NMMC-Pontotoc Celebrates National Award
PONTOTOC, Mississippi – North Mississippi Medical Center-Pontotoc recently celebrated a national honor for delivering outstanding patient care and setting high standards for clinical quality.
NMMC-Pontotoc was one of seven hospitals to receive the 2022 Premier Quest Award for High Value Health Care.
“We are the only critical access hospital recognized,” said Leslia Carter, NMMC-Pontotoc administrator.
The Premier Quest Collaborative brings together hospitals in 37 states to improve care quality and safety while effectively reducing costs. Quest hospitals monitor and measure performance to ensure delivery of high-quality, cost-effective care. Quest hospitals volunteer to transparently share data and define a common framework with consistent measures.
To earn the award, NMMC-Pontotoc and the six other hospitals had to be a top performing hospital in all five quality categories tracked by the collaborative. The collaborative emphasizes improving outcomes, eliminating variation and applying evidence-based approaches.
“It didn’t happen by accident,” said Melody Poole, chief quality officer for North Mississippi Health Services. “Every day, you have created and cultivated a culture of teamwork to deliver the best care for patients and families.”
The hospital held a barbecue picnic to honor its team members for their hard work and dedication to caring for patients and their families, leading to the national recognition.
“Your work is what accomplished it,” said Jeremy Blanchard, M.D., MMM, CPE, chief medical officer for North Mississippi Health Services. “Now we have the opportunity to take what works so well in Pontotoc and share it with the rest of our hospitals.”
Premier Inc. is a healthcare improvement company uniting an alliance of approximately 4,400 U.S. hospitals and health systems and more than 250,000 other providers and organizations. It focuses on integrated data and analytics, collaboratives, supply chain solutions and consulting and other services. Premier has created one of the most comprehensive databases of actionable data, clinical best practices and efficiency improvement strategies.
The other hospitals recognized with the 2022 Premier Quest Award for High Value Health Care are Adventist Health Lodi Memorial in Lodi, California; PeaceHealth Cottage Grove Community Medical Center in Cottage Grove, Oregon; and four Montefiore Health System hospitals in the Bronx and Mount Vernon, New York.
