Hendricks Regional Health has achieved Magnet® status, granted by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, and is accredited by Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP). We are also accredited by several other regional, state and national organizations, including:
American College of Radiology national accreditation
American Diabetes Association national accreditation
College of American Pathologists national accreditation
Commission on Cancer national accreditation
Indiana Board of Pharmacy state accreditation
Indiana State Department of Health state accreditation
Mammography Quality Standards Act approved
U.S. Food and Drug Administration national accreditation
2010 Awards and Recognition
Hendricks Regional Health is committed to providing safe care and
helping our patients become and stay healthy. We were the recipient of
the HealthGrades 2010 Patient Safety Excellence Award™. Our hospital was one of 238 throughout the nation who
received this award, making up 5 percent of hospitals in the nation.
HealthGrades
is the nation’s leading independent healthcare ratings company,
providing objective clinical quality ratings based on patient outcomes.
This year we achieved Magnet® status by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, widely
considered the “gold standard” in patient care, the highest honor an
organization can receive for nursing excellence. Research shows that
Magnet® hospitals consistently outperform other hospitals in patient
outcomes and satisfaction. As of April 2010, only 6.4 percent of all health
care organizations in the United States have achieved ANCC Magnet
Recognition® status.
Also in 2010, Hendricks Regional Health was named as one of the Best Places to Work in Indiana,
an awards program created by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, BizVoice,
Inside INdiana Business, the Indiana Economic Development Corporation
and Best Companies Group. Recipients were chosen based on workplace
policies, practices, demographics and the employee experience.
The physical and occupational therapy departments at Hendricks Regional Health Danville were recognized with an “Excellence Through Insight Award” for overall patient satisfaction. Staff recieved the highest ratings in patient satisfaction in outpatient rehabilitation among 1,100 HealthStream® clients nationwide.
Previous Awards and Recognition
In 2009, we were recognized in the Indiana State Report on Medical Errors for quality improvements and asked to participate in the Pressure Ulcer Initiatives Outcomes Congress. Successes were shared at the 2009 Indiana Hospital Association annual meeting.
In 2008, Hendricks Regional Health led an effort by the Indianapolis Patient Safety Coalition to standardize the concentrations of many high-alert IV medications.
In 2007, Anthem recognized Hendricks Regional Health as a quality leader with a Meritorious Award for its initiative to prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), the most common cause of preventable hospital deaths in the United States. The program included creating an assessment tool used at admission to identify patients at risk so preventative therapy can begin.