Main Line Health recognized as an Age-Friendly Health System — Committed to Care Excellence to improve care for older adults
Main Line Health has been recognized by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement as an Age-Friendly Health System – Committed to Care Excellence. The designation was awarded to Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital, Riddle Hospital and Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital and highlights our commitment to providing high-quality, comprehensive care for older adults at every stage of their health care journey.
This distinction requires working toward a reliable practice of a set of four evidence-based elements known as the 4Ms: What Matters, Medication, Mind and Mobility. Main Line Health is proud to be affiliated with a growing movement of organizations globally achieving success toward excellence in care for older adults.
"We are extremely proud to be recognized. It is through the dedication of our teams who serve our older adults that we have been able to achieve this recognition. They continue to elevate the level of care they provide to deliver better outcomes," says Diane Sutton, DNP, RN, NE-BC, Director of Nursing at Paoli Hospital.
Age-Friendly Health Systems is an initiative of The John A. Hartford Foundation and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), in partnership with the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Catholic Health Association of the US (CHA). For more information, visit ihi.org/agefriendly.
Main Line Health is committed to serving seniors, their families and caregivers by providing free information and friendly assistance.
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, seven 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 and hospice services; Main Line Health Centers, primary and specialty care, lab and radiology and other outpatient services located in Broomall, Collegeville, Concordville, Devon, 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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