Dr. Babji Mesipam

Cottage Health Quality

"I am proud of Cottage Health’s commitment to quality care and patient safety at all levels of our organization." - Dr. Babji Mesipam, Chief Medical Quality Officer for Cottage Health

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Patients First

Cottage Health is committed to providing the highest quality and safest care to all patients.

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Awards and Recognitions

Cottage Health has received many national awards and specialty certifications that recognize the organization for demonstrating commitment to quality patient care.

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Cottage Health is committed to providing the highest quality and safest care to all patients. Our physicians, nurses and staff are constantly researching and testing ways to improve care. Cottage’s many national awards and specialty certifications are possible because of a culture of shared governance that emphasizes collaboration, measurement, transparency, research, and continually striving to improve.

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Clinical Outcomes

We present data on hospital clinical outcomes for mortality and readmission, healthcare associated infections and patient satisfaction as quality covers several areas.

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Performance

We compare our performance to valid and reliable benchmarks and internal targets because we strive to be the best.

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Advancing Quality

We share what we are doing to improve because continuous improvement is never-ending.

Patient Experience

By taking a comprehensive look at all aspects of a patient’s experience, Cottage Health assesses that care of patients is respectful and responsive to their needs, values and preferences.

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Clinical Specialties

With state-of-the art facilities and innovative technologies, Cottage Health provides world-class, safe medical care through numerous clinical specialties.

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Patient Safety

Cottage Health is committed to the highest standards of safe patient care and constantly strives to eliminate preventable patient harm.

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Contact Us

We hope this site is helpful to make informed healthcare decisions. We would like to hear from you. If you have a question or suggestion regarding how to make this more useful please email Cottage Health Quality.

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