Union County Hospital honored for excellence in quality of care outcomes

The Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network, ICAHN, recently recognized Union County Hospital in Anna for its ongoing commitment to exceptional quality of care.

The hospital was honored during a ceremony which was held in Champaign.

As part of the federal Office of Rural Health Policy Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Program, MBQIP, Union County Hospital and other critical access hospitals were asked to voluntarily participate in four defined domains of quality outcomes. 

The four domains include patient safety/inpatient, patient engagement, care transitions and outpatient measures.

“Often, in rural hospitals, having a devoted staff member to abstract and submit this data can be both time-consuming and burdensome,” said Angie Charlet, ICAHN director of quality, educational services and compliance. 

“This hospital realizes how important quality of care and an engaged staff is for its patients...from its top leadership on throughout the facility, each strives for continued quality on a daily basis, and that is what we are celebrating today.”

Union County Hospital was recognized for quality of care outcomes as was demonstrated by participating in all four domains.

“We are very proud of our team for achieving this level of excellence in health quality,” said Union County Hospital CEO Jim Farris. 

“This is truly a team effort that recognizes our dedication to delivering a health care experience of which our patients and staff can be proud.”

ICAHN, located in Princeton, is a network of 57 small rural Illinois hospitals dedicated to strengthening the operations of its member hospitals through collaboration. 

The organization is composed of Illinois hospitals which have earned critical access hospital designation by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. 

ICAHN is recognized nationally for its work with rural health care and administers several state, federal and private healthcare programs.