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National study finds Englewood Hospital and Medical Center is 5-Star Rated for coronary bypass surgery, treatment of heart attack and treatment of pneumonia
Englewood Hospital Performs Significantly Better Than National Average According to Study of the Nation’s 5,000 Hospitals
ENGLEWOOD, NJ (October 20, 2010) – Englewood Hospital and Medical Centertodayannounced that it has received multiple 5-Star ratings for the quality of its cardiac and pulmonary care from HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization. The recognition is based on the Thirteenth Annual HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America study, released today, which analyzes patient outcomes at virtually all of the nation’s hospitals. A 5-star quality rating indicates that Englewood’s clinical performance is better than expected.
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center has built a long standing history of clinical excellence in its cardiac and pulmonary service lines as demonstrated by it outstanding clinical outcomes. HealthGrades recognized Englewood’s achievements through the following ratings and rankings:
Cardiac
Ranked Among the Top 10 in NJ for Overall Cardiac Services For 3 Years in a
Row (2009-2011)
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Ranked Among the Top 10 in NJ for Cardiac Surgery For 2 Years in a
Row (2010-2011)
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Ranked Among the Top 10 in NJ for Cardiology Services For 3 Years in a
Row (2009-2011)
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Five-Star Rated for Coronary Bypass Surgery For 2 Years in a
Row (2010-2011)
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Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Heart Attack For 3 Years in a
Row (2009-2011)
Pulmonary
“Englewood Hospital is home to an outstanding group of doctors, nurses and other medical providers,” said Douglas A. Duchak, President and CEO of Englewood Hospital and Medical Center. “This most recent HealthGrades distinction provides important third-party recognition of what we see each day – our staff’s unwavering commitment to the delivery of exceptional medical services. Patients and their families can feel confident when they choose Englewood Hospital.”
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. This year’s study found:
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.
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If all hospitals performed at the level of a 5-star rated hospital across the 17
procedures and diagnoses studied, 232,442 Medicare lives could potentially have
been saved from 2007 through 2009.
Englewood Hospital’s new emergency care center and its expert team collaborate with our top-notch cardiac physicians to provide patients with outstanding heart attack care. As a result of the implementation of the hospital’s STEMI Alert algorhythm, the Medical Center’s “door-to-balloon” time (the time from patient arrival to the start of a cardiac interventional procedure) has been 20 minutes below the national average for the last seven years. In addition, patients visiting our emergency care center are treated in a 35,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility which offers 40 large, private rooms; skilled emergency care physicians; award-winning nurses; and a dedicated imaging center.
Earlier this year, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center’s long-term clinical excellence in Maternity Care was recognized by HealthGrades. Englewood was named Recipient of the Maternity Care Excellence Award™ for the 6th Year in a Row (2006-2010/2011), Ranked Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Maternity Care for the 7th Year in a Row (2004-2005 & 2006/2007-2010/2011) and was Five-Star Rated for Maternity Care for the 8th Year in a Row (2003-2005 & 2006/2007-2010/2011).
Patients are demanding increased public reporting of quality measures, and recent government reform efforts are backing them up. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, more than 40% of adults report that they believe there are major differences in hospital quality in their immediate geography, and since 1996 the number of consumers that indicated they would choose a hospital based on a high quality rating over familiarity has increased to 72% from 59%.
HealthGrades’ hospital ratings are the most widely used objective, actionable quality measures readily available to the public and are based solely on clinical performance.
The new 2011 HealthGrades hospital ratings were posted today and are free to the public at www.healthgrades.com.
About Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
An affiliate of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center provides patients with the highest level of compassionate care through a broad range of state-of-the-art clinical programs offering the most advanced treatments and diagnostic services. It is world-renowned for its bloodless medicine and cardiac and vascular surgery programs and is a leader in breast care, oncology and joint-replacement services. Englewood Hospital and Medical Center is among the six percent of hospitals nationwide that has earned the prestigious Magnet nursing award, a distinction that has been awarded twice. To learn more, visit www.englewoodhospital.com.
HealthGrades Hospital Quality Ratings
HealthGrades’ hospital ratings and awards reflect the track record of patient outcomes at hospitals in the form of mortality and complication rates. HealthGrades rates hospitals independently based on data that hospitals submit to the federal government. No hospital can opt in or out of being rated, and no hospital pays to be rated.
For 26 procedures and medical 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 equal comparisons.
More information on today’s HealthGrades study, including the complete methodology, can be found at www.healthgrades.com.
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