Beacon Children’s Hospital announced recently that it has been recognized as a 2014 Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in the United States.

Beacon Children’s Hospital was recognized as part of The Joint Commission’s 2015 annual report “America’s Hospitals: Improving Quality and Safety,” for attaining and sustaining excellence in accountability measure performance for Inpatient Psychiatric Services.

Beacon Children’s Hospital is one of only 1,043 hospitals out of more than 3,300 eligible hospitals in the United States to achieve the 2014 Top Performer distinction.

The Top Performer program recognizes hospitals for improving performance on evidence-based interventions that increase the chances of healthy outcomes for patients with certain conditions.

The performance measures included in the recognition program including heart attack, heart

failure, pneumonia, surgical care, children’s asthma, inpatient psychiatric services, stroke,

venous thromboembolism, perinatal care, immunization, tobacco treatment and substance use.

“Delivering the right treatment in the right way at the right time is a cornerstone of high-quality

health care. I commend the efforts of Beacon Children’s Hospital for their excellent performance

on the use of evidence-based interventions,” said Mark R. Chassin, MD, FACP, MPP, MPH,

president and CEO, The Joint Commission.

“We understand what matters most to patients at Beacon Children’s Hospital is the quality and

safety of the care they receive. That is why we have made it a top priority to improve positive

patient outcomes through evidence-based care processes,” said Cindy Willamson, Beacon

Children’s Hospital Administrator.“ Beacon Children’s Hospital is proud to be named a Top

Performer as it recognizes the knowledge, teamwork and dedication of our entire hospital staff.”