Ontario, Calif. – (March 28, 2022) – Providence Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas, and Saint Mary’s
Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nevada, members of Prime Healthcare,
have been named among America’s 250 Best Hospitals™, placing
them in the top five percent of hospitals in the country and overall leaders
in clinical excellence, according to Healthgrades.
Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center is the only hospital in Reno,
NV to achieve America’s 250 Best four years in a row (2019-2022)
and Providence Medical Center is the only hospital in Kansas City, KS
to achieve America’s 250 Best five years in a Row (2018-2022). In
total, Prime’s hospitals across the country received more than 300
accolades from Healthgrades for clinical excellence.
“It is a great achievement to be awarded as one of Healthgrades’
America’s 250 Best Hospitals,” said Brad Bowman, MD, Chief
Medical Officer and Head of Data Science at Healthgrades. “Now more
than ever, patients are learning the importance of taking control of their
health and using resources like Healthgrades to find the perfect hospital
and caregiver match. We commend Providence Medical Center and Saint Mary’s
Regional Medical Center for providing superior service and committing
themselves to keeping their communities safe.”
Healthgrades is committed to delivering the most
scientifically accurate and comprehensive information about doctors and hospitals – with data insights not available anywhere
else. To assess overall hospital performance, Healthgrades reviewed outcomes
across more than 31 of the most common procedures and conditions. Recipients
of this award have consistently delivered better than expected outcomes
for their patients.
America’s 250 Best Hospital award recipients are making an impact.
Providence Medical Center has received numerous Healthgrades awards including top five percent in
the nation for Patient Safety five years in a row and America’s
100 Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery.
Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center is one of America’s “100 Top Hospitals” by Fortune/IBM
Watson Health.
From 2018-2020, patients treated in hospitals achieving this Healthgrades
recognition on average had a 27.8 percent lower risk of dying than if
they were treated in hospitals that did not receive this award, as measured
across 17 rated conditions and procedures where mortality is the outcome
In fact,if all hospitals as a group performed similarly to Providence Medical
Center and Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center, 160,256 lives could
potentially have been saved from 2018-2020.*
“Providence and Saint Mary’s have demonstrated an unwavering
dedication to clinical and service excellence, consistently exceeding
standards for patient-centered care,” said Sunny Bhatia, MD, the
CEO of Prime Healthcare Region I and Corporate Chief Medical Officer.
“The leaders, physicians, and staff of these hospitals are truly
deserving of this recognition as they continue to provide extraordinary
care and clinical outcomes for our patients. This recognition is a true
testament to our clinical teams and their commitment to quality, value-based
care.”
Karen Orr, RN, MBA, CEO Providence Medical Center, praises the staff and
physicians. “Our staff continue to amaze me with their dedication
and compassion,” she said. “This recognition is well deserved
and very appreciated as our staff continue to work tirelessly for our
patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.” Among other recent national
awards, Providence Medical Center, a 400-bed community hospital, was named
to the 2020
Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals list and received an ‘A’ grade in the fall 2020
Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade.
“Saint Mary’s has set the pace for quality outcomes in our
community for years and it is incredible to see that even during the most
challenging and seemingly impossible of times, our team has sustained
that performance,” said Tiffany Coury, CEO of Saint Mary’s
Health Network. “Physicians, nurses and other staff members have
sacrificed and dedicated themselves to the care of our patients and I
am confident that this recognition means so much to them. I applaud them
alongside each of you.”
With tools like hospital ratings and awards, Healthgrades helps consumers
make confident healthcare decisions by enabling the evaluation and comparison
of hospital performance to find the highest quality care. Visit
Healthgrades.com/quality/americas-best-hospitals for an in-depth look at Providence Medical Center and Saint Mary’s
Regional Medical Center’s performance and profiles to explore the
highest quality care in Reno, NV and Kansas City, KS today.
Consumers can also visit
Healthgrades.com for more information on how Healthgrades measures hospital quality, and
access the complete methodology
here.
*Statistics are based on Healthgrades analysis of MedPAR data for years
2018 through 2020 and represent 3-year estimates for Medicare patients only.
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About Prime Healthcare: Prime Healthcare is an award-winning health system operating 45 hospitals
and more than 300 outpatient locations in 14 states, providing over 2.6
million patient visits annually. It is one of the nation’s leading
health systems with nearly 50,000 employees and physicians dedicated to
providing the highest quality healthcare. Fourteen of the Prime Healthcare
hospitals are members of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, a 501(c)(3)
not-for-profit public charity. Based in Ontario, California, Prime Healthcare
is nationally recognized for award-winning quality care and has been named
a Top 10 and Top 15 Health System by IBM Watson Health. Its hospitals
have been named among the nation’s “100 Top Hospitals”
58 times and have received more Patient Safety Excellence Awards from
Healthgrades than any other health system in the past six years. To learn
more, please visit
www.primehealthcare.com.
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