Our Quality Our mission at Mary Washington Hospital (MWH) is to improve the health status of all people within the community. We are committed to delivering evidence-based, timely, compassionate, and patient-centered care. Providing accurate information on our clinical performances is our way of demonstrating this commitment. We are continually looking for improvement opportunities by engaging in performance improvement projects that generate data which helps us consistently improve our health care services. Selecting a hospital can be challenging. But with the right tools, consumers can access a variety of information to help with decision-making. Several public web sites now offer national and statewide hospital quality data. In this section of the site you can explore detailed statistics on our most recent clinical data. Core Measures Core measures monitor scientifically researched standards developed to ensure patients receive appropriate and timely treatment of their medical conditions. These indicators help hospitals improve their treatment processes. Core measure indicators track how many patients at Mary Washington Hospital receive treatments regarded as effective in treating specific diagnoses. To view details click any of these diagnoses: Heart Attack Heart Failure Pneumonia Surgical Infection Prevention Children's Asthma Please click on the following links to view some popular quality health care sites: Hospital Compare The Joint Commission	Hospital Registration Our Quality Patient Safety At Mary Washington Hospital, your safety is our priority. We strongly recommend you bring a list of all medications you are taking at home whether prescription, over the counter medications, nutritional or herbal supplements whenever you visit our hospital. To help you keep track of all your medications, we have provided a link below to the Universal Medication Form that you can download and use to list all your medications. Always keep an updated copy of this form with you all the time in your wallet or purse and make sure you take it with you for all your medical appointments. Copies of this form can also be obtained from your physician. Universal Medication Form Good Hand Hygiene At Mary Washington Hospital, we require that all caregivers wash their hands with soap and water or use an alcohol hand sanitizer. This simple act of hand hygiene is very effective at reducing the number of germs on the skin. What can you do? It's OK to Ask: As a patient, be an active participant in your health care team and help prevent the spread of infection. In fact hand hygiene should be performed by everyone - even visitors. Remember, It's OK to Ask. Every time hospital staff members or visitors enter your room, ask them to perform hand hygiene.
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