Board of trustees

Board of trustees

NILES

The Well-Being Collaborative of Ohio, formerly the Lake to River Care Coalition, recently announced its board of trustees.

Members are: president, John Walsh, chief executive officer of Trumbull Memorial Hospital and Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital; medical director, Dr. Ben Hayek, board-certified primary care physician; analytics director, Patricia Hoyson, professor in the nursing department at Youngstown State University; and secretary/ treasurer, Kim Haase, grants manager of Trumbull County SCOPE.

The collaborative, comprised of local business groups, healthcare providers, health systems, health plans, academic institutions, municipalities, food retailers, religious groups and nonprofit health groups, focuses on improving the well-being of Mahoning Valley residents by providing sustainable initiatives that will positively impact the overall health of its members.

For information, visit www.wbcoh.com or call 330-380-2065.

SRMC wins award

SALEM

Salem Regional Medical Center has been named a 2015 Guardian of Excellence Award winner for clinical quality by Press Ganey Associates Inc. The Guardian of Excellence Award is a nationally recognized symbol of outstanding achievement in health care awarded to the top 5 percent of Press Ganey clients who have consistently achieved performance excellence in clinical quality during the course of one year.

“Salem Regional Medical Center was selected for the Guardian of Excellence Award based on Press Ganey’s evaluation of the hospital’s performance in nearly 40 patient care measures, ranging from the management of heart attack and stroke patients to infection prevention,” explained Dr. Anita Hackstedde, SRMC’s president and CEO.

According to Dr. Hackstedde, the hospital has launched a number of initiatives to enhance patient safety and the quality of care provided at SRMC. For example, SRMC’s health-care team works diligently to ensure that patients fully understand their illness and next steps in their treatment plan, so they are less likely to return to the hospital in an effort to reduce readmissions.

Foundation adds to board of directors

YOUNGSTOWN

Thomas Phillips of Steifel Investments in Boardman and Ron Musilli Jr., president of McHenry Industries, were recently elected to the Children’s Mental Health Circle of Friends Foundation’s board of directors.

The foundation has a 30-year history of raising funds to support the programs and services of D&E Counseling Center, which specializes in youth and family mental health outpatient care and education and prevention services in the Mahoning Valley.

SRMC earns Gold Seal

SALEM

Salem Regional Medical Center has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Hospital Accreditation by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission’s national standards for health-care quality and safety in hospitals.

Salem Regional underwent an unannounced on-site survey in July 2015 during which a team of Joint Commission surveyors evaluated SRMC for compliance with standards of care related to several areas, including emergency management, environment of care, infection prevention and control, leadership and medication management.

A surveyor also evaluated Salem Home Medical, which provides durable medical equipment and supplies, in a separate but simultaneous two-day Joint Commission survey. Both facilities received three-year accreditations from The Joint Commission.