HealthGrades’ hospital ratings are the most widely used objective, actionable quality measures readily available to the public and are based solely on clinical performance.
Due to its outstanding patient outcomes in the clinical areas mentioned above, Grandview and Southview medical centers received the following awards from HealthGrades:
* Pulmonary Care Excellence Award™ For 7 Years in a Row (2005-2011) * Critical Care Excellence Award™ For 3 Years in a Row (2009-2011)
According to the study, 5-star quality rating indicates that Grandview and Southview’s clinical performance is better than expected in these clinical areas:
* Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Heart Failure for 9 Years in a Row (2003-2011) * Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Stroke in 2011 * Five-Star Rated for Overall Pulmonary Services for 8 Years in a Row (2004-2011) * Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease for 3 Years in a Row (2009-2011) * Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Pneumonia for 9 Years in a Row (2003-2011) * Five-Star Rated for Peripheral Vascular Bypass in 2011 * Five-Star Rated for Treatment of GI Bleed in 2011 * Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Bowel Obstruction for 4 Years in a Row (2008-2011) * Five-Star Rated for Overall Critical Care for 3 Years in a Row (2009-2011) * Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Sepsis for 6 Years in a Row (2006-2011) * Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism in 2011 * Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Respiratory Failure for 6 Years in a Row (2006-2011)
The HealthGrades study, the largest annual report of its kind, analyzed patient outcomes in nearly 40 million Medicare hospitalization records from 5,000 hospitals over the years 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Across all 17 procedures and diagnoses in which mortality was studied, there was an approximate 72% lower chance of dying in a 5-star rated hospital compared to a 1-star rated hospital, and a 53% lower chance of dying in a 5-star hospital compared with the national average.