Kindred Nursing earns national award
MARION - Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation-Community has earned the 2016 Silver Achievement in Quality Award from the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL).
The award is the second of three distinctions possible through the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program, which recognizes providers across the nation that have demonstrated commitment to improving quality of care for residents and patients in long-term and post-acute care centers and communities, according to a news release.
"This award is a symbol of our team's commitment to the pursuit of quality excellence," said Sue Fretz, executive director of Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation-Community.
Based on the core values and criteria of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program challenges member providers to achieve performance excellence through three progressive levels – bronze, silver, and gold. At the silver level, members develop and demonstrate effective approaches that help improve performance and health care outcomes.
"It takes incredible dedication and passion to successfully apply the demands of the criteria," said Christine Boldt, Chair of the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Board of Overseers.
Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation-Community is one of four Kindred facilities among the 71 facilities nationwide to attain the 2016 Silver National Quality Award.
The awards will be presented to honorees on Oct. 18 during AHCA/NCAL's 67th Annual Convention and Expo in Nashville, Tennessee.