Baxa Corporation Honors Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston with 2004 Best Practices Award
Texas Children’s Hospital is the first recipient of Baxa Corporation’s award for Best Practices in the pharmacy. Texas Children’s Hospital was honored with the 2004 Best Practices Award at a Baxa customer appreciation reception held December 7, 2004, at the 30th Annual American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Mid-Year Clinical Meeting in Orlando, Florida. Pharmacy Manager, Lai Lao accepted the award on behalf of the hospital.
Englewood, CO (PRWEB) December 9, 2004 -- Baxa Corporation announces that
Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH) is the first recipient of the company’s award
for Best Practices in the pharmacy. Texas Children’s Hospital was honored with
the 2004 Best Practices Award at a Baxa customer appreciation reception held
December 7, 2004, at the 30th Annual American Society of Health-System
Pharmacists (ASHP) Mid-Year Clinical Meeting in Orlando, Florida.
For 30
years, Baxa has supported the best hospital pharmacy practice through its
products and services. “Our focus has always been on developing products that
promote healthcare safety and efficiency in the pharmacy,” said CEO Greg
Baldwin. “This award allows us to give something back to one of the many great
examples of operational excellence.” The 2004 award winner was chosen because
its operations demonstrate the best current practices for patient safety and
pharmacy efficiency. Through its Web site and technical publications, Baxa
provides best practice recommendations for fluid handling and administration to
hospital pharmacists, technicians and nurses.
Awarding a partner hospital
for “Best Practices” aligns well with Baxa Corporation’s corporate goal of
promoting best practices for patient safety, med error reduction and operational
efficiency in its publications, marketing and sales efforts. The ASHP Mid-Year
Meeting serves as an excellent backdrop for this award, given the group’s
long-standing focus on the development and publication of best practice
guidelines for its members and their health systems. In addition to their
recognition during a reception on Tuesday, December 7th, Baxa also awarded TCH
an unrestricted grant for the pharmacy. Pharmacy Manager, Lai Lao accepted the
award on behalf of the hospital.
Texas Children’s Hospital is a full-care
pediatric hospital located within the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas.
Internationally recognized for its development of breakthrough treatments for
cancer, diabetes, asthma, HIV, premature babies, and cardiogenic and
attention-related disorders, TCH is the largest pediatric hospital in the United
States. Texas Children’s Hospital enjoys a national ranking in the top four
among children’s hospitals by both Child Magazine (http://www.texaschildrenshospital.org/allabout/newscenter/ArticleDisplay.aspx?aid=973)
and U.S. News & World Report (http://www.texaschildrenshospital.org/allabout/newscenter/ArticleDisplay.aspx?aid=1325).
Nominees
for the Best Practices award were chosen by Baxa regional sales representatives.
They then were reviewed by Baxa leaders, with TCH identified as best fitting the
criteria desired. The company plans to continue its awards and sponsorships in
2005 and will be encouraging peer nominations through its Web site and quarterly
newsletters.
Baxa Corporation, founded in 1975, is a customer-focused
medical device company that provides innovative, solution-based technology for
fluid handling and delivery products that promote patient safety and best
practices for hospital pharmacy.
About Baxa Corporation:
As a leading
provider of devices and systems for the preparation, handling, packaging, and
administration of liquid medications, Baxa manufactures and markets a wide range
of healthcare products for use in hospitals, critical care units and
alternate-site pharmacies. Headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, Baxa has
subsidiaries and sales offices in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany and
Denmark; and distribution partners worldwide. Further information is available
at http://www.baxa.com.
About Texas Children’s
Hospital:
http://www.texaschildrenshospital.org
About The
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists:
http://www.ashp.org
Information Contacts:
Marian
Robinson, Vice President, Marketing
Baxa Corporation: 800.567.2292 ext. 2157
or 303.617.2157
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Maggie
Chamberlin Holben, APR
Absolutely Public Relations: 303.984.9801 or
303.660.3558
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