Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital Awards and Accreditations

Awards

2007 VHA Leadership Award for Clinical Excellence
Date Awarded: April 9, 2007
Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital received a 2007 VHA Leadership Award for acute myocardial infarction treatment, heart failure and surgical infection prevention. The award honors organizations that have differentiated themselves around national performance standards by achieving exceptionally high levels of performance.

Blue Distinction Center^SM for Cardiac Care
Date Awarded: April 23, 2007
Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital is a Blue Distinction Center^SM for Cardiac Care as named by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas.

American Heart Association Get With the Guidelines - CAD Performance Achievement Award Date Awarded: September 21, 2006

Texas Academy of Governance—Excellence in Governance 2003-2006

Texas Health Care Quality Improvement Award of Excellence
Date Awarded: May 25, 2007
The Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital received a Texas Health Care Quality Improvement Award of Excellence from TMF Health Quality Institute (TMF), the Medicare quality improvement organization for Texas. The award recognizes hospitals that have improved their initial baseline performance on specific national quality measures related to acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, and pneumonia.

Magnet Award for "Excellence in Nursing Services" from the American Nurses Credentialing Center
Date Awarded: June 29, 2007
Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital (BHVH) received the Magnet Award for "Excellence in Nursing Services" from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The Magnet Nursing Services Recognition Program is based on quality indicators and standards of nursing practice as defined in the American Nurses Association's "Scope and Standards for Nurse Administrators."

Silver Performance Achievement Award from the American Heart Association
Date Awarded: July 17, 2007
Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital received a Silver Performance Achievement Award from the American Heart Association (AHA). The prestigious award is given to hospitals who have effectively utilized the Get With The Guidelines^SM (GWTG) program to improve quality of care for heart disease and stroke patients. GWTG is an evidence-based program designed by the AHA and American Stroke Association to ensure that treatment regimens for coronary artery disease, stroke and heart failure are aligned with the latest scientific advances.

Accrediations

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
Date Accredited: 2005-2008




American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Certification
Date Accredited: 2006-2009

Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories (ICAEL) Certification
Date Accredited: 2004-2007

Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories (ICAVL) Certification
Date Accredited: 2005-2008