Main Line Health recognized as an Age-Friendly Health System — Committed to Care Excellence to improve care for older adults
Main Line Health has been recognized by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement as an Age-Friendly Health System – Committed to Care Excellence. The designation was awarded to Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital, Riddle Hospital and Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital and highlights our commitment to providing high-quality, comprehensive care for older adults at every stage of their health care journey.
This distinction requires working toward a reliable practice of a set of four evidence-based elements known as the 4Ms: What Matters, Medication, Mind and Mobility. Main Line Health is proud to be affiliated with a growing movement of organizations globally achieving success toward excellence in care for older adults.
"We are extremely proud to be recognized. It is through the dedication of our teams who serve our older adults that we have been able to achieve this recognition. They continue to elevate the level of care they provide to deliver better outcomes," says Diane Sutton, DNP, RN, NE-BC, Director of Nursing at Paoli Hospital.
Age-Friendly Health Systems is an initiative of The John A. Hartford Foundation and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), in partnership with the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Catholic Health Association of the US (CHA). For more information, visit ihi.org/agefriendly.
Main Line Health is committed to serving seniors, their families and caregivers by providing free information and friendly assistance.
About Main Line Health
Main Line Health® is a not-for-profit health system serving the greater Philadelphia region. The System comprises five hospitals, seven health centers, more than 160 outpatient and physician practice locations, over 14,500 employees and more than 2,200 employed and independent physicians and advanced practice providers.
Founded in 1985, Main Line Health includes four of the region’s most respected acute care hospitals — Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital and Riddle Hospital — as well as Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital, one of the nation’s premier facilities for rehabilitative medicine. The System also includes Mirmont Treatment Center, which provides treatment and support for substance use disorders; Main Line Health HomeCare & Hospice; Main Line HealthCare, its employed multispecialty physician network; Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, a leading biomedical research organization; and Main Line Health Centers offering primary and specialty care, lab, radiology and other outpatient services in Broomall, Collegeville, Concordville, Devon, Exton, King of Prussia and Newtown Square.
Main Line Health brings together physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, researchers and other healthcare professionals across a broad network of inpatient, outpatient, home-based and community-based services. Through this integrated approach, the System delivers high-quality, comprehensive care across the continuum — from primary care and preventive services to complex specialty, surgical, trauma, emergency, rehabilitative, behavioral health, home care and hospice services — with a focus on making care accessible in the communities where people live and work.
Main Line Health also collaborates with leading clinical partners to expand access to specialized care. Through its affiliation with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, pediatric care is provided at select Main Line Health locations, including neonatal intensive care units at its acute care hospitals and Bryn Mawr Hospital’s Inpatient Pediatric Unit and Emergency Department. Jefferson Health neurosurgeons and neurointerventionalists also provide 24/7 specialized care, including neurointervention and lifesaving stroke care.