June 13, 2011                                                                               570-893-5420

Lock Haven Hospital Salutes 100% Core Measures Club 

Performance standards set by Joint Commission 

Lock Haven, PA – Lock Haven Hospital is proud to announce that thirteen physicians achieved 100% Core Measures Club status at the facility in the first quarter of 2011.

The Joint Commission developed a series of performance measurement standards in 1987, in a variety of practice areas including: Emergency Department, In-Patient and Surgical among others. National experts in healthcare identified a set of criteria in key areas that determine if the care given in hospitals is appropriate, timely and preventive.

Emergency Department

Four Lock Haven Hospital emergency room physicians achieved 100% Core Measures status in the first quarter of 2011. They are: Jerome Ellis, M.D., David Gingrich, M.D., Daniel Coachi, M.D. and Hinda Greene, D.O.

In-Patient

Four Lock Haven Hospital doctors achieved 100% Core Measures status in the In-Patient category, in the fourth quarter of 2010 including: Faryal Afzal, M.D., Dennis Probst, D.O., Pravin Chapla, M.D., and Jeffrey Eaton, M.D.

Surgical

Five Lock Haven Hospital surgeons achieved 100% Core Measures Club status in the first quarter of 2011 including; Apostolos Dimitroullias, M.D., Mohammed Islam, M.D., John Kennedy, M.D., Sarla Kapoor, M.D. and Sang Choi, M.D.

Evidence-based Medicine

The Joint Commission utilized evidence-based medicine to determine that by meeting a series of specific treatment guidelines, there was an improvement in patient outcomes.

“The Joint Commission’s core measures stress high quality patient care,” said Cindy Segar-Miller, chief executive officer, Lock Haven Hospital. “These results speak volumes about the efforts of the physicians who work so diligently to deliver top-notch care to patients and achieve 100% Core Measures Club status at Lock Haven Hospital.”