The Villa at West Branch Earns Governor’s Award of Excellence from MPRO and the Office of Michigan Governor Rick Snyder
West Branch, MI (PRWEB) April 20, 2017 -- The Michigan Peer Review Organization (MPRO) and Office of the Michigan Governor Rick Snyder awarded The Villa at West Branch with the Governor’s Award of Excellence in the category of “Improving Care: Nursing Homes.” The Villa at West Branch is located at 445 S. Valley Street, West Branch, MI 48661 and was purchased by Villa Healthcare in July 2015.
The prestigious award recognizes participants for their dedication to improved healthcare quality and patient safety in Michigan. To be eligible for the award, participating providers must achieve, maintain and continually improve in specific and rigorous milestones.
“This recognition is reflective of our teams dedicated continuous commitment to provide quality care for those we serve,” said Penny Bliss, the Administrator at The Villa at West Branch. “I am very appreciative for the support of our facility team, Villa Healthcare, families, community and MPRO in achieving this award.”
The award stems from a partnership program between MPRO and the Office of the Governor established in 2003 to recognize a community’s outstanding achievements in improving the quality of healthcare. Participating healthcare providers must meet strict improvement criteria in the following categories to achieve the prestigious award:
• Improving coordination of care
• Improving heart health
• Increasing adult immunizations
• Lowering risk of infection in hospitals
• Effective reporting and measurement
• Improving care in Skilled Nursing Centers
• Increasing Identification of behavioral health conditions
• Improving Diabetes management
“I am extremely proud of the entire team,” said Josh Baumol, VPO of Michigan at Villa Healthcare. “The Governor’s award would not have been possible without our committed team at Villa at West Branch. This achievement holds true to the Villa motto of ‘Making People Better.’”
Award recipients will be honored May 10, 2017 at the Eagle Eye Golf Course, 15500 Chandler Rd., Bath Township, MI. The program will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and features keynote speaker, Dr. Partha Nandi.
Villa Healthcare
Villa Healthcare has many years of experience in nursing facility ownership and management, with 22 centers throughout the Midwest. In the spirit of continued improvement, Villa Healthcare is launching a complete rebrand that will showcase its priority of making guests and staff better.
To learn more about Villa Healthcare, please visit villahc.com.
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Dawn Britton, Villa Healthcare, http://villahc.com/, +1 231-590-2993, [email protected]
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