About HCA Midwest Health System
HCA Midwest Health System is the area’s largest healthcare network, consisting of hospitals, outpatient centers, clinics, physician practices, surgery centers and an array of other services to meet the healthcare needs of the greater Kansas City area. HCA Midwest Health System has invested more than $600 million to enhance and expand patient services since April 2003. Learn more about HCA Midwest Health System:
- Mission Statement
- Facts about HCA Midwest Health System (3.4 MB)
- Awards and Recognition
- Community Impact Summary
- Hospital Services
Achievements
2012 ACTION Registry®–GWTG™ Platinum Performance Achievement
To receive the ACTION Registry–GWTG Platinum Performance Achievement Award, this hospital consistently followed the treatment guidelines in the ACTION Registry–GWTG Premier for 8 consecutive quarters and met a performance standard of 90% for specific performance measures. Following these treatment guidelines improves adherence to ACC/AHA Clinical Guideline recommendations, monitors drug safety and the overall quality of care provided to ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and non- ST- elevation myocardial infarction patients (NSTEMI).
Facilities: Centerpoint Medical Center, Lee's Summit Medical Center, Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Research Medical Center
2012 General Thoracic Surgery 3-Star Quality Rating
This hospital's cardiac surgery program has been awarded the highest national quality rating – 3 stars – from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). The STS comprehensive rating system compares the quality of cardiac surgery among hospitals across the country and only 14 percent of hospitals nationwide received the 2012 STS 3-star rating.
Facilities: Centerpoint Medical Center
2012 Get With The Guidelines® Heart Failure - Gold Plus
The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association recognize this hospital for achieving 85% or higher adherence to all Get With The Guidelines® Heart Failure Performance Achievement Indicators for consecutive 12-month intervals and 75% or higher compliance with 4 of 9 Get With The Guidelines Heart Failure Quality Measures to improve quality of patient care and outcomes.
Facilities: Centerpoint Medical Center, Menorah Medical Center, Research Medical Center
2012 Get With The Guidelines® Stroke - Gold Plus
The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association recognize this hospital for achieving 85 percent or higher adherence to all Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Quality Achievement indicators for two or more consecutive 12-month intervals and achieved 75 percent or higher compliance with six of 10 Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Quality Measures, which are reporting initiatives to measure quality of care.
Facilities: Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Research Medical Center
2012 Get With The Guidelines® Stroke - Gold Plus Honor Roll
The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association recognize this hospital for achieving 85% or higher adherence to all Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Performance Achievement Indicators for consecutive 12-month intervals and 75% or higher compliance with 6 of 10 Get With The Guidelines Stroke Quality Measures to improve quality of patient care and outcomes, in addition to achieving IV rt-PA door- to-needle times ≤ 60 minutes in 50% or more applicable acute ischemic stroke patients (min. 6) during one calendar quarter.
Facilities: Centerpoint Medical Center, Lee's Summit Medical Center, Tulane Medical Center
2012 Get With The Guidelines® Stroke - Silver Plus
The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association recognize this hospital for achieving at least 12 consecutive months of 85% or higher adherence to all Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Performance Achievement Indicators and at least 12 consecutive months of 75% or higher compliance with 6 of 10 Get With The Guidelines Stroke Quality Measures to improve quality of patient care and outcomes.
Facilities: Menorah Medical Center, Overland Park Regional Medical Center
2012 HHS Organ Donation Silver Medal of Honor
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded this hospital its Medal of Honor for Organ Donation. The Medal of Honor recognizes hospitals that achieve at least a 75 percent organ donation rate from eligible donor families in a consecutive 12-month period. Former HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson created the prestigious award as part of a national organ donation initiative launched in April 2001.
Facilities: Rapides Regional Medical Center, Research Medical Center, Tulane Medical Center
2013 Mission: Lifeline® - Bronze
The American Heart Association recognizes this hospital for achieving 85% or higher composite adherence to all Mission: LifeLine STEMI Receiving Center Performance Achievement indicators for consecutive 90-day intervals and 75% or higher compliance on all Mission: LifeLine STEMI Receiving Center quality measures to improve the quality care for STEMI patients.
Facilities: Centerpoint Medical Center, Lee's Summit Medical Center, Research Medical Center
2013 Mission: Lifeline® - Silver
The American Heart Association recognizes this hospital for achieving 85% or higher composite adherence to all Mission: LifeLine STEMI Receiving Center Performance Achievement indicators for consecutive 12-month intervals and 75% or higher compliance on all Mission: LifeLine STEMI Receiving Center quality measures to improve the quality care for STEMI patients.
