HSHS St. Anthony's Receives Bronze Award for Commitment to Excellence

(SEATED, LEFT TO RIGHT: MARILYN BOONE, WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S MANAGER; TAMMY PROBST, DIRECTOR OF THE WOUND HEALING CENTER; KELLY SAGER, CHIEF NURSING OFFICER; THERESA RUTHERFORD, PRESIDENT AND C-E-O; TARA WRIGHT, CLINICAL NURSING FACILITATOR; DR. RYAN JENNINGS, CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER; MARY FINLEY, DIRECTOR OF QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; AND WHITNEY MEYER, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST. STANDING, LEFT TO RIGHT: DANIELLE WHITE, NURSING SUPERVISOR; LAURA KOESTER, GUEST SERVICES TRANSPORTER; ROB RUNDE, DIRECTOR OF PHARMACY; LISA HOELSCHER, MARKETING SPECIALIST; BOBBI KINKELAAR, CLINICAL NURSING DIRECTOR; MIKE JANIS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OUTPATIENT AND ANCILLARY SERVICES; LIZ KREMER, DIETETIC TECHNICIAN; DOT BEHRNS, CHAIRPERSON OF ST. ANTHONY'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS; ELAINE PROBST, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT; TERI PHILLIPS, DIRECTOR OF HEALTH INFORMATION; DANEE EBELING, MEDICAL/SURGICAL NURSE; AND CASEY ROSE, PROCEDURES NURSE)

HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital recently accepted their 2015 Bronze Award for “Commitment to Excellence” from Illinois Performance Excellence (ILPEx). 20 hospital leadership and colleagues representing different levels of the organization attended ILPEx’s “Saluting Excellence” Ceremony in Oak Brook to pick up their award.

St. Anthony’s received the award for demonstrating that senior leaders’ actions guide and sustain the organization, and, the use of systematic approaches to improve key work processes. Recipients of the ILPEx Bronze Award go to those organizations which have demonstrated earnest efforts to adopt and apply continuous improvement principles, following the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence.

Theresa Rutherford, HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital President and CEO, shared, “We are honored to participate in the Illinois Performance Excellence process and even more honored to receive the 2015 Bronze Award for our Commitment to Excellence. It is a reflection of our exceptional colleagues’ teamwork and dedication to elevating the care we offer to those who entrust us with their care. It is an honor to be recognized for the promises they make daily to provide patients exceptional care, quality, safety, and experience," she said. "Our participation in Illinois Performance Excellence process is one significant step of many in our continuous performance improvement journey."

The 2015 ILPEx Board of Examiners – comprised of 68 experts in business, education, health care and government – spent more than 2,000 hours assessing each applicant in seven categories: leadership; strategic planning; customer focus; measurement, analysis and knowledge management; workforce focus; operations focus; and results. The ILPEx Panel of Judges is responsible for validating the integrity of the ILPEx award process and determining recognition levels for each applicant. The panel is composed of experts selected from all industry sectors and represents various geographic areas of the state of Illinois.

For more information on the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, visit www.nist.gov/baldrige/. For more information about HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, visit St. Anthony’s Web site at stanthonyshospital.org.  HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital is part of the Southern Illinois Division of Hospital Sisters Health System, which also includes HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Belleville, HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Breese, and HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Highland.