Medical Staff News

Every Monday and Tuesday for the past ten weeks, I've come in to work wondering ... is today the day ... and low and behold The Joint Commission...

Safety and security continues to be a high priority at WVMC, particularly ensuring the security of restricted areas for the comfort and protection...

I am pleased to announce that Denise Dixon, MSN, RN, has accepted the position of Family Maternity Center director, effective October 9.

Here at West Valley, we're always monitoring and evaluating our processes to improve outcomes.

Below are few of the key quality metrics we monitor at West Valley Medical Center. Some data points can take up to eight weeks to report.

ePrescribe will enable providers to electronically transmit discharge prescriptions to pharmacies.

Clinical Value Analysis is a physician-led, data-driven and patient-focused process. The intention is to bring physician preference items (PPI)...

Physicians and allied health professionals that are "active staff" have an online profile on our "Find A Doctor" directory.

It is the goal of the Medical Executive Committee to adopt the HCA Model Bylaws. The Bylaws Committee is doing in-depth review of each section...

Celebrate these Fall 2016 awards and accreditations with us!

November & December upcoming events.

Active recall for all Meditech Pdoc notes goes live 7/26/16 ‰лг no more needing to clear previous documentation. 2016.2 Pdoc content updates ...

In the last newsletter, I introduced you to The DAISY award, a nationwide program that rewards and celebrates the extraordinary clinical skill...

West Valley Medical Center is proud to announce its new accreditations in the treatment of heart failure and atrial fibrillation from the Society...

As you may be aware, West Valley Medical Center has acquired the Family Medical Center office building that is attached to the hospital. We would...

key quality metrics we monitor at West Valley Medical Center

 

The West Valley Healthy Conversations blog is a great marketing tool that builds trust and credibility with our community. Our goal is to provide...

We are in the midst of preparation for our next survey. The Joint Commission, the organization that accredits West Valley Medical Center, requires...

linical Value Analysis is a physician-led, data-driven and patient-focused process. The intention is to bring physician preference items (PPI)...

 

Welcome to the second quarterly edition of our new Physician Newsletter. As mentioned last time, you can expect to see these quarterly timed ...

Congratulations to all our 2016 Service Award winners. These outstanding employees are true embodiment of our mission, and we‰лЊre grateful they...

Updates to Emergency Department Pdoc templates Updates to select inpatient Pdoc templates Meditech upgrade from 5.6.6 to 5.6.7

 

Our nursing leadership has focused heavily this year in continuing to fine tune the practice of nursing through professional development and ...

 

 

key quality metrics we monitor at West Valley Medical Center.

There is a lot going on here at West Valley and it is important that we are communicating with you on a regular basis so you are kept informed...

Phase 1 of the OR expansion project is complete, but don‰лЊt take your hard-hat off just yet as we begin additional projects throughout the facility...

Our educational CVAT committee meeting was April 12. The committee was educated on the vision for CVAT, how to access Procured Health from the...

The West Valley Healthy Conversations blog is a great marketing tool that builds trust and credibility with our community. Our goal is to provide...

I would like to make you aware of several current clinical initiatives.

 

With the beginning of every New Year, I make a long list of resolutions, some of which I actually achieve.

When any new leader arrives on the scene, they spend time listening, learning and then formulating a vision for where to take the organization...

As CNO, Wagenaar is responsible for the delivery and development of hospital-wide patient care programs, as well as clinical policies and procedures...

 

 

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