Parkwest Receives Recognition for Surgical Patient Care Outcomes

Parkwest Medical Center has received a “meritorious” designation for excellent surgical patient care outcomes from the U.S.-based American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP®). Fifty-six U.S. hospitals and 21 international hospitals earned the achievement, which is based on data for 2023.

What is NSQIP?

ACS NSQIP is a nationally validated quality improvement program that measures and enhances the care of surgical patients. The prgoram has two goals:

• reduce surgical morbidity (infection or illness related to a surgical procedure) and surgical mortality (death related to a surgical procedure), and
• provide a firm foundation for surgeons to apply what is known as the “best scientific evidence” to the practice of surgery.

“It is an absolute honor that Parkwest has achieved Meritorious status from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program,” said Norma Edwards, MD, general surgeon at Parkwest. “The surgical team at Parkwest works diligently to put our patients first every day. This includes making sure we’re providing them with the safest surgical experience and best possible surgical patient care outcomes. We’re grateful for the recognition of our hard work.”

The Metrics for ‘Meritorious’ Status in Surgical Patient Care Outcomes

Parkwest earned “Meritorious” status for its composite quality score in the “High Risk” outcome category in eight clinical areas:

• mortality
• cardiac incidents (cardiac arrest and myocardial infarction)
• respiratory (pneumonia)
• unplanned intubation
• ventilator > 48 hours
• renal failure
• SSI (surgical site infections)
• UTI (urinary tract infections).

“We commend all ACS NSQIP-participating hospitals because they have committed to using high-quality data to improve the surgical care of their patientsm” said Clifford Y. Ko, MD, director of the ACS Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care. “Parkwest Medical Center has gone a step further. Not only do they use the data effectively, they also have the results to prove they are achieving optimal patient outcomes.”

To learn more about surgical services at Parkwest, visit CovenantHealth.com/Parkwest/Services/Surgery.