Washington, DC April 10 2013: The Specialty Hospital of Washington-Hadley Campus honored physicians at this year’s National Doctor’s Day luncheon.

Every year March 30th is recognized as National Doctor’s Day and SHW-Hadley saluted its excellent Medical Staff, which consist of 95 dedicated physicians representing 20 medical and surgical specialties.

Also on this special day, the hospital rededicated its Chapel. The Chapel Rededication ceremony was incorporated into this year’s Doctor’s day festivities on a two-folded message. The physicians contributed to the remodeling of the chapel that was originally dedicated in September 30, 1986 by the family of Dr. Henry Hadley in honor of his wife Anna V. Hadley. Secondly, the chapel’s rededication ties into the message that resonates throughout the halls of Hadley as a place of healing.

About Specialty Hospital Of Washington

The Specialty Hospital of Washington is the premier long term acute care hospital in the Washington DC area, and offers a preferred, cost effective alternative to long term stays in typical general hospital intensive care units. SHW is a fully accredited and highly rated hospital providing extraordinary care for its patients at both its Capitol Hill and Hadley campuses.

Washington, DC March 13 2013: The Hadley Nursing Center of the Specialty Hospital of Washington recently received the Excellence Award for Pressure ulcer reduction from the Delmarva Foundation. The award recognizes individual nursing homes performance and positive outcomes in pressure ulcer reduction. The award demonstrates a home’s commitment to excellence and serves as a continuing reminder of quality improvement.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have included wound care as a quality measure for nursing homes. In the nursing center environment, the percent of high-risk residents who have pressure sores has been identified as one of its five long-stay quality measures. Utilization of this guideline by the Hadley Nursing Center’s clinical staff along with Dr. Robert Dennis and Dr. Edgar Potter, Medical Director, the team was able to identify that pressure ulcer prevalence can be influenced by nursing home care practices such as frequent scheduling of assessments for suspicious skin areas, observations on the environmental assessments of residents, and care practices related to how the nursing home manages clinical, psychosocial and nutritional complications. The Hadley Nursing Center reported a significant drop in the percentage of pressure ulcer reports and incidence of patients being transferred to a high level of care for the treatment of pressure ulcers.

About Hadley Nursing Center

Hadley Nursing Center at The Specialty Hospital of Washington is licensed as a nursing facility and restorative/rehabilitative center that provides care 24 hours a day to help residents achieve their optimum level of wellness and independence. The Hadley Nursing Center offers quality healthcare and compassionate service at an affordable cost.