SCHOOLCRAFT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL RECEIVES
2011 MICHIGAN RURAL HEALTH
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACHIEVENT AWARD OF EXCELLENCE


Manistique, MI  11/2011 ~ Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital (SMH) was the recipient of two Michigan Rural Health Quality Improvement Awards in October presented at the annual Michigan Critical Access Hospital Conference in Gaylord, Michigan.

SMH received awards in the following categories - Excellence Achieved in Emergency Department Transfer Performance and Quality Improvement Achieved in Inpatient Clinical Performance for Pneumonia patients.

"SMH has shown exceptional commitment to providing their patients with high quality health care, " said John Barnas, Executive Director of the Michigan Center for Rural Health.  "We are pleased to sponsor this award and recognize the dedication of hospital staff to provide the right care to the right patient each and every time."

SMH is committed to the tenets of quality improvement that embrace evidence-based medicine to improve health outcomes, said Sherry Arnold, Director of Quality Improvement and Risk Management.  Our staff demonstrates on a daily basis that we are providing the very best in medical care."