Team members from ECU Health pose for a photo after earning a Board Quality Leadership Award.

Recognizing and rewarding excellence in Quality

The 2022 ECU Health Board Quality Leadership Award winners were recognized at the ECU Health Board of Directors meeting on June 28. These winning teams are shining examples of excellent work in driving the quality goal of zero harm, creating exceptional experiences and improving patient outcomes.

Team members were required to submit projects that demonstrated at least two of the following criteria:

  • Quantifiable improvement in an organizational quality priority with sustained excellence over time
  • Demonstrable empathy and compassion in patient care
  • Implementation of innovative solution to patient care problem
  • Community outreach that addresses social determinants of health in a meaningful way

Nineteen nominations were reviewed by the committee. Congratulations to the winning teams:

Team members from ECU Health pose for a photo after earning a Board Quality Leadership Award.

Improving Blood Pressure in Control
Aimed to improve blood pressure control, less than 140/90, in ACO hypertensive patients to 75% within the fiscal year, as measured by Care Evolution.

  • David Lewis, MD
  • Penny Coltrain, BSBA, MBA
  • Wendy VanLandingham, BSN, RN, LSSBB
  • Nicole Lewis
  • Sharonda Nicholson-Bradley, RN
  • Gail Scheller
  • Faith Garrett
  • Robbie Webber
  • Sherry Bowers
Team members from ECU Health Duplin Hospital pose for a photo after earning a Board Quality Leadership Award.

Curbing Contamination: Reducing Blood Culture Specimen Rejection
Aimed to improve patient outcomes by achieving and sustaining a hospital-wide blood culture (BCX) specimen contamination rate of ≤ 3%.

  • Krista Horne, MSN, RN
  • Christine Miller, MBA, RN
  • Elizabeth Lanier, MLT
  • Sharlene Blizzard, BSCLS, MLS (ASCP)CM
  • Ashley Sholar, MBA, BSN, RN
Team members from ECU Health Medical Center pose for a photo after earning a Board Quality Leadership Award.

For the Love of the Line – Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) Reduction Project
Aimed to decrease CLASBI by 5% by at ECU Health Medical Center by April 2021.

  • Erin Pearson, BSN, RN, QNS
  • Jamie Hall, BSN, RN, CIC, IP
  • Takisha Williams, MSN, RN, NPD-BC
  • ECUHMC Nurse Leadership, Physician Leadership
  • ECUHMC Supply Chain
  • ECUHMC Professional Development Specialist Team
  • ECU Health Infection Control
  • ECU Health Performance Improvement/ Quality Analytics

Thank you to all the nominees for their hard work and dedication. This is one example of our teams reinforcing our mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina and pursue excellence in our values and Quality imperative.

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