1. AWARDS & SPECIAL RECOGNITION PUBLICATIONS Figure 1. Species germination percentage by seed location on the bags PRESENTATIONS ACCREDITATIONS  Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program  Adirondack Health Renal Dialysis - IPRO 5-Diamond Patient Safety Award  Laboratory - NYSDOH / CLIA and CAP (College of American Pathologists)  Medical Imaging - all sites - NYS Department of Health  Nuclear Medicine - American College of Radiology.  Bariatric Center of Excellence -Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program SPECIAL COMMUNITY EVENTS Quality at Adirondack Health The year in review 2015 QUALITY U & I WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE ADIRONDACK HEALTH PEAK OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS  GOLD MEDAL AWARD Improving Patient Care with a focus on Medication Management  SILVER MEDAL AWARD Taking Every PreCAUTIon to Eliminate and Protect Patients from Infection  BRONZE MEDAL AWARD Pain Management Across the Organization  PEOPLES’ CHOICE AWARD – NEW in 2015! Uihlein – Marcy Mountain Country Club for Activities  AMC ranked among “100 Great Community Hospitals” for the second year in a row!  Chandler Ralph named 2015 Rural Health Leadership Champion of the Year by the Adirondack Rural Health Network.  Chandler Ralph named to list of 50 Rural Hospital CEOs to Know  Excellus Quality Leaders Award for Infection Prevention  Adirondack Health featured in television coverage during National Patient Safety Awareness Week  Adirondack Health Medical Fitness Center in Lake Placid Economic Development winner  Kirsten Kiroy RN, receives the Handler Award for Nursing  First facility in the North Country awarded the designation of Lung Cancer Screening center from the American College of Radiology.  Adirondack Health named by Soliant Health as one of the Top 20 Most Beautiful Hospitals in the U.S  Hepatitis B Birth Dose Honor Roll  New York State Perinatal Quality Collaborative (NYSPQC) Obstetrical Improvement Project’s Quality Improvement Award  HANYS Pinnacle Awards for Quality & Safety  Readmissions  Taking Every PreCAUTIon to reduce HACs  HT Clinical Connections Newsletter – CMS Patient Safety Initiative (PSI) Worksheets  Health Care Week Educational Program  Understanding Health Disparities – LGBTQ Community Lectures  Fall Symposium: Pink Glove Flash Dance for Breast Cancer  Lake Placid Half Marathon; Turkey Trot; Jingle Bell Run  Infant First Aid & CPR classes for new parents  Car Seat Safety For New Parents  AFSP Relay for Life sponsor  AH Out of the Darkness Walk participant  Diabetes Self-Management  Empire State Games  Clinical support for Ironman Triathlon & New Visions  Saranac Lake Winter Carnival float participation  Excellus Healthcare Innovations – Quality Leadership in the Emergency Department  National Client Conference for Press, Ganey on “Excellence Everyday”  NYONEL Best Practice Award and 2 presentations at the annual Conference for:  Taking every PreCAUTIon to reduce HACs  Implementing a Lactation Program  “Road to Recovery after Drug Diversion “Educational Program with SPAN at AMC  Colby staff and AFSP Capital Region Partners “Living with Bi-Polar Disease” community lecture  Champlain Valley Annual Expo Colby Presentation  St Regis Falls Colby presentation  LTC Office of the Aging lecture by Colby Staff  Suicide Prevention Coalition  Nursing Grand Rounds launched with 8 presentations on variety of topics Adirondack Health – The only North Country hospital to earn four out of five stars in the new CMS report card on patient experience!