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Collaborative Efforts Prove Effective for QHR Client Hospital Gritman Medical Center and Neighboring Pullman Regional Hospital

Date:8/5/2008

QHR client hospital Gritman Medical Center and its neighbor eight miles to the West, Pullman Regional Hospital, were recently ranked number one in a survey by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in "overall patient satisfaction" in the states of Idaho and Washington, respectively. In addition to sharing number one rankings, the hospitals also partner on physician recruitment and share medical equipment, information and knowledge. According to Martin, the two hospitals even collaborated on a publicity campaign when announcing the survey results to their respective communities recently.

Brentwood, Tenn. (PRWEB) August 5, 2008 -- It doesn't take a stethoscope to detect that healthcare has a strong heartbeat in the Palouse region, a rural area that spans from eastern Washington state into Idaho. Residents of this area have a variety of choices when it comes to healthcare. In fact, within a 35-mile radius of Moscow, Idaho, and Pullman, Washington (the centers of the Palouse), five hospitals vie for patients - a healthy competition that has not only benefited consumers, but also two specific area hospitals: QHR client hospital http://www.gritman.org [Gritman Medical Center] and its neighbor eight miles to the West, http://www.pullmanhospital.com [Pullman Regional Hospital]. The hospitals ranked number one in a recent survey by the http://www.cms.hhs.gov [Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services] in "overall patient satisfaction" in the states of Idaho and Washington, respectively.

According to CMS, the rankings are based on data collected by the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS). The data was collected by surveying patients who had an overnight stay in t
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