Delivering personalized care with leading-edge technology is what we do every day at Community Hospital. But how well we fulfill that entrusted charge is measured largely by our ongoing, widespread assessments of quality of care and patient safety. Community Hospital's Patient Safety Goals.
The following are ways you can be prepared to make difficult health care decisions:
Hospital Compare - Hospital Quality Alliance (HQA) Now Provides On It's Website Hospital Compare Information About Patients’ Experience Of Care At Our Hospital. The HQA Is A National Public-Private Collaboration Of Hospital Groups, Consumer Representatives, Physician And Nursing Organizations, Employers And Payers, Oversight Organizations And Government Agencies Dedicated To Encouraging Hospitals To Voluntarily Collect And Make Public Quality Of Care Information. The Goal Of The Hqa’s Hospital Compare Website Is To Give Consumers A Broad Look At The Quality Of Hospital Care.
The National Patient Safety Foundation - An Independent Not-For-Profit 501(C)(3) Organization That Has Been Diligently Pursuing One Mission Since It Was Founded In 1997 - To Improve The Safety Of Patients.
The Colorado Hospital Report Card - A Statewide Hospital Data And Clinical Outcome Report That Is Available To The General Public. The Colorado Hospital Report Card Utilizes Standardized Quality And Clinical Outcome Measures That Are Endorsed By National Organizations, With Established Standards To Measure The Performance Of Health Care Providers And Hospitals.
The mission of Community Hospital is to improve the health and quality of life for the individuals and communities we serve. Our goal is to create an environment of care that is personalized to each patient and that focuses on health and wellness, provides convenience and ease of access while incorporating the latest healthcare technology. Our focus on the care of patients in our community incorporates how we can achieve health equity while eliminating disparities. In addition, Community Hospital participates in Community Benefit to help better understand the needs of the populations of people residing in Grand Junction and those surrounding communities in which we serve.
Community Hospital is engaged with state driven programs that provide education and resources to improve healthcare equity for the patients we serve. Throughout the year the hospital is collaborating with program participants from around that state to address healthcare equity and steps to overcome the disparities. Click here to learn more about the plan.
To reinforce and strengthen the commitment to our core values, Community Hospital has a Corporate Compliance Program to ensure that we furnish the highest quality health care services in a lawful and ethical manner to the communities we serve.
As part of Community Hospital’s ongoing commitment to compliance and ethics, we have a formal Compliance Program consisting of compulsory annual education for all staff, a comprehensive compliance plan, compliance policies, and our Code of Conduct. This process continues to demonstrate our commitment to conducting business in compliance with local, state and federal regulations.
If you have a compliance concern, or are aware of any areas of non-compliance, please call the confidential compliance hotline at (877) 437-7448.