Clinical Quality Report

ICU Quality and Outcomes

Another example of our commitment to quality care is White Memorials investment in Project Impact, a quality improvement program for intensive care units (ICU). Members of the Society of Critical Care Medicine developed Project Impact. This program allows ICUs to measure their patient care and quality outcomes, and compare their results with other hospitals nationwide. ICUs involved in this program concentrate on specific improvements in certain critical care areas.

For example, WMMC tracks the survival rates of ICU patients, who, based on all their health risks, were not expected to survive. As of July 2006, 25 percent of our ICU patients who were not expected to survive lived. Also, we track the acute kidney failure rate of ICU patients.

To learn more about Project Impact, please visit www.piccm.com.