safety has been woven into the fabric of the hospital's daily .216800.1 - 2 - operations;

Vincent regional medical center's "journey to always", associates and HM 33 Page 2 clinicians work to improve the patient experience at every point of contact, with a promise to each patient that the patient will always be treated with the utmost dignity and respect and that the patient's needs and expectations will always be addressed to the best of the hospital's ability;

Vincent regional medical center's membership in the Mayo clinic care network, CHRISTUS e e 17 St.

Vincent regional medical center patients are able to access e e n d 18 world-leading medical expertise at no additional cost and while = = l ] 19 staying close to home;

and a l r i 20 WHEREAS, to date, more than one hundred sixty patients t e a t have received a second opinion from a Mayo clinic specialist m m 21 e d r e 22 through their CHRISTUS St.

Vincent regional medical center c e r c 23 provider, with nearly all choosing to remain with CHRISTUS St.

e a n b 24 Vincent for their care;

and u [ WHEREAS, CHRISTUS St.

Vincent regional medical center is .216800.1 - 3 - proud to serve the dynamic and diverse northern New Mexico community and is thankful for the community leaders, officials, partners and friends who make the work of the hospital and its outpatient clinics possible;

Vincent regional medical center be congratulated on receiving a five-star quality rating from the federal centers for HM 33 Page 3 medicare and medicaid services;

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