Riddle Hospital receives NICHE/ABIM Trailblazer Award, recognized for longstanding commitment to improving care for older adults
Riddle Hospital, part of Main Line Health, was awarded the 2020 Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) and ABIM Foundation Choosing Wisely®️ Trailblazer Award. The award recognizes clinical teams for their outstanding achievement in improving the quality of care for older adults by reducing tests and treatments that have little or no benefit, prioritizing patient safety and preferences, and improving care coordination.
Riddle’s clinical team was specifically recognized in two areas: the reduction of emergency department readmissions and callbacks to patients 75 and over following discharge, and the success of its Sleep Protocol Program, which encourages reducing lights and noise in a care environment to create a healthy sleep environment and promote healing.
“The Sleep Protocol Program has been a key part of Main Line Health’s efforts to reduce the incidence of delirium among senior patients. This is a collective honor for our staff who have committed to this protocol and made it such a success,” says Brian Duke, System Director of Senior Services at Main Line Health.
While Main Line Health has been a NICHE-designated health system since 2016, Riddle Hospital was inducted as a NICHE hospital in 2010. In recognition of the hospital’s decade-long commitment to senior care, NICHE recently named Riddle among its Legacy Hospitals.
“To be named a Legacy Hospital affirms the pioneering role which Riddle’s team had in being the first hospital with NICHE designation at Main Line Health,” says Duke. “We are proud of all that we have done to be a leader in senior care and a resource for seniors and their loved ones in our community, particularly in establishing an Education of Nurses for Gerontology Certification, which has helped Riddle and the entire Main Line Health system as we improve the care of older adults.”
Main Line Health is committed to serving seniors, their families and caregivers by providing free information and friendly assistance. Learn more about senior care offerings at Main Line Health, including our Senior Care Line.
About Riddle Hospital
Founded in 1963, Riddle Hospital provides comprehensive services, including orthopaedic, maternity, cardiovascular, cancer and stroke care, as well as emergency medicine and outpatient services such as imaging, audiology and sleep studies. Riddle Hospital, located in Delaware County, is known for providing advanced treatment options and innovative approaches, including cutting-edge technology for robotic surgery, cardiac and cancer care. Neonatologists from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia provide specialized newborn and neonatal intensive care in our Level II NICU. Consistently recognized for excellence in patient care, Riddle Hospital is a trusted healthcare provider in the region, known for its high-quality services and patient-centered approach.
About Main Line Health
Founded in 1985, Main Line Health® is a not-for-profit health system serving the Philadelphia region and beyond. Main Line Health consists of five hospitals, six health centers and over 150 medical practice locations. The System has more than 14,000 employees and over 2,100 employed and independent physicians and advanced practice providers.
At its core are four of the region's most respected acute care hospitals — Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital and Riddle Hospital — as well as one of the nation's premier facilities for rehabilitative medicine, Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital. Main Line Health also includes Mirmont Treatment Center for drug and alcohol recovery; Main Line Health HomeCare & Hospice, providing skilled home healthcare, hospice and home infusion services; Main Line Health Centers, primary and specialty care, lab and radiology and other outpatient services located in Broomall, Collegeville, Concordville, Exton, King of Prussia and Newtown Square; and Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, a biomedical research organization.
Main Line Health's medical staff benefits from a collaborative relationship including independent physicians, community healthcare professionals and hospital-based experts from Main Line HealthCare, the employed multi-specialty physician network of Main Line Health.
Main Line Health collaborates with top experts to deliver exceptional specialty care. Through our affiliation with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, doctors and advanced practice providers care for pediatric patients at select Main Line Health locations, including the neonatal intensive care units at Main Line Health's four acute care hospitals, as well as Bryn Mawr Hospital's Inpatient Pediatric Unit and Emergency Department. Jefferson Health neurosurgeons and neurointerventionalists provide 24/7 specialized care, including neurointervention and lifesaving stroke care, and trauma surgeons provide critical care to our patients. Through our affiliation with Sheppard Pratt — a nonprofit provider of mental health services, substance use, developmental disability and other comprehensive behavioral health support — patients receive compassionate care in a welcoming environment.
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