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RMH Named Best in Virginia for Coronary Intervention and Pulmonary Care
By rhildebrand @ 8:34 AM :: 710 Views :: Syndicated Articles
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Contact: Debra Thompson
Director, RMH Corporate Communications
540-564-5886
RMH has received the 2009 clinical excellence awards for Coronary Intervention and Pulmonary Care, as well as Gastrointestinal (GI) Care, GI Surgery and General Surgery from HealthGrades, a national independent healthcare ratings company.
These awards place RMH’s clinical outcomes in the top 10 percent of hospitals nationally for each recognized area of care.
RMH received the highest possible rating—five stars—in a host of areas, including:
- Cardiology Services
- Cholecystectomy
- Coronary Interventional Procedures
- GI Procedures and Surgeries
- GI Surgery
- Overall Pulmonary Services
- Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Treatment of GI Bleed
- Treatment of Heart Failure
- Treatment of Pneumonia
- Treatment of Respiratory Failure
- Treatment of Sepsis
HealthGrades has ranked RMH best in Virginia in coronary intervention for three consecutive years and in pulmonary care for four consecutive years. RMH is ranked among the top 5 percent in the nation in both categories.
“This recognition by HealthGrades, an objective third party, validates the hard work and dedication of our employees and physicians,” said Jim Krauss, RMH president and CEO. “It also illustrates our dedication to the relentless pursuit of quality. Providing the highest quality of care to the patients we serve has been, and continues to be, a top priority.”
These findings were included in the recently-released 11th annual “HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America Study,” the most comprehensive study of its kind, analyzing more than 41 million Medicare hospitalization records from 2005 to 2007 at the nation’s approximately 5,000 non-federal hospitals.
On its Web site, HealthGrades offers, free to consumers, quality ratings of 27 procedures and treatments for virtually every hospital in the country. The Web site is designed so that consumers can easily compare patient outcomes at their local hospitals for procedures ranging from aortic aneurysm repair to bypass surgery. Each hospital receives a star rating based on its patient outcomes in terms of mortality or complication rates for each procedure or treatment. Hospitals with outcomes that are above average to a statistically significant degree receive a five-star rating. Hospitals with average outcomes receive a three-star rating, and hospitals with outcomes that are below average receive a one-star rating.
Because no two hospitals or their patients’ risk profiles are alike, HealthGrades employs extensive risk-adjustment measures to ensure that it is making fair comparisons.
To view RMH’s full report, visit www.healthgrades.com.
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