Prime Healthcare Hospitals Named Among 100 Top Hospitals in the Nation
Prime Healthcare hospitals have been named among the nation's 100 Top Hospitalsu00ae by Truven Health Analyticsu00ae, part of the IBM Watson HealthTM business. Chino Valley Medical Center and Sherman Oaks Hospital, both based in Southern California, were honored as among the best hospitals in the nation. Prime Healthcare hospitals have earned this highly coveted recognition 38 times. "Thank you and congratulations to all our physicians, nurses and employees for achieving this recognition," said Prem Reddy, MD, FACC, FCCP, Chairman, President and CEO of Prime Healthcare. "The fact that our hospitals are able to continue earning quality accolades year after year as our health system has expanded is a tribute to our commitment to clinical excellence for all patients." The Truven Health 100 Top Hospitals is the most comprehensive, academically driven study of its kind. It evaluates clinical and operational performance in 11 areas: inpatient mortality, 30-day mortality rate, complications, core measures, 30-day risk-adjusted readmission rate, severity-adjusted average length of stay, mean emergency room throughput, inpatient expense per discharge, Medicare spend per beneficiary, adjusted operating profit margin, and Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) score. Sherman Oaks Hospital is a 153-bed nonprofit community hospital serving the needs of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles. The hospital offers programs such as The Center for Reconstruction and Wound Healing, Certified Stroke Care and a Geriatric Psychiatry program serving the unique needs of seniors. The team at Sherman Oaks made quality patient care its top priority, achieving national recognition from US News & World Report as a "Best Regional Hospital" and congressional recognition for outstanding and invaluable service.
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