Virginia Cardiac Collaboration — Fall 2025 Recap & Next Steps
- Sherri White
- 4 days ago
- 2 min read
Snapshots of Impact: VCSQI × VHAC
The VCSQI and VHAC Fall Meetings at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden brought clinicians, EMS leaders, and partners together for a full day of practical updates, clear next steps, and renewed momentum across Virginia. We’re sharing a few photos from the day to capture the people behind the work—connections, collaborations, and the energy that keeps this effort moving forward.
Photos courteously of Freedom Fonner.
Introducing the VCSQI Patient DEI Rackcard
During the VCSQI Fall Quarterly Meeting, we introduced a patient-facing infographic from the DEI 2.0 workgroup and encouraged attendees to take printed copies back to their clinics and place them in waiting rooms. The piece—titled “Your Care. Your Voice. Your Health.” and available in English and Spanish—directs patients to vcsqi.org/dei-for-patients for real tips, what hospitals are changing, and ways to speak up and get involved. We’re sharing the PDF with members and inviting you to circulate it, post it, and send us feedback on placement, readability, and impact so we can keep improving the resource.
Call for Board Nominations (VCSQI)
VCSQI is seeking nominations for our Board of Directors to help steer statewide strategy, governance, and measurable quality improvement. We welcome nominees from across the collaborative—clinicians, cath/OR leadership, administrators, and data/quality leaders.
Nominate yourself or a colleague by November 1st with a short bio (role, organization, region) and a 2–3 sentence statement of interest. Please send nominations to Eddie@vcsqi.org with the subject line: “VCSQI Board Nomination – [Name, Organization]” for complete the nomination form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GNZZBFW
Updated Tool: VCSQI Readmissions & Community Risk Calculator
We’ve refreshed the VCSQI Historical Readmission Rates calculator with the latest data (Q3 2022 – Q2 2025) and layered it with Distressed Communities Index (DCI) scores from the Economic Innovation Group (2018–2022).
The tool, developed by the VCSQI Readmissions Workgroup in collaboration with VHHA, lets you compare hospital/region performance and community context at a glance:
Readmission score = 0–3 (0 = low, 3 = high)
DCI score = 0–4 (0 = Prosperous, 4 = Distressed)
Use it to spot outliers, prioritize interventions, and align discussions with leadership. Try it here: VCSQI Readmission & DCI Calculator — and please share feedback so we can keep tuning it.