HJNO Jan/Feb 2020

64 JAN / FEB 2020  I  HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS   Hospital Rounds from harm and meeting the highest safety stan- dards in the United States. “Patients and families trust that when they seek care at Tulane, they are going to get better, not worse,” said Dr. Brandon Mauldin, Tulane Health System’s chief medical officer.“We work tirelessly to create an environment of care in which patient safety is paramount. I’m excited that this work is being recognized and proud of what that means for our patients.” The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit orga- nization committed to improving health care qual- ity and safety for consumers and purchasers.The Safety Grade assigns an A, B, C, D or F grade to hospitals across the country based on their per- formance in preventing medical errors, injuries, accidents, infections,and other harms to patients in their care. This is the third-consecutive A safety rating earned by Tulane Lakeside. Tulane Medical Cen- ter in downtown New Orleans maintained its B safety rating. Developed under the guidance of a national Expert Panel, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses 28 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign grades to more than 2,600 U.S. acute-care hospitals twice per year. The Hospital Safety Grade’s methodology is peer- reviewed and fully transparent, and the results are free to the public. Ochsner Cardiologist Recognized with 2019 ATLAS Award The director of the John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute (JOHVI), Christopher J. White, MD, MACC, MSCAI, FAHA, FESC, FACP, has been recognized by Vascular Interventional Advances Physicians (VIVA) with the 2019ATLAS award for his impact as a scholar and leader in the vascu- lar field. VIVA is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing the field of vascular medicine and intervention through education and research. Each year, VIVA recognizes one physician with the ATLAS award, which stand for ATeacher, Lea der, And Scholar. This career award celebrates a physician who committed their career to advanc- ing the care of patients with vascular disorders, while also fostering the next generation of health- care professionals.White was recognizedwith this honor during the annual VIVAmeeting earlier this month in Las Vegas, Nev. With more than four decades of experience, White has practiced medicine in San Francisco, Calif; Washington, D.C.; Glasgow, Scotland; and NewOrleans,La.In addition to his rolewithJOHVI, White currently serves as the medical director of Value Based Care and SystemChairman for car- diovascular disease for Ochsner Health System and is professor and chairman of medicine and cardiology for the University of Queensland Och- sner Clinical School. White is a past president of the Society of Car- diovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) and a past steering committee chairman for the National Cardiovascular Database Reg- istry’s (NCDR) carotid and peripheral revascu- larization efforts. He serves as editor for Prog- ress in Cardiovascular Disease, associate editor for JACC Interventions, and previously served as editor-in-chief for Catheterization and Cardiovas- cular Interventions. White graduated Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society from Case Western Reserve Medical School in Cleveland, Ohio and completed a residency in internal medicine and fellowship in cardiology at LettermanArmy Med- ical Center (LAMC) in San Francisco, Calif.  Healthgrades Names STPH among America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Spine Surgery Healthgrades named St.Tammany Health Sys- temone ofAmerica’s 100Best Hospitals for Spine Surgery in its annual performance evaluation of nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide. In the same survey, Healthgrades awarded the hospital five- star ratings for carotid surgery,pacemaker proce- dures, spinal fusion and treatment of pneumonia, respiratory failure, sepsis, and stroke. Healthgrades 2020 Report to the Nation exam- ines 32 of the most common inpatient proce- dures and conditions using Medicare data to help patients find the highest quality, safest care nearest their home.A5-star rating indicates clin- ical outcomes at the hospital are statistically sig- nificantly better than expected when treating the condition or performing the procedure being evaluated. “As consumers navigate their health, it is impor- tant to consider a number of factors, including hospital quality, before deciding where to access care,” said Brad Bowman, MD, chief medical offi- cer, Healthgrades. “We recognize those hospi- tals that have proven their dedication to quality care and exceptional outcomes over time and we applaud their efforts and achievement.” Ochsner Joins NewOrleans College Football Championship Host Committee as Title Sponsor of Volunteer Program The New Orleans College Football Champion- shipHost Committee (NOCFCHC) choseOchsner Health System(Ochsner) as its Official Healthcare Provider and the title sponsor for its volunteer pro- grams. The 2020 College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship features a weekend full of fan-friendly events culminating with the CFP National Championship game at the Mercedes- Benz Superdome on Jan. 13. As the Official Healthcare Provider of the New Orleans CFP National Championship Host Com- mittee,Ochsner hadmedical and first aid stations across all CFP event locations, including the Play- off Fan Central at the Ernest N.Morial Convention Center, the Allstate Championship Tailgate Plaza at Jax Brewery, and theAT&TPlayoff Playlist Live concert series atWoldenberg Park.Ochsnermed- ical volunteers, including physicians, nurses, and medical students,staffed these stations through- out championship weekend. “Ochsner is a proud supporter of community partners, organizations, and events that make New Orleans the best city in the world to live, visit,andwork,”saidDavidGaines,Ochsner Health Christopher J. White, MD, MACC, MSCAI, FAHA, FESC, FACP,