St. Francis-Mooresville joint surgery rated best in Indiana for 4th straight year

MOORESVILLE, Ind. – St. Francis Hospital-Mooresville announced today (Oct. 13) that its joint replacement program has been ranked in the top 5 percent of the nation and rated the best in Indiana for the fourth year in row.

That’s the assessment of an extensive study conducted by HealthGrades, one of the nation’s leading health care rating companies. The HealthGrades study annually assesses patient outcomes – mortality and complication rates – at virtually all of the nation’s nearly 5,000 non-federal hospitals.

In addition to being ranked in the upper 5 percent again, the hospital was the recipient of five-star ratings for total knee and total hip replacement, both for eight consecutive years.

“Certainly it’s a wonderful achievement, and I believe it underscores our commitment to deliver premier orthopedic care at St. Francis and the Center for Hip & Knee Surgery,” said Jared Stark, executive director of St. Francis Hospital-Mooresville.

“Our team of total joint surgeons, physicians, nurses, therapists, and all the members of the healthcare organization continually strive to improve the way we help people live more active and pain-free lives,” added John B. Meding, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon and president of St. Francis Hospital-Mooresville’s medical staff. “We constantly are reviewing every aspect of joint replacement with the assistance of the research foundation here at St. Francis Mooresville.

“This allows us to offer optimal perioperative medical care and state-of-the-art surgery, including using the most modern, long-lasting implants,” Meding said. “I cannot say enough about the hospital's commitment to this higher standard. The HealthGrades rating is an objective illustration of the dedication of St Francis Hospital–Mooresville’s administration and staff to providing the best care possible for our patients."

Meding is the managing partner of Joint Replacement Surgeons of Indiana, a practice group whose Center for Hip & Knee Surgery is affiliated with the Mooresville hospital.

HealthGrades 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 28 procedures and treatments, HealthGrades issues star ratings that reflect the mortality and complication rates for each category of care. Hospitals receiving a five-star rating have mortality or complication rates that are below the national average to a statistically significant degree. A three-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.