MERITER HOSPITAL INC
202 SOUTH PARK STREET, MADISON, WI 537151596 www.unitypoint.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: MERITER HOSPITAL, INC. IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.

MERITER HOSPITAL, INC. IS A NOT FOR PROFIT, LOCALLY GOVERNED COMMUNITY HOSPITAL. MERITER HOSPITAL PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF PATIENT-FOCUSED INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES TO MEET THE HEALTH-RELATED NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

MERITER HOSPITAL, INC. IS A 448-BED COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FOCUSED ON DELIVERING QUALITY CARE AND PATIENT SAFETY. MERITER PROVIDES SOLUTIONS TO MANY COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE NEEDS, AND PROVIDES THE REGION'S ONLY AVAILABLE CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY SERVICES, AND SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER SERVICES. MERITER IS PROUD TO DELIVER MORE BABIES THAN ANY OTHER HOSPITAL IN WISCONSIN AND RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS.MERITER RECEIVED:-SUCCESSFUL STROKE PROGRAM RE-CERTIFICATION BY THE JOINT COMMISSION. -HEALTHGRADES & LEAPFROG RECOGNITION: UNITYPOINT HEALTH - MERITER RECEIVED NATIONAL RECOGNITION IN SIX SPECIALTY AREAS. HEALTHGRADES HAS RANKED MERITER AMONG THE BEST IN: CARDIAC CARE (TOP 100 NATIONALLY) CRITICAL CARE (TOP 100 NATIONALLY) GASTROINTESTINAL CARE (TOP 100 NATIONALLY) GENERAL SURGERY (TOP 100 NATIONALLY) PULMONARY CARE (TOP 100 NATIONALLY) STROKE CARE EXCELLENCE MERITER HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A GRADE A HOSPITAL IN THE UPCOMING FALL RELEASE OF THE HOSPITAL SAFETY GRADE.-HOSPITALIST RECOGNIZED: MERITER HOSPITALISTS WERE RECOGNIZED AS THE BEST OVERALL PERFORMING HOSPITALIST GROUP AT UNITYPOINT HEALTH BASED ON MANY FACTORS SUCH AS QUALITY, PATIENT SATISFACTION, RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP, ETC. THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW THAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED THIS STATUS; AN AMAZING ACHIEVEMENT GIVEN ALL THE CHANGES WE HAVE NAVIGATED OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. -DR. SOMMERFELD WAS RECOGNIZED FOR ALL HIS WORK MAKING EPIC FIT THE NEEDS OF PHYSICIANS NOT ONLY IN MADISON, BUT THE ENTIRE UPC SYSTEM. HE JOINS LAST YEAR'S WINNER, JASON YELK IN BEING RECOGNIZED AS GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL AND RECEIVING A CHAMPION OF EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR UNITYPOINT HEALTH. -DURING 2019, MERITER STARTED A NEW PROGRAM TO HONOR PATIENTS LOSING THEIR LIVES AND BEING ORGAN DONORS WHILE IN OUR HOSPITAL. THE PROGRAM IS CALLED HONOR WALKS AND BRINGS TOGETHER ALL AVAILABLE CLINICIANS, PROVIDERS AND EMPLOYEES AT THE TIME OF THE PATIENT TRANSITION FROM THE ICU TO THE OR. THIS RESPECTFUL AND DEEPLY MOVING TRIBUTE TO THE PATIENT AND THEIR LOVED ONES OCCURRED 7 TIMES AT MERITER DURING THE COURSE OF 2019.-IN OCTOBER 2019, THE PATIENT CARE DIVISION STARTED A FORMAL NURSE PEER REVIEW COMMITTEE. THIS COMMITTEE WAS DEVELOPED AFTER MEETING WITH EXTERNAL CONSULTANTS AND INTERNAL COLLEAGUES. THE COMMITTEE IS INTERDISCIPLINARY AND IS MODELED AFTER THE PHYSICIAN PEER REVIEW PROCESS THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS AT MERITER. THE KEY AIM OF THE COMMITTEE IS TO IMPROVE NURSING PRACTICE IN A SUPPORTIVE, COLLEGIAL ENVIRONMENT TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE DELIVERING CONSISTENT EVIDENCE-BASED QUALITY CARE. -PATIENT SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARD RANKED TOP IN THE NATION FOR PROVIDING EXCELLENCE IN PATIENT SAFETY BY PREVENTING INFECTIONS, MEDICAL ERRORS, AND OTHER PREVENTABLE COMPLICATIONS. -OUTSTANDING PATIENT EXPERIENCE AWARD RANKED TOP IN THE NATION FOR OVERALL PATIENT EXPERIENCE BASED ON NINE MEASURES RELATED TO DOCTOR AND NURSE COMMUNICATION, HOSPITAL CLEANLINESS AND NOISE LEVELS, AND MEDICATION AND POST-DISCHARGE CARE INSTRUCTIONS. -UNITYPOINT CLINICS: PATIENT EXPERIENCE METRICS CONTINUE TO PERFORM AT OR ABOVE THE EXCEPTIONAL TARGET FOR THE SECOND QUARTER: RATE THE PROVIDER - 90.6% TOP BOX SCORE RECOMMEND PROVIDER - 94.5% TOP BOX SCORE PHYSICIAN COMMUNICATION QUALITY - 96.3% TOP BOX SCORE OFFICE STAFF QUALITY - 96.2% TOP BOX SCORE ACCESS TO CARE - 88.8% TOP BOX SCORE CARE COORDINATION - 79.7% TOP BOX SCOREMERITER CLINIC'S OFFERS AMBULATORY HEALTH CARE WITH A FOCUSON PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL, OUTREACH AND REFERRAL PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDE WELLNESS AND DISEASE PREVENTION. THIS OCCURS THROUGH ALL SPECIALTIES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND IN GROUP SETTINGS SUCH AS INDIVIDUAL HEALTH EDUCATION SESSIONS WITH A NURSE PRACTITIONER FOR WOMEN MANAGING THEIR HEART DISEASE, OFFERING GROUP SESSIONS ON THE LATEST ADVANCEMENTS FOR TREATMENTS OF OSTEOARTHRITIS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR PREGNANT PARENTS ATTENDING CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS. MERITER CLINIC'S PROVIDERS ALSO OFFER VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL TALKS AND SCREENING OPPORTUNITIES AS PART OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS/EVENTS EACH YEAR. MERITER'S ADULT PRIMARY CARE CLINICS INCLUDE DIABETES MANAGEMENT SERVICES THROUGH A TEAM CONSISTING OF ENDOCRINOLOGISTS, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: CERTIFIED DIABETES EDUCATORS, DIETITIAN AND HEALTH PSYCHOLOGIST. HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO PATIENTS WHO NEED EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE AS THEY WORK THROUGH PERSONAL HEALTH CHANGES. MERITER CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY STAFF PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL. MERITER PRIMARILY SERVES PATIENTS FROM DANE COUNTY.

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