Report says hospitals also rank high nationally
in patient safety, patient experience
INDIANAPOLIS – Franciscan St. Francis Health’s
hospitals in Indianapolis and Mooresville have been recognized for clinical
excellence by Healthgrades, an online resource which helps consumers search,
compare and connect with physicians and hospitals.
Specifically, the two
Franciscan St. Francis hospitals were lauded for patient safety and with both facilities
ranking among the Top 5 percent in the Nation for Patient Safety, according to
Healthgrades.
Franciscan St. Francis
in Indianapolis was also recently announced as
recipient of the Healthgrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical
Excellence for the 3rd consecutive year (2012-2014), placing the
hospital among the Top 5 percent of hospitals in the nation for overall
care. Franciscan St. Francis in
Indianapolis is also the only hospital in Indiana recognized by Healthgrades as
a national leader for Overall Clinical Excellence, Patient Safety, and Patient
Experience.
This achievement and other
new findings in American Hospital
Quality Outcomes 2014: Healthgrades Report to the Nation, which evaluates hospital performance at more than 4,500
hospitals nationwide for 31 of the most common inpatient procedures and
conditions.
“Our
physicians, surgeons, nurses and support staff continually work to improve
clinical processes while using their extensive knowledge, experience and skills
to ensure better outcomes and superior care for our patients,” said Robert. J.
Brody, president and chief executive officer for Franciscan St. Francis. “Their
hard work has resulted in this national recognition.”
The new
report highlights the disparity in hospital performance for specific conditions
and procedures and the impact that this variation may have on health outcomes.
For example, from 2010-2012, if all hospitals as a group, performed similarly
to hospitals receiving 5-stars as a group, on average 234,252 lives could
potentially have been saved and 157,418 complications could potentially have
been avoided.
A
5-star rating indicates that Franciscan St. Francis Health’s hospitals achieved
clinical outcomes that are better than expected when treating the condition or
conducting the procedure being evaluated.
“As American policy-makers focus more intently
on ways to lower healthcare costs and improve quality, patients are being asked
to assume more responsibility for their healthcare decisions – from selection
of their health plan to the associated network of physicians and hospitals,”
said Evan Marks, executive vice president of strategy and informatics. “Since
all hospitals do not perform equally in all procedures, patients can have
confidence that by selecting a physician associated with a hospital that has
achieved recognition by Healthgrades, they can potentially improve outcomes and
reduce costs.”
Franciscan St. Francis Health’s
achievement comes in the wake of other accolades from Healthgrades.
Last October, the Indianapolis and
Mooresville hospitals were recognized for clinical
excellence in a variety of patient care and medical specialties and rated among
the nation’s top 5 percent for clinical outcomes in Cardiac Services. Read more
here.
More information on the American Hospital Quality Outcomes 2014:
Healthgrades Report to the Nation, including the complete methodology,
can be found at www.healthgrades.com/quality.
