Jamaica Hospital Medical Center has been rated as one of New York City’s top performing hospitals by The Joint Commission-which is the nation’s oldest and leading authority in patient care standards. The hospital has also been recognized to be the only hospital in Queens to appear on the list of Top Performers on Key Quality Measures program. Jamaica Hospital earned recognition for its quality of care in treating patients with heart attacks, pneumonia, surgical care and heart failure.
According to The Joint Commission each of the top performers must, “1) achieve cumulative performance of 95 percent or above across all reported accountability measures; 2) achieve performance of 95 percent or above on each and every reported accountability measure where there are at least 30 denominator cases; and 3) have at least one core measure set that has a composite rate of 95 percent or above, and(within that measure set) all applicable individual accountability measures have a performance rate of 95 percent or above. “
The designation is an honor for staff and physicians who worked tirelessly to achieve this goal. “We are committed in following the best and most recognized standard of care,” said Dr. Romuald Slota, director of Jamaica Hospital’s Clinical Resource Management. Dr. Slota continued, “We follow each patient to make sure that they receive the best care from the time they are admitted to the time they are released.”
Jamaica Hospital has also implemented several community and support programs, such as the Transitional Care Unit to bridge the continuity in care beyond a patient’s release. “Maintaining excellent patient relationships has always been a priority for this facility,” and “We want the community to know that we will continue to work hard and make strides in providing the best quality of care,” said Dr. Slota.