Mercy Health Partners top 5 percent nationally: Study
HealthGrades study finds patient outcomes at Mercy Health Partners among nation’s best for vascular surgery and joint replacement surgery
Muskegon, Mich. (October 15, 2007) – Mercy Health Partners is excited to announce their ranking among the top 5 percent nationally for vascular and joint replacement surgery, and also among the top 10 percent nationally for coronary interventional procedures (including angioplasties and stents). According to the Tenth Annual HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America Study issued today, Mercy is part of an elite group of hospitals in the nation. The study, the largest of its kind, analyzed patient outcomes at virtually all of the nation's 5,000 hospitals over the years 2004, 2005 and 2006.
The study also found that Mercy Health Partners is:
- Recipient of HealthGrades 2008 Vascular Surgery Excellence Award – the only West Michigan area hospital to receive this recognition
- Ranked number two in Michigan for vascular surgery
- Recipient of HealthGrades Joint Replacement Excellence Award – the only lakeshore area hospital to receive this recognition two years in a row
- Recipient of the Coronary Intervention Excellence Award – the only West Michigan area hospital to receive this recognition
- Five-star rated for several procedures and diagnoses including: valve replacement surgery, coronary interventional procedures, treatment of heart attack, total knee replacement surgery, total hip replacement surgery, repair of abdominal aorta surgery, carotid surgery, treatment of COPD, and treatment of respiratory failure
“For over 100 years, Mercy Health Partners has been providing quality care to this community,” says Roger Spoelman, President and CEO. “We are thrilled to be recognized by HealthGrades, a leading hospital ratings organization, for the quality of care our patients receive. The associates and physicians at Mercy are exceptional and remain dedicated to ensuring each patient is properly cared for. This achievement is a testament to them for the hard work and care they provide this community.”
Patients admitted to the nation’s top-performing hospitals, five-star hospitals like Mercy Health Partners, have, on average, a 71 percent lower chance of dying than those treated at one-star hospitals across 18 procedures and conditions analyzed, according to the study. HealthGrades is the nation’s leading independent ratings company.
“Our research shows that while the overall quality of hospital care in America is improving, the gap between the best-performing hospitals and the worst persists,” said Dr. Samantha Collier, HealthGrades’ chief medical officer and author of the study. “This persistent gap makes it imperative that anyone planning to be admitted to a hospital do their homework and seek out highly rated facilities.”
The Tenth Annual HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America Study identifies key trends in the quality of care provided by approximately 5,000 hospitals nationwide. HealthGrades researchers analyzed Medicare discharges from virtually every U.S. hospital between 2004 and 2006. Risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates were calculated and hospitals were assigned a 1-star (poor), 3-star (as expected), or 5-star (best) quality rating for 28 diagnoses and procedures from heart failure to hip replacement to pneumonia.
Among the study’s key findings:
• Gaps persist between the “best” and the “worst” hospitals across all procedures and conditions studied. Five-star rated hospitals, such as Mercy Health Partners had statistically significantly lower risk-adjusted mortality across all three years studied.
• Across all procedures and conditions studied, there was an approximate 71 percent lower chance of dying in a 5-star rated hospital compared to a 1-star rated hospital.
• Across all procedures and conditions studied, there was an approximate 52 percent lower chance of dying in a 5-star rated hospital compared to the U.S. hospital average.
The 2008 HealthGrades ratings for all hospitals nationwide are available, free of charge, on the organization’s award-winning consumer Web site, located at www.healthgrades.com. More than three million individuals and employees of some of the nation’s largest employers and health plans visit HealthGrades each month to access quality information about hospitals, nursing homes and physicians. HealthGrades also provides consumers and payers with detailed assessments of hospitals’ patient-safety outcomes, based on indicators developed by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
About Mercy Health Partners
Mercy is the specialty referral hospital along the lakeshore. Mercy ’s services include heart and vascular, emergency services, cancer care, orthopedic and spine surgery, urology, bariatric services, a primary care network, nephrology, ENT, laboratory, palliative care and rehabilitation. Mercy specializes in a variety of areas through specialized institutes and centers where physicians and staff work collaboratively to provide excellent care to patients. Some of these centers include the Heart and Vascular Institute, the Centers for Women’s Health, the Center for Weight Management, the Imaging Center of Excellence and a state-of-the-art Emergency Center. For more information, visit www.MHP.com. |
