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		Jersey Shore Hospital Receives QIP Achievement Award Jersey Shore, PA (January, 2008) - Jersey Shore Hospital, located in central Pennsylvania, recently received an achievement award from the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization. The organization slated pneumococcal vaccine as the special project for all Critical Access Hospital's (CAH) in Pennsylvania. The purpose of the project was to offer the pneumococcal vaccine to all patient admissions that met criteria. Jersey Shore Hospital (JSH) received the achievement award as the hospital demonstrating the most improvement. During the first quarter of 2006, JSH reported administering the vaccine to 43.8 percent of admissions. One year later, JSH reported administering to above 80 percent of qualifying admissions. Jersey Shore Hospital, located in central Pennsylvania, recently received an achievement award from the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization. The organization slated pneumococcal vaccine as the special project for all Critical Access Hospital's (CAH) in Pennsylvania. The purpose of the project was to offer the pneumococcal vaccine to all patient admissions that met criteria. Jersey Shore Hospital (JSH) received the achievement award as the hospital demonstrating the most improvement. During the first quarter of 2006, JSH reported administering the vaccine to 43.8 percent of admissions. One year later, JSH reported administering to above 80 percent of qualifying admissions. In June 2006, a standing order for the pneumococcal vaccine was instituted. In September of that year, a concurrent review began to provide needed follow through of the process. The project was initiated at the Pennsylvania Critical Access Hospital Consortium meeting held in February of this year. Jersey Shore Hospital was also honored with a plaque recognizing "Excellent Performance and Dedication in the Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Pneumococcal Immunization Project." This is the second plaque received by the Hospital from the Organization. Several years prior, JSH was awarded with a plaque of "Excellence and dedication to the highest standard of excellence in working with Quality Improvement Performance in the Public Reporting Collaborative." The Hospital has participated with the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization since the inception of the performance improvement projects. Jersey Shore Hospital is a Critical Access Hospital committed to high-quality and personalized care for their communities. The Hospital was founded as a private organization in 1911 and became a community hospital in 1922. In November 2006, ground was broken for a new 45,000 square foot addition to the existing facility. Construction is scheduled for completion in June 2008. View the Hospital's articles archives here.