Memorial Hospital Miramar
Memorial Hospital Miramar (MHM) is an award-winning 178-bed acute-care hospital located in beautiful suburban Broward County. Completed in 2005, MHM lies nestled amid lush tropical landscaping in an attractive resort-like atmosphere. Equipped with all-private patient rooms, a gourmet cafeteria, and Wi-Fi available waiting rooms; MHM is more than just a beautiful health care facility. In 2008, Memorial Hospital Miramar received Press Ganey’s prestigious Summit Award® for Inpatient Quality of Care - one of only 12 hospitals in America to earn this distinction. The Summit Award recognizes top performing healthcare facilities that sustain the highest level of customer satisfaction for at least three or more consecutive years. Federal government evaluations of MHM have been similarly favorable. In a recent year-long review of hospital performance ending March 2007, conducted by The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Hospital Quality Alliance (HQA), the Memorial Hospital System averaged 95% in adult quality of care for the four parameters surveyed: the treatment of heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, and surgical site infections. This rating out-paced both the national average of 81% and the Broward County average of 88%.
In addition to quality of care, paperless medical records, computer oversight of drug dispensing, and industry-leading protocols for the prevention of medical errors also make patient safety a top priority at MHM. In an effort to optimize patient safety, Memorial Hospital Miramar recently hired LifeWings Partners, LLC to implement Crew Resource Management* (CRM) for its surgeons, anesthesiologists, OR nurses, and OR technicians - a federal government-endorsed safety protocol initially developed for military and commercial aviation. By adapting time-honored safety concepts from the high-reliability field of aviation, CRM has been applied to the operating room, another high-reliability environment, to achieve similar gains in patient safety. With a strong emphasis on quality care and patient safety, Memorial Hospital Miramar also ranks at the top nationally in patient satisfaction, outshining the national average by 25 percent – another confirmation of MHM’s dedication to quality health care.
In addition to state-of-the-art hospital operating facilities, surgical patients enjoy the added security of a board-certified anesthesiology staff – doctors who are skilled at providing safe, comfortable, and effective anesthesia tailored specifically to the cosmetic surgery patient. After surgery, in-patients enjoy the comfort of a private room equipped with cable television, a companion bed, and private restroom/shower facilities. Valet delivery service is also available from the in-house Locatel® pharmacy for discharge prescriptions and sundry items. While some argue that hospital care for cosmetic surgery is unnecessary or unpleasant, at Memorial Hospital Miramar, you don’t have to sacrifice quality or safety for comfort and privacy – you can enjoy the protections of a leading health care facility in the comfort of a resort-like setting.
For more information, visit the Memorial Hospital Miramar website.
* Crew Resource Management (CRM) is a healthcare safety training and error-reduction protocol developed by LifeWings Partners, LLC. Originally developed for military aviation, CRM is now gaining popularity in the healthcare industry for its proven improvements in patient safety.