Pennsylvania Department of Health Recognizes Butler County Hospital with Award for Excellence in Health Care Compliance

National Healthcare Quality Week is Oct. 14-20

BUTLER, Pa., Oct. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Acting Secretary of Health Michael Wolf today presented the Butler Memorial Hospital in Butler with the state's award for "Excellence in Health Care Compliance."

The Butler Memorial Hospital was one of seven of the state's 244 health care facilities, and the only one in the region, to receive this award during National Healthcare Quality Week.

"As the industry regulators, we understand the importance of identifying best practices and recognizing the strengths that we have here in Pennsylvania," Wolf said. "This new award was developed to identify facilities demonstrating excellence in meeting state regulations and positively reinforce those actions."

The Department of Health licenses and oversees hospitals statewide including acute care, long-term acute care, critical access, rehabilitation, children's and psychiatric hospitals. In addition, the department conducts approximately 2,000 inspections annually, including licensure and certification surveys, follow-up surveys and complaint investigations.

Facilities receiving the award were required to have no health citations during the last state licensure survey and no major life safety code deficiencies on the last building inspection. All department-licensed hospitals were eligible for the awards and did not need to apply to be considered.

"We are proud that the PA Department of Health has chosen to recognize Butler Memorial Hospital with the Award for Excellence in Healthcare Compliance," Ken DeFurio , president and CEO of the Butler Memorial Hospital said. "This accomplishment would not be possible without the tireless efforts of our physicians and employees to provide exceptional quality care in a safe environment."

To view hospital surveys from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, visit www.health.state.pa.us and select "Hospitals" under the "Facilities, Providers and Managed Care Plans" tab.

Media contact: Kait Gillis or Holli Senior , 717-787-1783

SOURCE Pennsylvania Department of Health

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