Wheaton Franciscan Health Care
The Wisconsin Heart Hospital recently received the latest in chest pain center accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC), an international organization dedicated to eliminating heart disease as the number one cause of death worldwide. The Heart Hospital is the first facility in southeastern Wisconsin to receive the accreditation.
According to Mary Paredero, director of emergency services at the Wisconsin Heart Hospital, the hospital’s door-to-balloon time, or the amount of time that elapses from the moment a patient comes through the door to the time the patient is undergoing a heart catheterization to open the heart vessels, is currently at 50 minutes which is 40 minutes faster than the 90 minute national target. She credits that success, in part, to a close partnership the hospital has with local EMS agencies. Collaboration with local EMS agencies and community education are among the advanced criteria the SCPC looks at when awarding accreditation. Hospitals that have received SCPC accreditation have achieved a higher level of expertise in dealing with patients who arrive with symptoms of a heart attack. They emphasize the importance of standardized diagnostic and treatment programs that provide more efficient and effective evaluation as well as more appropriate and rapid treatment of patients with chest pain and other heart attack symptoms. They also serve as a point of entry into the health care system to evaluate and treat other medical problems, and they help to promote a healthier lifestyle in an attempt to reduce the risk factors for heart attack.
Wheaton Franciscan-St. Joseph Women’s Outpatient Center
Wheaton Franciscan-St. Joseph Women’s Outpatient Center recently received The Wisconsin Hospital Association Foundation 2010 Global Vision Community Partnership Award for addressing disparities in health care by providing OB/GYN services to low-income women. This annual competitive grant award is presented to a community health initiative that successfully addresses a documented community health need. Projects submitted to the WHA Foundation for the Global Vision Award must be nominated by a WHA member hospital, demonstrate viable partnerships with community entities, utilize creative approaches to meet documented community health needs, and have been in operation for a minimum of two years. Award winners received a commemorative plaque and an unrestricted grant of $2,500 to support the program. The Women’s Outpatient Center opened in 2003 and is a multidisciplinary clinic that provides care to low-income women and infants.
S.C. Johnson
S.C. Johnson & Son Inc. of Racine was recently recognized by Working Mother Magazine as one of the nation’s top companies for working mothers. This is the 22nd year the company has been named to the list. Working parents at S.C. Johnson have particular benefits, work flexibility and parental leave of absence available to them. S.C. Johnson, and all of the 100 companies named to the list, offer paid maternity leave, lactation rooms, flextime, mental health consultations and elder-care resources.
Foley & Lardner LLP
The Milwaukee-based law firm of Foley & Lardner recently received recognition in the U.S. News- Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings. The firm achieved first-tier rankings in 70 practice areas ranked locally and nationally. This places Foley in the top 10 firms for total number of first-tier metropolitan practice rankings across all U.S. markets. U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers evaluated more than 3,000 law firms across the United States to determine the list.
The firm also announced that 168 of its attorneys from 15 offices, including 61 from Milwaukee area offices, have been recognized in the 2011 Best Lawyers in America guide. The 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America guide is based on more than 3.1 million confidential, detailed evaluations by only the top attorneys in the U.S. and Canada.
Aurora Health Care
Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center has received the American College of Cardiology Foundation’s NCDR ACTION Registry–Get with the Guidelines Gold Performance Achievement Award for 2010 which recognizes the hospital’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients. St. Luke’s is one of only 135 hospitals nationwide to be recognized. The award signifies that St. Luke’s has treated coronary artery disease patients with 85 percent compliance to core standard levels of care outlined by the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association clinical guidelines and recommendations. The guidelines are considered a critical step toward saving lives and improving heath attack patient outcomes.
