Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital Nationally Recognized for Making a Positive Change in the Healthcare Industry

Thursday, January 03 2008

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(Hollywood, Fla.) — Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital (JDCH) is the recipient of Studer Group’s January Fire Starter of the Month Award and is being honored for its commitment to clinical, service and operational excellence. Studer Group, an outcomes firm that implements evidence-based leadership systems, works with hundreds of healthcare organizations across the country. Every month, it bestows a Fire Starter Award upon an organization that stands out from its peers and serves as a premier example of what is right in healthcare.



“I can not think of a more deserving hospital then Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital,” said Barbara Hotko, Studer Group Coach. “They make such a difference every day. This award spot lights JDCH as an example for other healthcare leaders to follow.”



JDCH combines compassionate care, advanced technology and the expertise of the largest diversity of board-certified specialists in the region. Additionally, it is the only children's hospital in the region to perform cardiac catheterization and open heart surgery, as well as provide an inpatient pediatric rehabilitation program and a chronic hemodialysis program.



JDCH had approximately 7,000 admissions and observation cases last year – up from 2,000 during its first year of operation. The staff has grown from 72 pediatric physicians in 1992 to approximately 500 today. The hospital has been named the “Best Hospital for Pediatrics in Broward” (County, Fla.) for 11 consecutive years in South Florida Parenting magazine. The same publication has named JDCH as “Best Hospital for Pediatric Emergency Care in Broward” for five years, and “Best Place for Services for Special Needs and Family Care” twice.



“Since 2002, Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital has maintained patient satisfaction in the top 5% nationally, as measured by Press Ganey Associates,” said JDCH Administrator Nina Beauchesne. In the third quarter of 2007, JDCH patient satisfaction scores for inpatients ranked 97% and Emergency Department patient satisfaction ranked 99%.



The Fire Starter of the Month Award is a distinguished honor that Studer Group bestows upon hospitals. A Fire Starter hospital is one that keeps the true essence of the organization alive and flourishing. Fire Starters ignite the flame of service and caring for others that guides and supports the organization and results in measurable positive outcomes.



Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital has made a difference in the lives of others by creating a better place for physicians to practice medicine, employees to work and patients to receive care. The organization’s commitment to excellence is what makes Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital a Fire Starter.
Studer Group is delighted to partner with all of the Fire Starters for future success.

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