Marquette General Health System - Press Release
Press Release

June 19, 2007

Six MGHS clinics accept the 2006 Governor’s Award of Excellence
for improving patient care

Six MGHS clinics have earned the 2006 Governor’s Award of Excellence for Improving Care in the Ambulatory Care Setting. Presented by the Governor, in partnership with Michigan’s Quality Improvement Organization (MPRO), the award honors Michigan physicians’ offices that embrace quality improvement initiatives that work to improve the quality, safety and delivery of patient care.

FamilyCare Doctors, U.P. Internal Medicine Associates, Chippewa Medical Associates, Doctors Park Family Physicians, Marquette Medical Clinic – Iron River and Marquette Medical Clinic – Kingsford were honored by MPRO for its quality improvement efforts in safety and delivery of patient care.

Governor's Award for Improving Care in Hospital Setting

The clinical topics addressed by the Governor’s Award have been designated as national health care priorities by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Clinical areas of focus are individually selected from one of the areas of preventive care, coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, heart failure or cancer screening.

Each clinic was honored by MPRO for their efforts in the safety and delivery of patient care in the following clinical area of focus:

FamilyCare Doctors diabetes mellitus
U.P. Internal Medicine Associates preventative care
Chippewa Medical Associates preventative care
Doctors Park Family Physicians diabetes mellitus
Marquette Medical Clinic – Iron River diabetes mellitus
Marquette Medical Clinic – Kingsford diabetes mellitus

The 2006 award marks the sixth year that the Governor and MPRO have presented the award.

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