Facilities: Overland Park Regional Medical Center
Breast Imaging Center of Excellence
By awarding facilities the status of a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence, the ACR recognizes breast imaging centers that have earned accreditation in mammography, stereotactic breast biopsy, and breast ultrasound (including ultrasound-guided breast biopsy). Peer-review evaluations, conducted in each breast imaging modality by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field, have determined that this facility has achieved high practice standards in image quality, personnel qualifications, facility equipment, quality control procedures, and quality assurance programs.
Facilities: Elaine M. Junca Women's Imaging Centre, Overland Park Regional Medical Center
Missouri Quality Award
The program, modeled after the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award is recognized as one of the strongest state-level quality award programs in the country. It offers a thorough and objective educational process through which an organization can learn and apply quality implementation techniques and assessment methods. Organizations participating in the Missouri Quality Award process join a growing number of Missouri organizations that are dedicated to promoting quality as a vital element to enhancing customer satisfaction and operational performance. Through their willingness to help others, the Missouri Quality Award Recipients have encouraged other organizations to undertake their own quality improvement efforts.
Facilities: Research Psychiatric Center
Top Performer on Key Quality Measures™ 2011
These hospitals were recognized by The Joint Commission for exemplary performance in using evidence-based clinical processes that are shown to improve care for certain conditions, including heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care, children’s asthma, stroke and venous thromboembolism, as well as inpatient psychiatric care.
Facilities: Allen County Hospital, Belton Regional Medical Center, Dauterive Hospital, Lafayette Regional Health Center, Lakeview Regional Medical Center, Lee’s Summit Medical Center, Menorah Medical Center, Rapides Regional Medical Center
Accreditations and Certifications
Advanced Certification in Heart Failure
The Joint Commission has developed an advanced level of certification for programs that must meet the requirements for Disease-Specific Care Certification plus additional, clinically-specific requirements and expectations. This certification improves the quality of care provided to patients, demonstrates commitment to a higher standard of service, provides a framework for organizational structure and management, provides a competitive edge in the marketplace, enhances staff recruitment and development and is recognized by insurers and other third parties.
Facilities: Centerpoint Medical Center, Research Medical Center
Advanced Certification in Stroke (Primary Stroke Center)
The Joint Commission has developed an advanced level of certification for programs that must meet the requirements for Disease-Specific Care Certification plus additional, clinically-specific requirements and expectations. This certification improves the quality of care provided to patients, demonstrates commitment to a higher standard of service, provides a framework for organizational structure and management, provides a competitive edge in the marketplace, enhances staff recruitment and development and is recognized by insurers and other third parties.
Facilities: Centerpoint Medical Center, Lee's Summit Medical Center, Menorah Medical Center, Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Rapides Regional Medical Center, Research Medical Center
CAP Laboratory Accreditation
The CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program is an internationally recognized program and the only one of its kind that utilizes teams of practicing laboratory professionals as inspectors. Designed to go well beyond regulatory compliance, the program helps laboratories achieve the highest standards of excellence to positively impact patient care. The program is based on rigorous accreditation standards that are translated into detailed and focused checklist requirements. The checklists, which provide a quality practice blueprint for laboratories to follow, are used by the inspection teams as a guide to assess the overall management and operation of the laboratory.
Facilities: Belton Regional Medical Center, Centerpoint Medical Center, Lafayette Regional Health Center, Lee's Summit Medical Center, Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Rapides Regional Medical Center
Certification in Joint Replacement - Hip
Certification is available to Joint Commission accredited organizations. Certification requirements address three areas: Compliance with consensus-based national standards, Effective use of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines to manage and optimize care and An organized approach to performance measurement and improvement activities. Disease-specific programs that successfully demonstrate compliance in all three areas are awarded certification for a two-year period.
Facilities: Belton Regional Medical Center
Certification in Joint Replacement - Knee
Certification is available to Joint Commission accredited organizations. Certification requirements address three areas: Compliance with consensus-based national standards, Effective use of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines to manage and optimize care and An organized approach to performance measurement and improvement activities. Disease-specific programs that successfully demonstrate compliance in all three areas are awarded certification for a two-year period.
Facilities: Belton Regional Medical Center
Certified Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
The American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) certification demonstrates that this hospital's program is aligned with current guidelines as approved by the AACVPR for the appropriate and effective early outpatient care of patients with cardiac or pulmonary issues. Certified AACVPR programs are recognized as leaders in the field of cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation because they offer the most advanced practices available.
