Ryanne
Clarke,
CRNP
Cole Memo-
rial welcomes
Ryanne Clarke,
CRNP. She joins
the Women's
Health Center
and the internal medicine practice to
provide primary care to patients.
She is a graduate of the Johns Hop-
kins University’s accelerated bachelor
of science in nursing program, where
she also completed her master of sci-
ence degree, specializing in the family
nurse practitioner curriculum. Clarke
also holds bachelor of arts degrees
in Spanish and political science from
Tulane University in New Orleans.
Clarke was recently a primary care
provider at Johns Hopkins University,
where she served in a variety of public
settings such as schools, hospitals and
health departments in the Baltimore,
Md., vicinity.
Cara
Fink, MD
Cara Fink, MD,
recently joined
the Emergency
Department
team at Cole
Memorial
Hospital. She
holds a doctorate of medicine from the
Drexel University College of Medicine
in Philadelphia and a bachelor of sci-
ence degree in microbiology from The
Evergreen State College in Olympia,
Wash.
Dr. Fink comes to Cole Memorial
from the commonwealth of Pennsylva-
nia’s Medical Command Physician pro-
gram and the Geisinger Medical Center
in Danville, where she also served as a
Life Flight physician.
WELCOME
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Highly rated
health care
e high-quality care
Cole Memorial provides is
recognized by two national
health organizations
Cole Memorial was named one of the
nation’s top performers on key quality
measures by e Joint Commission, the
leading accreditor of health care organiza-
tions in the United States. Cole Memorial
was recognized by e Joint Commis-
sion for exemplary performance in using
evidence-based clinical processes that are
shown to improve care for certain condi-
tions, including heart attack, heart fail-
ure, pneumonia, surgical care, children’s
asthma, stroke, venous thromboembolism
and inpatient psychiatric services. New
this year is a category for immunization
for pneumonia and in uenza.
Cole Memorial is one of ,
hospi-
tals in the U.S. earning this distinction
for attaining and sustaining excellence in
accountability measure performance. Cole
Memorial was recognized for its achieve-
ment on surgical care and pneumonia
prevention. e ratings are based on an ag-
gregation of accountabilitymeasure data re-
ported to e Joint Commission during the
calendar year and represent percent
of all Joint Commission-accredited hospi-
tals reporting data for
.
is is the second year in a row that
Cole Memorial is being recognized as a
top performer. Last year, the hospital was
recognized by e Joint Commission for
its achievement for the same measure sets.
“While we celebrate the honors from
various organizations that monitor health
care performance, ColeMemorial is focused
on continuous learning and improvement,”
says Ed Pitchford, president and CEO of
Cole Memorial. “We have turned our atten-
tion to gathering and impacting measures
of health throughout the communities we
serve, and we are transforming our health
system to prevent disease while continuing
to treat it. We are proud of our team and
pleased to be recognized as we are con -
dent that we will continue these successes
on the path of improving the lives of those
who entrust their health to us.”
Cole Memorial Hospital was also lauded
by iVantage Health Analytics as a Health-
Strong Award winner for excellence in ef-
ciency, re ecting top quartile performance
among all acute care hospitals in the nation.
e HealthStrong Awards are based on
the Hospital Strength Index, a national
ratings program developed by iVantage to
recognize top-performing hospitals based
on key metrics critical to success in the
new health care marketplace. e Hospital
Strength Index ranks all ,
-plus U.S.
general acute care hospitals, including the
more than ,
critical access hospitals.
e index is based on eight performance
categories, measuring di erent perfor-
mance metrics. e index o ers hospital
executives, trustees and boards of directors
an objective way to measure their relative
performance internally and among their
peers.
is is another example of how Cole
Memorial is committed to providing e -
cient and e ective health care that is com-
parable to its larger urban counterparts.
Cole Memorial Hospital and its rural
health centers serve approximately ,
residents within a -mile service area,
including Potter, McKean, Cameron and
Tioga counties in Pennsylvania and New
York’s southern tier.
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