Meriter Hospital Inc

MERITER HOSPITAL, INC. IS A NOT FOR PROFIT, LOCALLY GOVERNED COMMUNITY HOSPITAL. MERITER HOSPITAL PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF PATIENT-FOCUSED INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES TO MEET THE HEALTH-RELATED NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

MERITER HOSPITAL, INC. IS A 448-BED COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FOCUSED ON DELIVERING QUALITY CARE AND PATIENT SAFETY. MERITER PROVIDES SOLUTIONS TO MANY COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE NEEDS, AND PROVIDES THE REGION'S ONLY AVAILABLE CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY SERVICES, AND SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER SERVICES. MERITER IS PROUD TO DELIVER MORE BABIES THAN ANY OTHER HOSPITAL IN WISCONSIN AND RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS: MERITER RECEIVED:- UNITYPOINT HEALTH - MERITER ACHIEVED A CMS 5-STAR RATING FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2020. THIS COMPREHENSIVE GOVERNMENT OVERVIEW LOOKS AT DOZENS OF DATA POINTS, INCLUDING MORTALITY RATES, SAFETY, READMISSIONS, PATIENT EXPERIENCE, TIMELINESS OF CARE AND MORE. LESS THAN 10 PERCENT OF HOSPITALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY EARN 5 STARS.- UNITYPOINT HEALTH - MERITER HAS RECEIVED THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION/AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION'S (AHA/ASA) GET WITH THE GUIDELINES STROKE GOLD PLUS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. - MERITER QUALIFIED TO BE RECOGNIZED AS A RECIPIENT OF THE AHA/ASA'S TARGET: TYPE 2 DIABETES HONOR ROLL. - OUTSTANDING PATIENT EXPERIENCE RESULTSRANKED TOP DECILE IN THE NATION FOR INPATIENT HCAHPS PATIENT SURVEY DOMAINS INCLUDING CARE TRANSITIONS, COMMUNICATION ABOUT MEDICINES, COMMUNICATION WITH NURSES, AND RECOMMEND HOSPITAL. - MERITER RECEIVED THE "ACHIEVEMENT AWARD" FOR LEADING PERFORMANCE AMONGST THE UNITYPOINT HEALTH REGIONS FOR ACHIEVING A 91.6% TOP BOX SCORE ON INPATIENT "NURSES TREAT YOU WITH COURTESY AND RESPECT".- MERITER OUTPATIENT SERVICES RECEIVED THE "ACHIEVEMENT AWARD" FOR LEADING PERFORMANCE AMONGST THE UNITYPOINT HEALTH REGIONS FOR ACHIEVING 94.4% OVERALL TOP BOX SCORE FOR "CARE TEAM TREAT YOU WITH COURTESY AND RESPECT".- 2021 WISCONSIN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS (WASB) BUSINESS HONOR ROLL. THE WASB BUSINESS HONOR ROLL RECOGNIZES OUTSTANDING LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT SUPPORT THEIR SCHOOLS. MEMBER SCHOOL BOARDS NOMINATED BUSINESSES WHICH HAVE BEEN HELPFUL TO THEIR SCHOOLS OVER THE PAST YEAR. UNITY-POINT HEALTH - MERITER HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR ITS OUTSTANDING ADOPT-A-SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP WITH MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL. - EXCELLENCE IN TISSUE DONATION 2021- 2021 CHEST PAIN MI REGISTRY GOLD PERFORMANCE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD- NEWSWEEK WORLD'S BEST HOSPITALS- THE CENTER FOR PERINATAL CARE PRENATAL DIAGNOSTICS DEPARTMENT AT UNITYPOINT HEALTH MERITER HAS BEEN AWARDED ULTRASOUND PRACTICE ACCREDITATION BY THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE (AIUM) ACCREDITATION COUNCIL IN THE AREAS OF: ADJUNCT DETAILED FETAL ANATOMIC ULTRASOUND, FETAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, OBSTETRIC, OBSTETRIC FIRST TRIMESTER, OBSTETRIC SECOND TRIMESTER, OBSTETRIC THIRD TRIMESTER.AIUM ACCREDITATION IS ACHIEVED BY MEETING RIGOROUS VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES SET BY THE DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND PROFESSION. ALL FACETS OF THE PRACTICE WERE ASSESSED, INCLUDING THE TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS OF PHYSICIANS AND SONOGRAPHERS, ULTRASOUND EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE, DOCUMENTATION, STORAGE, AND RECORD-KEEPING PRACTICES, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO PROTECT PATIENTS AND STAFF; QUALITY ASSURANCE METHODS, AND THE THOROUGHNESS, TECHNICAL QUALITY AND INTERPRETATION OF THE SONOGRAMS THE PRACTICE PERFORMS. AIUM PRACTICE ACCREDITATION IS A TRIENNIAL CYCLE AND REQUIRES DEMONSTRATION OF EXCEEDING STANDARDS CONSISTENTLY IN BETWEEN CYCLES. THE CENTER FOR PERINATAL CARE PRENATAL DIAGNOSTICS AT UPH MERITER HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR ACHIEVING ACCREDITATION SINCE FIRST ACHIEVING ACCREDITATION IN 2000. AIUM PRACTICE ACCREDITATION IS AN IMPORTANT DESIGNATION THAT DEMONSTRATES TO PATIENTS, STAFF, AND THE COMMUNITY THAT THE CENTER FOR PERINATAL CARE AT UPH MERITER IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE BEST POSSIBLE CARE WHEN IT COMES TO OBSTETRIC ULTRASOUND.- UNITYPOINT HEALTH CLINICS RECEIVED:PATIENT EXPERIENCE METRICS CONTINUE TO PERFORM AT "TARGET AND "EXCEPTIONAL" GOALS ON ALL KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS IN 2021: -RATE THE PROVIDER 89.8% TOP BOX SCORE -RECOMMEND PROVIDER 93.1% TOP BOX SCORE -PHYSICIAN COMMUNICATION QUALITY 94.8% TOP BOX SCORE -OFFICE STAFF QUALITY 96.5% TOP BOX SCORE -ACCESS TO CARE 85.4% TOP BOX SCORE -CARE COORDINATION 78.2% TOP BOX SCOREMERITER CLINIC'S OFFERS AMBULATORY HEALTH CARE WITH A FOCUSON PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL, OUTREACH AND REFERRAL PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDE WELLNESS AND DISEASE PREVENTION. THIS OCCURS THROUGH ALL SPECIALTIES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND IN GROUP SETTINGS SUCH AS INDIVIDUAL HEALTH EDUCATION SESSIONS WITH A NURSE PRACTITIONER FOR WOMEN MANAGING THEIR HEART DISEASE, OFFERING GROUP SESSIONS ON THE LATEST ADVANCEMENTS FOR TREATMENTS OF OSTEOARTHRITIS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR PREGNANT PARENTS ATTENDING CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS. MERITER CLINIC'S PROVIDERS ALSO OFFER VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL TALKS AND SCREENING OPPORTUNITIES AS PART OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS/EVENTS EACH YEAR. MERITER'S ADULT PRIMARY CARE CLINICS INCLUDE DIABETES MANAGEMENT SERVICES THROUGH A TEAM CONSISTING OF ENDOCRINOLOGISTS, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: CERTIFIED DIABETES EDUCATORS, DIETITIAN AND HEALTH PSYCHOLOGIST. HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO PATIENTS WHO NEED EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE AS THEY WORK THROUGH PERSONAL HEALTH CHANGES. MERITER CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY STAFF PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL. MERITER PRIMARILY SERVES PATIENTS FROM DANE COUNTY.