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Carson Tahoe Health and University of Utah Health Care Team Up to Improve Access to Medical Specialties in Nevada
New affiliation agreement lays out framework for how the two hospitals will collaborate to ensure residents of the greater Carson City region have access to specialists from one of the country’s top academic medical centers. (Carson City, Nevada) – Officials from Carson Tahoe Health (CTH) today announced a new partnership with Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health Care that will extend the resources of a premier academic medical center to Carson City, Douglas County, Dayton and the surrounding communities. The agreement formalizes a long tradition of collaboration between the two health care providers. “Health care is changing very rapidly and the key to continued success for an independent hospital system like ours is finding the right partner,” said Ed …
May 5, 2015
CTH Hosts Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Training
(Carson City, Nev.)- Carson Tahoe Health was selected by the International Order of Forensic Nurses as the West Coast site for the clinical portion of the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) training course. The training took place on November 18 and 19 at the Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center where fifteen nurses were certified, four of which are employed by Carson Tahoe Health. SANE refers to a registered nurse who has been specially trained to provide comprehensive care to sexual assault patients in a medical environment. These nurses receive specific training in evidence collection techniques including how to gather physical evidence such as DNA, or nail fibers and hair fibers in sexual assault cases. In many criminal cases, the evidence …
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The Joint Commission Names Sierra Surgery Hospital Top Performer on Key Quality Measures
Sierra Surgery Hospital, in partnership with Carson Tahoe Health, earns another recognition for quality patient care practices.- (Carson City, Nev.)- Sierra Surgery Hospital, in partnership with Carson Tahoe Health has been named Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® by The Joint Commission, the leading entity accrediting health care organizations in America. The Joint Commission recognized Sierra Surgery Hospital for exemplary performance using evidence-based clinical processes that are shown to improve care. Specifically, Sierra Surgery Hospital was recognized for its excellence in surgical care. Sierra Surgery Hospital is among the top 23% of hospitals in the U.S. to earn this distinction. To be recognized as a top performer, a hospital must meet or exceed 95 percent performance thresholds for its performance …
Carson Tahoe Health is fully accredited by the
Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality (CIHQ).
