May 6, 2005

Mercy Home Care Receives Quality Improvement Award

Mercy Home Care, a service of Mercy Medical Center—Sioux City, has been recognized with the Quality Improvement Award by the Iowa Foundation for Medical Care (IFMC), Iowa’s quality improvement organization.

The award recognizes home health agencies that implement quality improvement practices and achieve quality improvement goals.

“I am proud of our staff’s commitment to quality care,” said Trudy Pfeiffer, Mercy Home Care’s executive director. “Recognition of our achievements reinforces our efforts and provides additional motivation to continually strive to provide the best care possible for our clients.”

“We see it as an indication that we have a great home health agency that is getting even better,” Pfeiffer added.

In presenting the award today, Deb Davis, RN, quality improvement coordinator for IFMC, said Mercy Home Care has demonstrated statistically significant improvement in the areas of patient care and successful outcomes indicated in performance data submitted to the state.

“Mercy Home Care has shown over time that they are committed to quality improvement efforts that benefit their clients,” said Davis. “We applaud their ongoing commitment to improve health care services and are honored to be working with them to improve health care in Iowa.”

For the past 30 years, IFMC has been dedicated to optimizing the quality of medical care and health through collaborative relationships, education, and health information management.

Founded in 1974, Mercy Home Care offers a wide range of home health services and products to the people of Siouxland including nursing services, therapy, personal care, and home medical equipment.

The agency’s service area encompasses a 100-mile radius of Sioux City. In addition to central offices in Sioux City, Mercy Home Care operates branch offices in Hawarden, Iowa, and Pender, Neb.