Member News Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 1, 2006
Silver Cross Hospital Earns Quality Respiratory Care Recognition
Silver Cross Hospital has earned Quality Respiratory Care Recognition
(QRCR) in a national program aimed at helping patients and families
make informed decisions about the quality of the respiratory care
services available at hospitals.
Silver Cross Hospital is one in only 500 hospitals, or
approximately 10%, of all hospitals throughout the United States that
have received this award, which was started by the American Association
for Respiratory Care (AARC) to help consumers identify those facilities
using qualified respiratory therapists to provide respiratory care.
“By earning this quality designation, Silver Cross is ensuring a
high level of patient safety by agreeing to adhere to a strict set of
criteria governing their respiratory care services,” says LuAnn
Nurczyk, Manager of Respiratory Care at Silver Cross Hospital.
Respiratory care practitioners are fully trained and skilled to
deal with neonatal, pediatric, adult and geriatric patients and are on
staff 24 hours a day to provide quality caring treatments to patients
who need relief from difficulties in breathing.
As part of the hospital’s health care team, the respiratory care
practitioners are specifically trained health care professionals who
work with physicians to provide a wide range of breathing treatments
and other services to patients with asthma, chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, lung cancer, and other lung-related
conditions.
The AARC’s QRCR program grew out of growing concerns among health
care leaders and general public regarding the safety and quality of
health care services provided to patients. Hospitals such as Silver
Cross that meet the QRCR requirements provide a level of respiratory
care consistent with national standards and guidelines.
For more information about Silver Cross or referral to a physician on staff at the hospital, visit www.silvercross.org
or (888) 660-HEAL (4325). Silver Cross Hospital, a not-for-profit
healthcare provider, has been creating world-class health care
experiences for the southwest suburban communities for over a century.
Silver Cross has been recognized as one of our nation’s 100 Top
Hospitals by Solucient and as one of America’s Most Friendliest
Hospitals by the American Alliance of Healthcare Providers for two
consecutive years.