Facilities: Centerpoint Medical Center, Lee's Summit Medical Center, Menorah Medical Center, Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Rapides Regional Medical Center, Research Medical Center
Chest Pain Center Accreditation
Hospitals that have received accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers have achieved a higher level of expertise in dealing with patients who arrive with symptoms of a heart attack. These facilities emphasize the importance of standardized diagnostic and treatment programs that provide more efficient and effective evaluation, as well as more appropriate and rapid treatment of patients with chest pain and other heart attack symptoms. They also serve as a point of entry into the health care system to evaluate and treat other medical problems, and they help to promote a healthier lifestyle in an attempt to reduce the risk factors for heart attack.
Facilities: Centerpoint Medical Center, Lee's Summit Medical Center, Menorah Medical Center, Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Rapides Regional Medical Center, Research Medical Center, The Regional Medical Center of Acadiana
Computed Tomography Accreditation
The ACR gold seal of accreditation represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety. It is awarded only to facilities meeting ACR Practice Guidelines and Technical Standards after a peer-review evaluation by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field. Image quality, personnel qualifications, adequacy of facility equipment, quality control procedures, and quality assurance programs are assessed. The findings are reported to the ACR Committee on Accreditation, which subsequently provides the practice with a comprehensive report they can use for continuous practice improvement.
Facilities: Belton Regional Medical Center, Lee's Summit Medical Center, Research Medical Center, The Regional Medical Center of Acadiana, Women's & Children's Hospital
Continuing Medical Education Accreditation
The Kansas Medical Society is recognized by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (CME) to accredit this hospital's CME programs. Recognition as an accredited institution enables medical staff the opportunity to receive quality educational programs designed to meet nationally accepted standards. In addition, accredited institutions help physicians fulfill their continuing medical education requirements for medical re-licensure.
Facilities: Menorah Medical Center, Overland Park Regional Medical Center
Critical Access Hospital Accreditation
To earn and maintain accreditation, a CAH must undergo an on-site survey by a Joint Commission survey team. Joint Commission surveys are unannounced and occur 18 to 36 months after the previous full survey. The Joint Commission survey process examines the hospital’s acute, swing bed and outpatient services in one integrated on-site review. The Joint Commission survey process is data-driven, patient-centered and focused on evaluating actual care processes. The objectives of the survey are not only to evaluate the organization, but to provide education and “good practice” guidance that will help staff continually improve the organization’s performance. Joint Commission on-site surveys are designed
Facilities: Allen County Hospital
Echocardiography Accreditation
Accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) means that this hospital has undergone a thorough review of its operational and technical components by a panel of experts. The IAC grants accreditation only to those facilities that are found to be providing quality patient care, in compliance with national standards through a comprehensive application process including detailed case study review. IAC accreditation is a “seal of approval” that patients can rely on as an indication that the facility has been carefully critiqued on all aspects of its operations considered relevant by medical experts in the field of Echocardiography.
Facilities: Centerpoint Medical Center, Menorah Medical Center
Home Care Accreditation
This hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for accreditation by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission’s national standards for health care quality and safety in home care. The accreditation award recognizes this hospital’s dedication to continuous compliance with The Joint Commission’s state of the art standards.
Facilities: Allen County Hospital
Hospital Accreditation
This hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for accreditation by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission’s national standards for health care quality and safety in hospitals. The accreditation award recognizes this hospital’s dedication to continuous compliance with The Joint Commission’s state-of-the-art standards.
Facilities: Belton Regional Medical Center, Centerpoint Medical Center, Dauterive Hospital, Lafayette Regional Health Center, Lakeview Regional Medical Center, Lee's Summit Medical Center, Menorah Medical Center, Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Rapides Regional Medical Center, Research Medical Center, The Regional Medical Center of Acadiana
Level I Trauma Center
This hospital is verified as a Level I Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons (ACS). A Level I Trauma Center provides the highest level of surgical care to trauma patients. The ACS does not designate trauma centers; instead, it verifies the presence of the resources listed in Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient.
Facilities: Research Medical Center
Mammography Accreditation
The ACR gold seal of accreditation represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety. It is awarded only to facilities meeting ACR Practice Guidelines and Technical Standards after a peer-review evaluation by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field. Image quality, personnel qualifications, adequacy of facility equipment, quality control procedures, and quality assurance programs are assessed. The findings are reported to the ACR Committee on Accreditation, which subsequently provides the practice with a comprehensive report they can use for continuous practice improvement.
