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New Ratings Just Released!
STUDY PUTS METHODIST HOSPITALS IN TOP 10% OF THE NATION FOR
STROKE CARE 6 YEARS IN A ROW
Receives Specialty Excellence Award from Leading Healthcare
Independent Ratings Organization
GARY, IN (October 13, 2009) - A study issued today by
HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings
organization, finds that Methodist Hospitals is among the top 10
percent in the nation for Stroke care for 6 years in a row. The
nation’s nearly 5,000 nonfederal hospitals were all included in the
sweeping study, which examined mortality rates and complication
rates from government data from 2006, 2007 and 2008.
As a result, Methodist Hospitals received the 2010 HealthGrades
Stroke Care Excellence
Award™. Additionally, Methodist Hospitals is five star rated for
Treatment of Heart Failure, Treatment of Respiratory Failure and
Gastrointestinal Surgeries and Procedures. Earlier this year,
Methodist Hospitals was the recipient of the 2009/2010 Women’s
Health Excellence Award™ placing them in the top 5% of the nation
for Women’s Health.
“Methodist Hospitals is the only hospital in Northwest Indiana to
receive the Stroke Care Excellence Award six years in a row. This
prestigious designation along with the Women’s Health Excellence
Award, Five Star Rankings in Treatment of Heart Failure, Treatment
of Respiratory Failure and Gastrointestinal Surgeries and Procedures
is a reflection of our continued commitment to providing quality
care and becoming the regional leader in subspecialty care. These
awards are a testament to the hard work and dedication of our
physicians, nurses and employees,” stated Ian McFadden,
CEO/President, Methodist Hospitals.
The HealthGrades twelfth annual Hospital Quality in America
study, the largest annual report of its kind, analyzed patient
outcomes from nearly 40 million Medicare hospitalization records.
Top-performing hospitals had dramatically lower mortality rates
than other hospitals, according to the study. For the 17 procedures
and diagnoses for which HealthGrades analyzed mortality rates,
patients at top hospitals had a 72 percent lower chance of dying
when compared with the lowest-performing hospitals, and a 52 percent
lower chance of dying when compared to the U.S. national average.
HealthGrades Ratings
HealthGrades rates hospitals independently based on data that
hospitals submit to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services,
part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. No
hospital can opt in or out of being rated, and no hospital pays to
be rated.
For 28 procedures and treatments, HealthGrades issues star
ratings that reflect the mortality and complication rates for each
category of care. Hospitals receiving a 5-star rating have mortality
or complication rates that are below the national average, to a
statistically significant degree. A 3-star rating means the hospital
performs as expected. One-star ratings indicate the hospital’s
mortality or complication rates in that procedure or treatment are
statistically higher than average. Because the risk profiles of
patient populations at hospitals are not alike, HealthGrades
risk-adjusts the data to allow for apples-to-apples comparisons.
More information on today’s HealthGrades study, including the
complete methodology, can be found at
www.healthgrades.com.
Methodist Hospitals has a strong commitment to responding to the
needs of their physicians and patients. Our regional reputation for
excellence since 1923 continues to support our market position.
Methodist is a not-for-profit, 625 bed community-based healthcare
system. Stewards of our mission, we reinvest in our cities and towns
through charitable giving, community education programs, support
services, screenings, and by ensuring quality care to the most
vulnerable and underserved citizens. We strive to be a part of our
community as a strong advocate for its continued physical, emotional
and economic well-being.
Methodist has two full service campuses just 14 miles apart.
Northlake Campus is located in Gary, Indiana, and the Southlake
Campus in Merrillville, Indiana. Combined campus bed capacity is 625
plus nurseries. Midlake Campus, an outpatient facility in Gary,
conveniently located between our Northlake and Southlake campuses
just off of Interstate 94. The Rehab Centers, providing outpatient
rehabilitation services at Midlake, opened in 2003. Located adjacent
to the main entrance of the Southlake Campus in Merrillville, is the
Diagnostic Outpatient Center and Merrillville Surgery Center. Built
in 2006, this facility provides advanced diagnostic and imaging
services and laboratory services as well as professional offices for
many of our medical staff.
Our medical staff of more than 500 physicians represents nearly
60 medical specialties. Methodist is a major local employer with
over 2,100 employees. Our volunteer guild is more than 200 strong.
Our mission is to provide compassionate, quality health care
services to all those in need. Our vision is to be the best place
for employees to work, the best place for patients to receive care
and the best place for physicians to practice medicine.
For more information or to interview/photograph Methodist
Hospital employees, please contact me, my contact information is
located below.
Amber Raza
Marketing and Corporate Communications
P: 219.886.4474
F: 219.886.4592
E:
araza@methodisthospitals.org
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