In June 1994, the Renfrew Victoria Hospital was selected as the first-ever recipient of the Health Care Quality Team Award in the “Small and Rural Provider” category. This award, offered by the Canadian College of Health Service Executives and 3M Health Care, was established to recognize health care organizations that have sustained measurable improvements in their network of services, and have done so through the use of a team. Renfrew Victoria Hospital's entry focused on the establishment of a hemodialysis unit for the residents of Renfrew County. This article summarizes the parameters of this award, as presented in our submission.
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Ontario Ministry of Health.Memorandum from D.W. Corder and J. Kaufman re: Dialysis services expansion in Ontario, 1989.
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Kt/V is a clinical measure of the effectiveness of the dialysis treatment.
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Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation.Standards for Acute Care Organizations. A Client-centred Approach. Ottawa: CCHSA, 1995.
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In November 1994, the Ministry of Health approved funding to operate a third shift at the Renfrew Victoria Hospital hemodialysis unit. As a result, the unit will be providing 3,744 hemodialysis treatments annually, to 24 patients.
