Since 1999, HealthGrades has independently rated the quality of care at virtually all of
the nation’s 5,000 hospitals. Based on hospitalization records that hospitals directly
submit to state governments and Medicare, HealthGrades utilizes the most recent three
years of data – approximately 40 million hospitalization records – to determine its star
ratings and awards. Star ratings are based on mortality and complication rates that are
risk adjusted, so that hospitals with different levels of patient acuity can be compared on
equal footing.
The ratings reflect objective patient outcomes at the nation’s hospitals. No hospital can opt in or out of being rated by HealthGrades.
These ratings and awards are relied upon by millions of consumers visiting HealthGrades.com, and by hundreds of hospitals that use them to analyze their own quality and communicate those achievements to their communities, the media, employers and other stakeholders.
HealthGrades' Distinguished Hospital Award recognizes hospitals in the top 5% in the nation for clinical excellence.
The ratings reflect objective patient outcomes at the nation’s hospitals. No hospital can opt in or out of being rated by HealthGrades.
These ratings and awards are relied upon by millions of consumers visiting HealthGrades.com, and by hundreds of hospitals that use them to analyze their own quality and communicate those achievements to their communities, the media, employers and other stakeholders.
HealthGrades' Distinguished Hospital Award recognizes hospitals in the top 5% in the nation for clinical excellence.
DISTINGUISHED HOSPITAL AWARD
FOR CLINICAL EXCELLENCE™
FOR CLINICAL EXCELLENCE™
Hospitals with overall clinical excellence in the top 5% in the nation are recognized with HealthGrades'
Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™.HealthGrades evaluates clinical quality on a national basis across 26 procedures and diagnoses in clinical specialties such as cardiac surgery, cardiology, orthopedic surgery, vascular surgery, neurosciences, pulmonary, and gastroenterology. Performance is statistically aggregated to create a hospital-wide evaluation of quality based on risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates.
HealthGrades’ Distinguished Hospital Awards for Clinical Excellence are announced each January along with HealthGrades’ annual Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence study.
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