University Hospitals Case Medical Center has been listed as a top teaching hospital in a study done by Thomson Healthcare. The study ranked the top 100 hospitals that delivered the highest performance balance of quality, efficiency and financial stability.

The study, Trends in Patient Safety Adverse Outcomes and 100 Top Hospitals Performance 2000-2005, examined changes in patient safety scores of Medicare populations across eight patient safety indicators established by the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The reviewed clinical and financial areas include risk-adjusted death rates, a patient safety composite, patient severity-adjusted average length of stay, expense per adjusted discharge and profit from operations.

Thomson Healthcare, which includes Medstat, MercuryMD, Micromedex, PDR and Solucient, works with hospitals, doctors, employers, insurers and health care companies in offering databases and research services.

Please take time to nominate a fellow Rainbow employee or team for the Rainbow Babies & Children’s Foundation Trustee Award of Excellence. The winner will receive a $350 cash award, special recognition in the annual report and an honorary plaque displayed near the Rainbow Amphitheater. All nominees will be entered into a drawing for a $50 American Express gift certificate. Please contact Maria Russo Young at Mariar.Young@UHhospitals.org for more information and a nomination form. Nominations are due by March 21 and the recipient will be announced at Rainbow Babies & Children’s Foundation Annual Meeting on May 12.

Boutique to You will sponsor a sale of designer accessories for women in the Atrium today from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. and tomorrow from 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Auxiliary of UH.

Tuesday, March 18:

Physician Portal, scheduled maintenance, starting March 18 at 11 p.m. – March 19 at 5 a.m.