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Pinckneyville hospital wins 'top performer' award

The Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network recognized Pinckneyville Community Hospital for its ongoing commitment to exceptional quality of care, during a ceremony held Nov. 13 in Champaign.

As part of the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Program, Pinckneyville Community Hospital and other critical access hospitals were asked to voluntarily participate in four defined domains of quality outcomes: patient safety/inpatient; patient engagement; care transitions; and outpatient measures.

"Often, in rural hospitals, having a devoted staff member to abstract and submit this data can be both time-consuming and burdensome," said Angie Charlet, ICAHN senior director of quality, educational services, and compliance.

"This hospital realizes how important quality of care and an engaged staff is for its patients ... from its top leadership on throughout the facility, each strives for continued quality on a daily basis, and that is what we are celebrating today."

CEO Randall Dauby said he is proud of the Pinckneyville team.

"This is truly a team effort that recognizes our dedication to delivering a health care experience of which our patients and staff can be proud."

ICAHN, headquartered in Princeton, Illinois, is a network of 56 small rural Illinois hospitals dedicated to strengthening operations of its member hospitals through collaboration.