Henry County Health Center Named 2008 Most Wired Hospital
Patient Satisfaction Higher at Most Wired Hospitals 

MT. PLEASANT — Henry County Health Center has been named to the nation’s Most Wired – Small and Rural hospital list according to the results of the 2008 Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study released in the July issue of Hospitals & Health Networks magazine. HCHC is one of five hospitals in the state of Iowa to receive the Most Wired designation, and this is the second consecutive year that HCHC has received the award. 

The 100 Most Wired hospitals show better outcomes in patient satisfaction, risk-adjusted mortality rates and other key quality measures through the use of information technology (IT), according to a new analysis.  Marking its 10^th year, the Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study continues to lead the field in analyses and benchmarking of healthcare IT.   

“This is a tremendous honor for the entire HCHC organization. To be recognized, for the second year in a row, for our advances in technology reinforces all the hard work and efforts of our Medical Staff and Associates,” commented HCHC CFO Dave Muhs. “As we continue to look at technology to improve patient satisfaction, to enhance the quality of care we provide, and to support our patient safety initiatives, this award validates that we are not only on the right track, but part of an elite group of hospitals that will transform the health care system. Simply put, advancing information technology permits our associates to be able to deliver a better quality of care, in a more efficient or quicker way, giving the patient better service and outcomes, in lesser amounts of time, and in the most cost effective manner possible. The real winner of the benefits of this award is the community we serve.”