In recent years, Poudre Valley Health System has been honored for quality, clinical excellence and technology leadership with an array of accolades, including the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for 2008, which is the highest Presidential honor given to United States businesses and organizations that demonstrate performance excellence. Poudre Valley Health System's extensive awards list also includes 100 Most Wired Hospitals & Health Systems by Hospitals & Health Networks. Plus, Medical Center of the Rockies, one of the hospitals in the Poudre Valley Health System, is certified Gold by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System,

When considering this level of recognition, one might think that Poudre Valley Hospital is situated in a major urban medical research center. But in fact, Poudre Valley Health System is a regional medical hub including Poudre Valley Hospital, Medical Center of the Rockies and many associated clinics and outpatient services with a service area covering 50,000 square miles.

Join us to learn how a regional health system that tackles the typical challenges facing many healthcare organizations across the country has managed to achieve extraordinary clinical, technology, environmental and financial results.

We invite you to listen as these industry leaders explore the strategies and techniques they employed to drive their organization to achieve the highest Presidential honor and build a visionary healthcare system.

• George Hayes, President/CEO Medical Center of the Rockies
• Russ Branzell, Chief Information Officer, Poudre Valley Health System

Topics presented include:

• Navigating the Malcolm Baldrige Journey
  • Employee Engagement
  • Strategy Development & Deployment
  • Vision & Measurement
  • Physician Engagement
  • Results
• Leveraging Information Technology to Drive Quality
  • What wired really means
  • Leveraging PACS
  • Results
• Building Medical Center of the Rockies (MCR)
  • Community Partnership
  • Green Design: MCR is LEED Gold
  • Vendor Partnerships
  • Results

• TOPICS: Community Health, Consumerism, Facilities, Information Technology, Infrastructure, Leadership, Nursing, Patient Satisfaction, Physicians, Quality & Patient Safety, Small & Rural Hospitals, Strategic Planning, Workforce