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October 30, 2009

AAA Receives Quality Award from Mission Hospital

Mission Hospital celebrated Quality Week on October 19 - 23, 2009. The focus of this year's event was on quality projects to improve care for Mission patients. Winning projects demonstrated a comprehensive approach and documented results.

A team led by Doug Roberts, CRNA Administrator for Asheville Anesthesia Associates, did a study on the administration of the antibiotics in the operating room. This project was selected by Mission Hospital to receive a Quality Award. This study was conducted to ensure that antibiotics were administered according to national patient safety guidelines.

Congratulations to the following AAA and Mission Hospital team members who participated on this quality project:

Doug Roberts, CRNA, Team Leader; Sue Bradburn, RN, Co-Team Leader; Susie Fulbright, RPh; Mary Harmon, RN; Martha Hoskyns, RN; Kitty Williams, RN; John Phillips, RPh; Wilma Keller; Jane Frye, RPh; and
Jan Rayfield, RN.