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UMCNO House Officers

Improving patient conditions & outcomes

The UMCNO House Officer Quality Improvement Council (HQUIC) was established in March of 2017 to meaningfully engage house staff at into activities that promote a culture of patient safety.

We do this by:

  • Optimizing the delivery of care
  • Inter-professional, team-based communications
  • Cost accountability
  • Provider wellbeing
  • Population health outcomes

Regular activities

HQUIC has a monthly offering at UMC open to health care providers from all disciplines and all professions. Monthly offerings are supported by The Spirit of Charity Foundation.

These activities include:

  • Committee Meetings
  • Safety, Health Disparity, and Improving Patient Outcomes [SHIP] Case Conferences
  • Project Huddles
  • Journal Club

Applause and accolades

Click here to read about UMC’s Residents and Interns of the Year.

The ‘Inside’ information

Check the UMC InTouch intranet site for news, announcements and upcoming events. Click here to log in. Be sure to use your @LCMCHealth.org username when logging in.

Defining Quality

  • Joint Commission National Quality Approval Award
    The Gold Seal of Approval® is a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to providing safe and effective patient care.
  • American College of Surgeons: Verified Trauma Center
    The Norman E. McSwain, Jr, MD, Spirit of Charity Trauma Center only verified Level 1 Trauma Center in South Louisiana.
  • City Business - Best Places to Work
    The Comprehensive Pulmonary Hypertension Center (CPHC) at UMC New Orleans was awarded top-tier accreditation from the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA).
  • PHA Center of Comprehensive Care Award
    UMC New Orleans is an Advanced Primary Stroke Center with a full stroke team on call 24/7 to immediately care for patients with stroke symptoms.
  • American Heart Association and American Stroke Association Primary Stroke Center
  • Commission on Cancer Accedited Program logo
    The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association award recognizes the hospital’s commitment and success ensuring that stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence.Accredited by the American College of Surgeons-Commission on Cancer (ACS-COC), the Cancer Center at UMC New Orleans (UMCNO) offers patients a comprehensive approach to their cancer care.
  • Commission on Cancer Accedited Program logo
    UMC has been designated an Antimicrobial Stewardship Center of Excellence by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (ISDA).
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