Riddle Hospital receives NICHE/ABIM Trailblazer Award, recognized for longstanding commitment to improving care for older adults
Riddle Hospital, part of Main Line Health, was awarded the 2020 Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) and ABIM Foundation Choosing Wisely®️ Trailblazer Award. The award recognizes clinical teams for their outstanding achievement in improving the quality of care for older adults by reducing tests and treatments that have little or no benefit, prioritizing patient safety and preferences, and improving care coordination.
Riddle’s clinical team was specifically recognized in two areas: the reduction of emergency department readmissions and callbacks to patients 75 and over following discharge, and the success of its Sleep Protocol Program, which encourages reducing lights and noise in a care environment to create a healthy sleep environment and promote healing.
“The Sleep Protocol Program has been a key part of Main Line Health’s efforts to reduce the incidence of delirium among senior patients. This is a collective honor for our staff who have committed to this protocol and made it such a success,” says Brian Duke, System Director of Senior Services at Main Line Health.
While Main Line Health has been a NICHE-designated health system since 2016, Riddle Hospital was inducted as a NICHE hospital in 2010. In recognition of the hospital’s decade-long commitment to senior care, NICHE recently named Riddle among its Legacy Hospitals.
“To be named a Legacy Hospital affirms the pioneering role which Riddle’s team had in being the first hospital with NICHE designation at Main Line Health,” says Duke. “We are proud of all that we have done to be a leader in senior care and a resource for seniors and their loved ones in our community, particularly in establishing an Education of Nurses for Gerontology Certification, which has helped Riddle and the entire Main Line Health system as we improve the care of older adults.”
Main Line Health is committed to serving seniors, their families and caregivers by providing free information and friendly assistance. Learn more about senior care offerings at Main Line Health, including our Senior Care Line.
About Riddle Hospital
Riddle Hospital, part of Main Line Health, is a not-for-profit, acute-care hospital with 200 inpatient beds. Riddle has received both regional and national recognition for its excellence in providing state-of-the-art, quality care, including The Joint Commission, the Society of Chest Pain Centers and other health care rating organizations. U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals 2022–2023 rated Riddle Hospital as High Performing in six commonly occurring conditions and medical procedures. The hospital offers a full range of services, including women’s health, orthopaedic, maternity, heart, cancer and stroke care; emergency medicine; primary care services and outpatient services including imaging, sleep, wound healing, audiology, and more — aided by a dedicated team of health care professionals and advanced technology. Main Line Health and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have an affiliation to provide pediatric care to our community. CHOP providers care for pediatric patients in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Riddle. In summer of 2023, the new Pavilion at Riddle Hospital opened, the cornerstone of an overall campus modernization project. The five-story, 230,000-square-foot Pavilion features state-of-the-art surgical suites and modern maternity facilities, bringing comprehensive, expanded health care features to Delaware County. Health Center 4, which has LEED Gold certification, houses the Rothman Institute, the Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Center, and a variety of outpatient programs.
About Main Line Health
Founded in 1985, Main Line Health is a not-for-profit health system serving Philadelphia and its suburbs. Main Line Health's commitment — to deliver safe, high-quality, equitable and affordable care for treating and curing disease, playing an important role in prevention and disease management, as well as training physicians and other health care providers — reflects our intent to be the region's premier choice for clinical care, research, and education. A team of more than 13,000 employees and over 3,500 employed and independent physicians and advanced practice providers care for patients throughout Main Line Health.
At Main Line Health's core are four of the region's most respected acute care hospitals — Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital and Riddle Hospital — as well as one of the nation's premier facilities for rehabilitative medicine, Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital.
Main Line Health also includes Mirmont Treatment Center for drug and alcohol recovery; Main Line Health HomeCare & Hospice, which includes skilled home health care, hospice and home infusion services; Main Line Health Centers, primary and specialty care, lab and radiology, and other outpatient services located in Broomall, Collegeville, Concordville, Exton, King of Prussia and Newtown Square; Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, a biomedical research organization; and Main Line HealthCare, one of the region's largest multispecialty physician networks.
Main Line Health is the recipient of numerous awards for quality care and service, including the prestigious American Hospital Association Quest for Quality Prize, highest tier ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for Overall Hospital Quality and systemwide recognition in the 2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings. Main Line Health is committed to creating an environment of diversity, respect, equity and inclusion, has proudly received awards in this area and has embraced the American Hospital Association's #123forEquity Pledge to Act to eliminate disparities in care. We are dedicated to advancing patient-centered care, education and research to help patients stay healthy and live their best lives.
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