Just in case patients were wondering how well
Munson Medical Center ranks when it comes to other hospitals in the United States, they'll be happy to know that it's quite high.
The medical center recently found out that it joined 49 other hospitals nationally on America's 50 Best Hospitals list, as identified by
HealthGrades. The list was compiled by the independent health care ratings association after more than 140 million Medicare patient records covering more than a decade were analyzed.
"Achieving sustained levels of high quality medical care across several care areas is a challenge for hospitals," said Kathleen McManus, Munson Medical Center executive vice president and chief operating officer. "Our patients look to their physicians and hospital staff for answers and positive outcomes. This HealthGrades study reflects the outcomes that are achievable through collaboration and hard work by dedicated physicians, hospital staff, and the support of our communities."
To be recognized, hospitals must have had risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates that were in the top five percent in the nation for the most consecutive years. On average, patients treated at the 50 best hospitals had nearly 30 percent lower risk of death and three percent lower rate of complications.
HealthGrades notes the study found that if all U.S. hospitals performed at the same level, more than half a million deaths could have been prevented between 1999 and 2009.
The analysis evaluated 26 procedures and treatments for mortality or complication rates. These included: back and neck surgery, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, gastrointestinal surgeries and procedures, heart attack, pancreatitis, respiratory failure, stroke and more.
HealthGrades hospital ratings are independently created and no hospital can opt-in or opt-out of being rated, and no hospital pays to be rated, HealthGrades said in a press release. Mortality and complication rates are risk adjusted, which takes into account differing levels of severity of patient illness at different hospitals and allows for hospitals to be compared equally.
Writer: Sam Eggleston
Source: Kathleen McManus, Munson Medical Center
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