AtlantiCare 2021 Report to the Boards

Best Quality

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• In partnership with New Jersey Department of Health, provided vaccines to over 150 individuals who were housing insecure at shelters, drop in centers and other social service locations. • Deployed a streamlined process for the infusion of monoclonal antibodies to help treat mild to moderate SARS-CoV-2 infections in the emergency department. • Hired AtlantiCare’s first Certified Community Doula to improve Black/Brown Infant Morbidity and Mortality. • Conducted Health Equity Training and administered the Implicit Bias Race Test to leaders and providers of Women’s Health services. • Created a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, and others (LGBTQIA+) Support Services Navigator position dedicated to ensuring that LGBTQIA+ patients are able to successfully navigate all resources available to them. • Healthgrades Best Hospital Awards 2022: – America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Surgical Care Award™ (2022)

– America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention Award™ (2022, 2021, 2020) – America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Joint Replacement Award™ (2022, 2021, 2020) – America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery Award™ (2022, 2021, 2020) • Recognitions:

– Ranked as the 7th Best Hospital in New Jersey by US News & World Report , improving from No. 9 in 2020-2021. – Received acceptance to the New Jersey Department of Health Antimicrobial Stewardship Recognition Program. – Earned American Heart Association (AHA) Gold level recognition as part of the 2021 Check. Change. Control. Cholesterol™ Recognition Program. – Received the most Community Health Quality Recognition badges from the Health Resources and Services

Administration (HRSA) of all Health Centers in New Jersey for AtlantiCare’s Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). • Initiated an AtlantiCare Screening Committee to provide evidence-based recommendations on health screenings. • Significantly improved October 2021 CMS Care Compare performance for Hospital Wide Readmissions, Patient Safety Indicator 04 (PSI-04), Sepsis and Hip/Knee complications. • Joined the New Jersey Quality Improvement Project (NJ- QIP) Program, formerly known as Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP), to help advance statewide quality improvements in maternal and behavioral health, with incentive payment opportunities of nearly $7M. • Implemented a five-week Yoga for Youth series and three wellness retreats for elementary aged children to promote youth well-being at the LifeCenter. • Secured more than 600 earned mentions/stories in national, regional and/or local media highlighting AtlantiCare experts, care and services, including two “Good Morning America” stories, a Fox-29 Philly live interview, a Bloomberg News feature and an American Hospital Association best practice spotlight.

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