MOORESVILLE, Ind. –
Pulmonary care at Franciscan St. FrancisHealth-Mooresville is
in the nation’s top 10 percent according to a new report from Healthgrades, a
provider of information to help consumers make an informed decision about a
physician or hospital.
The report, American
Hospital Quality Outcomes 2013: Healthgrades Report to the Nation,
evaluates how approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide performed on
risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates for nearly 30 of the most common
conditions treated and procedures performed from 2009 through 2011.
“All of us here are extremely proud of our pulmonary team and everyone
who assists their patients,” said Jared Stark, executive director, Franciscan
St. Francis-Mooresville. “We are pleased to receive this well-deserved
recognition of their outstanding work and compassionate service.”
In its most recent
annual study, Healthgrades found that patients have a 75 percent lower risk of
dying when treated at a hospital receiving 5 stars than if they were treated at
a hospital receiving 1 star, based on risk-adjusted mortality rates across 18
common procedures and diagnoses, such as heart bypass surgery, stroke, and
pneumonia.
The study claims that 235,378
lives could potentially have been saved during 2009-2011 if all hospitals
performed at a 5-star level.
Making objective
measures of hospital quality more publicly available is imperative for helping
consumers make more informed provider decisions. According to new research
conducted by Harris Interactive for Healthgrades, 89 percent of Americans in 27
top designated market areas believe hospital performance (defined as how well
patients do at that hospital compared to others) is important but only 37
percent know where to find the information.
Other notable
Healthgrades recognition for Franciscan St. Francis Health-Mooresville include:
·
Recipient
of the Healthgrades Pulmonary Care Excellence Award™ in 2013
·
Ranked
Among the Top 10 percent in the Nation for Overall Pulmonary Services in 2013
·
Ranked
No. 10 in Indiana for Overall Pulmonary Services in 2013
·
Ranked
Among the Top 10 in Indiana for Overall Pulmonary Services in 2013 (Ranked 10
in 2013)
·
Five-Star
Recipient for Overall Pulmonary Services in 2013
·
Five-Star
Recipient for Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in 2013
·
Five-Star
Recipient for Treatment of Pneumonia (2012-2013)
For its 2013 hospital quality outcomes analysis, Healthgrades evaluated approximately
40 million Medicare hospitalization records for services performed at
short-term, acute care hospitals nationwide. Healthgrades found that patients
treated in hospitals receiving 5 stars had, on average, 75 percent lower risk
of dying than if they were treated in hospitals receiving 1 star (across 18
common procedures and diagnoses, such as heart bypass surgery, stroke, and
pneumonia).
More information on the American
Hospital Quality Outcomes 2013: Healthgrades Report to the Nation,
including the complete methodology, can be found at www.healthgrades.com/quality.
