STHS COVID-19 response earns national recognition
STHS Communication Department, commdept@stph.org
Members of the St. Tammany Health System team accept the 2020 Strata
Decision LEAP Award, which was bestowed recently upon the health system for its
COVID response. From left are: Executive Assistant Alicia Larriviere, Director
of Anesthesia and Surgery Chris Connel, Director of Med-Surg Amy Wade RN DH,
Chief Financial Officer Sandra Dipietro, Elizabeth O’Daniell of Patient Financial
Services, AVP Finance Karen Raiford, AVP Surgical Services Nancy Ledet RN, and
Decision Support representative Cameron Jenkins.
(Photo by Tim San Fillippo / STHS)
COVINGTON, Louisiana -- St. Tammany Health System has been named a winner of the 2020 Strata Decision LEAP Award, a national recognition of healthcare organizations for outstanding performance in the areas of finance and strategy to benefit both their organization and the communities they serve.
Strata, a cloud-based financial planning, analytics and performance platform in healthcare, recognized the St. Tammany team – both clinical and non-clinical – for their work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The LEAP Award recognizes those who lead, excel, achieve and progress in the area of healthcare finance and operations. Given we are all living through the worst financial crisis in the history of healthcare, the work of those on your team in support of your organization has never been more important,” Strata CEO Dan Michelson said in presenting the award. “This work has been nothing short of heroic.”
St. Tammany Health System’s first case of COVID-19 was confirmed on March 13, 2020. Since then it has treated more than 1,100 COVID-positive patients and conducted more than 27,000 COVID tests.
As of Tuesday (Feb. 2), the health system was treating 43 COVID inpatients.
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St. Tammany Health System is the heartbeat of its community, caring for patients and families with excellence, compassion and teamwork; it will strengthen the health of its community with compassion, innovation and partnership and is recognized for quality, safety and the patient experience by CareChex, Leapfrog, Healthgrades, Hospital Compare, Women’s Choice and US News & World Report. St. Tammany Parish Hospital Service District No. 1 is an independent service district in a clinically integrated partnership with Ochsner Health. Together, the two organizations focus on aligning their healthcare offerings to best serve patients and families in west St. Tammany and surrounding areas. Under their agreement, each retains its autonomy; neither manages nor owns the other. Self-supporting, not-for-profit STHS receives no tax funding. More at StTammany.health.