Facilities: Belton Regional Medical Center, Lafayette Regional Health Center, Lee's Summit Medical Center, Research Medical Center, Lakeview Regional Medical Center
MRI Accreditation
The ACR gold seal of accreditation represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety. It is awarded only to facilities meeting ACR Practice Guidelines and Technical Standards after a peer-review evaluation by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field. Image quality, personnel qualifications, adequacy of facility equipment, quality control procedures, and quality assurance programs are assessed. The findings are reported to the ACR Committee on Accreditation, which subsequently provides the practice with a comprehensive report they can use for continuous practice improvement.
Facilities: Belton Regional Medical Center, Lafayette Regional Health Center, Lee's Summit Medical Center, Menorah Medical Center, Research Medical Center, The Regional Medical Center of Acadiana, Lakeview Regional Medical Center, Rapides Regional Medical Center
National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC)
As the gold standard for breast center accreditation, NAPBC evaluates strengths across a wide spectrum of services, including prevention, early detection, diagnosis, support staff, staging, cancer treatment, rehabilitation, the quality of the multidisciplinary team and genetic counseling. To receive accreditation, breast centers must undergo a rigorous evaluation and review of their performance and adherence to NAPBC standards. Based on these stringent, nationally recognized, evidence-based quality measures, accreditation is granted only to those centers that commit to providing the best possible comprehensive care to patients with diseases of the breast.
Facilities: Centerpoint Medical Center, Menorah Medical Center, Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Research Medical Center
Nuclear Medicine Accreditation
The ACR gold seal of accreditation represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety. It is awarded only to facilities meeting ACR Practice Guidelines and Technical Standards after a peer-review evaluation by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field. Image quality, personnel qualifications, adequacy of facility equipment, quality control procedures, and quality assurance programs are assessed. The findings are reported to the ACR Committee on Accreditation, which subsequently provides the practice with a comprehensive report they can use for continuous practice improvement.
Facilities: Lee's Summit Medical Center, Lakeview Regional Medical Center, Rapides Regional Medical Center
Nuclear/PET Accreditation
Accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) means that this hospital has undergone a thorough review of its operational and technical components by a panel of experts. The IAC grants accreditation only to those facilities that are found to be providing quality patient care, in compliance with national standards through a comprehensive application process including detailed case study review. IAC accreditation is a “seal of approval” that patients can rely on as an indication that the facility has been carefully critiqued on all aspects of its operations considered relevant by medical experts in the field of Nuclear/PET Imaging.
Facilities: Menorah Medical Center
Sleep Medicine Accreditation
American Academy of Sleep Medicine accreditation is the gold standard by which the medical community and the public can evaluate sleep medicine services. The Standards for Accreditation ensure that sleep medicine providers display and maintain proficiency in areas such as testing procedures and policies, patient safety and follow-up, and physician and staff training.
Facilities: Centerpoint Medical Center
The Commission on Cancer Accreditation
The Commission on Cancer (CoC) Accreditation Program encourages hospitals, treatment centers, and other facilities to improve their quality of patient care through various cancer-related programs. These programs focus on prevention, early diagnosis, pretreatment evaluation, staging, optimal treatment, rehabilitation, surveillance for recurrent disease, support services, and end-of-life care. The availability of a full range of medical services along with a multidisciplinary team approach to patient care at accredited cancer programs has resulted in approximately 80 percent of all newly diagnosed cancer patients being treated in CoC-accredited cancer programs.
Facilities: Belton Regional Medical Center, Menorah Medical Center, Rapides Regional Medical Center
Ultrasound Accreditation
The ACR gold seal of accreditation represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety. It is awarded only to facilities meeting ACR Practice Guidelines and Technical Standards after a peer-review evaluation by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field. Image quality, personnel qualifications, adequacy of facility equipment, quality control procedures, and quality assurance programs are assessed. The findings are reported to the ACR Committee on Accreditation, which subsequently provides the practice with a comprehensive report they can use for continuous practice improvement.
Facilities: Belton Regional Medical Center, Centerpoint Medical Center, Lee's Summit Medical Center, Lakeview Regional Medical Center, Overland Park Regional Medical Center
Vascular Testing Accreditation
Accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) means that this hospital has undergone a thorough review of its operational and technical components by a panel of experts. The IAC grants accreditation only to those facilities that are found to be providing quality patient care, in compliance with national standards through a comprehensive application process including detailed case study review. IAC accreditation is a “seal of approval” that patients can rely on as an indication that the facility has been carefully critiqued on all aspects of its operations considered relevant by medical experts in the field of Vascular Testing.
Facilities: Menorah Medical Center, Rapides Regional Medical Center, Research Medical Center
