McKee Medical Center honored as “Banner’s Best of the Best”

LOVELAND, Colo. (April 13, 2009)  – Banner Health has awarded McKee Medical Center Banner’s Best of the Best Award, the second consecutive year the Loveland hospital has received the honor for most outstanding performance in the health care system.

The award is given to the Banner facility/entity that achieves the most targeted goals in Banner’s strategic initiative categories of patient care, patient safety, patient satisfaction, financial performance and employee engagement.

Banner’s Western Region President Jim Ferando presented the award to McKee Chief Executive Officer Christopher Cornue on Wednesday during a leadership conference held at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. The video conference was broadcast at Banner Health facilities throughout the system.

“This award is a direct reflection of the commitment by our staff, our physicians and our volunteers to make a difference in people’s lives through excellent patient care,” Cornue said. “I am so proud to work with a team so focused on serving our community.”

In addition to receiving Banner’s Best of the Best Award, Banner Health awarded McKee seven individual honors out of 15 presented for meeting and exceeding benchmarks set by Banner Health’s senior management team.

 Among them were awards that address:

• Pneumonia care
• Heart failure care
• Heart attacks
• Surgical care
• Employee engagement
• Door-to-doc times in the Emergency department
• High scores on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality patient safety survey distributed to employees. 

About McKee Medical Center
McKee Medical Center is a 132-bed, acute-care hospital that has served the Loveland, Colo. community for more than 30 years.

About Banner Health
Banner Health, a nonprofit hospital system based in Phoenix, owns and operates 22 hospitals and health care facilities in seven states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada and Wyoming. 

News Release

Contact: Paul Matthews
Phone: (970) 593-6073
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: April 13, 2009