During the weekend, the Greeley Tribune published a package of staff-written news articles and guest editorials that focused on health care in Greeley and Weld County. I was asked to write a guest editorial that looked at the future of Poudre Valley Health System’s involvement there. Simply put, the future is exciting and full of [...]
Archive for the ‘Magnet’ Category
PVHS supports the University of Northern Colorado
Posted in Corporate accountability, Employee engagement, employee turnover, Greeley Medical Clinic, Magnet, tagged Monfort College of Business, poudre valley health system, The Greeley Medical Clinic, University of Northern Colorado on December 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As the only Colorado-owned and operated health system in the entire state of Colorado, Poudre Valley Health System works hard to support other Colorado entities. We are proud of our longstanding relationship with the University of Northern Colorado. UNC is also the home to the Monfort College of Business, the only other organization of any kind [...]
Joint Commission at Medical Center of the Rockies
Posted in Awards, Corporate accountability, Magnet, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, Patient safety, tagged American Nurses Association, Magnet Designation, poudre valley health system, The Joint Commission on December 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The Joint Commission is the organization which is tasked with evaluating hospitals throughout the world. Representatives show up without notice at hospitals throughout the world to inspect how care is provided. This process provides an unbiased assessment of hospitals, and assures patients and government officials of the standards of care within a hospital. As luck would have it, [...]
Magnet appraisers arrive at Medical Center of the Rockies
Posted in Employee engagement, Magnet, Quality improvement, tagged American Nurses Credentialing Center, Magnet, medical center of the rockies on August 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Appraisers from the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet Recognition Program arrived at Medical Center of the Rockies this morning. Our employees are very excited for this three-day site visit, which I wrote about earlier this summer, and gave them a warm MCR welcome. I know our fantastic nurses and employees will show Magnet why people [...]
More reflections: The future of Poudre Valley Health System and Greeley Medical Clinic
Posted in Awards, Greeley Medical Clinic, Healthcare reform, Magnet, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, Patient satisfaction, Physician integration, tagged Greeley Medical Clinic, Healthcare reform, Magnet Award, North Colorado Medical Center on July 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
In my last post I offered some thoughts that had been on my mind relative to the growth of Poudre Valley Health System over the past many years, and more specifically, the recent surge during the past few months. I have a few more: Walking through Greeley Medical Clinic last Friday I was reminded of [...]
Nurses do much more than care
Posted in Employee engagement, Magnet, Patient safety, Patient satisfaction, tagged American Nurses Association, Community Case Management program, Craig Luzinski, Nursing on July 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The top story in the recent edition of the American Nurses Association’s SmartBrief focuses on “The Many Roles of Today’s Nurses” and features comments from Craig Luzinski, chief nursing officer at Poudre Valley Hospital. The article clearly outlines how nursing has changed over the years, and the many important roles today’s nurses play in our community’s health. [...]
Article comments highlight healthcare debate
Posted in Aging population, Awards, Corporate accountability, Greeley Medical Clinic, Healthcare reform, LEED, Magnet, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, Patient safety, Patient satisfaction, Physician integration, Quality improvement, tagged healthcare charges, Healthcare costs, Loveland Reporter-Herald, Poudre Valley Cancer Care, Tom Hacker on July 15, 2010 | 3 Comments »
There is an interesting article by Tom Hacker in the July 15 edition of The Loveland Reporter-Herald. I will let you click the link to the story. I would be interested in any thoughts on this article and others recently published on the topic. I will say that as I read the online edition of [...]
Eyes from around the world turn toward PVHS
Posted in Awards, Employee engagement, Healthcare reform, Hospital errors, International Patient Safety Collaborative, Magnet, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, Physician integration, Quality improvement, Talent Management, tagged Asia Pacific Healthcare, Healthcare reform, international healthcare, Kevin Unger, poudre valley health system on July 9, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Hello, all! I am Kevin Unger, president and CEO of Poudre Valley Hospital … and I’m temporarily hijacking Rulon’s blog to share an experience I had yesterday (July 8), which is actually today (July 9) in Fort Collins. I am in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and I lost a day by crossing the international date line. (I know [...]
Magnet site visit for 3-year-old Medical Center of the Rockies
Posted in Employee engagement, employee turnover, Magnet, Patient safety, Patient satisfaction, Quality improvement, Talent Management, tagged Magnet, Nursing on July 7, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I got some exciting news this week: Medical Center of the Rockies, which is barely three years old, is getting a Magnet site visit in August from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. It’s a big deal for a hospital as young as MCR, which opened Feb. 14, 2007, to get a site visit in its [...]
