May 18, 2013

This week's headlines

Hospice help is just a phone call away

Tom and Mary Lou Huerkamp were married for more than 42 years when a heart condition led her to seek care from Hospice & Palliative Care of Western Colorado. She received hospice care for more than six months before she passed away peacefully in her home with her beloved husband by her side.

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DCMH receives an ‘A’ for patient safety

Delta County Memorial Hospital was honored with an "A" Hospital Safety ScoreSM by The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits. The Hospital Safety ScoreSM was calculated under the guidance of The Leapfrog Group's Blue Ribbon Expert Panel using publicly available data on patient injuries, medical and medication errors, and infections.

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