HealthAlliance Hospital Nationally Recognized with Most Wired Award

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: July 13, 2011
Contact: Mary Lourdes Burke, Chief Communications Officer
978-466-2214 or mburke@healthalliance.com

LEOMINSTER - HealthAlliance Hospital has earned national recognition after being named to this year's list of the Top Most Wired Hospitals in the country. The survey is conducted annually by Hospitals & Health Networks, the journal of the American Hospital Association. The award recipients are selected based on progress in adoption, implementation and use of information technology in four areas: clinical quality and safety, infrastructure, business and administrative management and care continuum.  

Despite an increasingly competitive field of applicants, this is the fourth year in a row that HealthAlliance Hospital received this distinction. In 2010 and 2009, the Hospital received the Most Wireless Award and in 2008 received the award in the Most Wireless - Most Improved category. For this year's award, HealthAlliance Hospital was selected from 1,388 hospitals nationwide."This is the most prestigious category to be recognized, and we are one of only four hospitals in Massachusetts to receive the Most Wired Award," remarked Patrick Muldoon, president and CEO of HealthAlliance Hospital."This national distinction acknowledges the clear commitment that we have made to create a hospital that is responsive to our community's needs and expectations with respect to high quality care, patient safety, and customer service."  

"HealthAlliance Hospital has worked for several years with a vision of supporting patient care and improving efficiency through integrated technology," commented Margaret Campbell, RN, associate chief information officer at HealthAlliance Hospital."It is thrilling to know that our efforts are recognized at a national level, and that we are making advancements for our patients and community that few other hospitals have yet to make."  

RESOURCES:

www.hhnmag.com or www.hhnmostwired.com

http://www.leapfroggroup.org/

www.youtube.com/everybodydeserves