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Regular Session, 2010 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 173
BY SENATOR SMITH
A RESOLUTION
To commend Beauregard Memorial Hospital and its administration and staff on being the
recipient of the Silver Level 2009 Louisiana Hospital Quality Award and of a
Distinguished Partners in Education Award.
WHEREAS, Beauregard Memorial Hospital in DeRidder, Louisiana, has received
the Silver Level 2009 Louisiana Hospital Quality Award, presented by eQHealth Solutions,
the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, the Hospital Quality Award honors Louisiana hospitals that successfully
implement quality initiatives directed toward improving patient care in the hospital setting
recognizing those facilities that are actively engaged in improving care in one or more of the
following areas: acute myocardial infarction (heart attack), heart failure, pneumonia, and
surgical care; and
WHEREAS, the clinical topics measured for the awards have been designated as
national health care priorities by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and staff
members from Beauregard Memorial Hospital have been working with quality improvement
specialists from eQHealth Solutions to use proven, evidence-based practices to improve care
for their patients; and
WHEREAS, the award recognized that the medical staff and the entire health care
team at Beauregard Memorial Hospital is dedicated to providing the very best in patient care
and their efforts; and
WHEREAS, Beauregard Memorial Hospital also received a Distinguished Partners
in Education Award from the Louisiana Department of Education, an award first presented
in 1991, made to a select number of businesses, industries, associations, or individuals that
have made significant contributions to education in Louisiana. SR NO. 173 ENROLLED
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend Beauregard Memorial Hospital and its administration and staff on
being the recipient of the Silver Level 2009 Louisiana Hospital Quality Award and of a
Distinguished Partners in Education Award.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Beauregard Memorial Hospital, through its chief executive officer, Ted Badger, FACHE.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE