San Luis Obispo County Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) Hospitals, French Hospital Medical Center (FHMC) and Arroyo Grande Community Hospital (AGCH) are proud to announce its hospitals have once again been awarded top honors for providing excellent patient care.
FHMC was found to be in the top 15% in the nation for providing superior care in cardiology and orthopedics. These findings were published today (October 20, 2010) by HealthGrades, the leading independent health care ratings organization. Nearly 5,000 hospitals in the United States were included in this sweeping study, which examined mortality rates and complication rates from government data from 2007, 2008 and 2009. Below is a breakdown of the awards FHMC received from HealthGrades:
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5-Star rating for the Treatment of Heart Attack (the only hospital in the region for this recognition), for the third consecutive year
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Ranking among the top 15% in the nation for Treatment of Heart Attack, 3 years running
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Joint Replacement Excellence Award™ (one of only 24 hospitals in CA and 202 nationwide), 2 years running
- Ranking among the top 10% in the nation for Joint Replacement, 2 years running
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5-Star rating for Joint Replacement Surgery, 9 years running
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5-Star rating for Total Knee Replacement, 9 years running
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5-Star rating for Total Hip Replacement, 2 years running
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5-Star rating for Hip Fracture Repair in 2011
FHMC was also recognized this week by the National Research Corporation (NRC) as among the nation’s top hospitals as 2010/2011 Consumer Choice Award winners. The award identifies hospitals which health care consumers have chosen as having the highest quality and image in over 300 markets throughout the U.S. This is the fifteenth year NRC has awarded hospitals whose consumers have recognized them for providing the highest quality healthcare. From National Research Corporation (NRC) FHMC received:
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2010/2011 Consumer Choice Award in the San Luis Obispo County market area for the fourth consecutive year.
“That FHMC has received these unsolicited awards using statistical, third-party data is a source of great pride for us and is first and foremost a testament to the dedication of our staff, physicians, donors, volunteers and community leaders, “ says FHMC President and CEO Alan Iftiniuk.
HealthGrades’ annual study released today also recognizes AGCH services among the best in the nation for superior patient outcomes in providing joint replacement surgeries. This is the eighth year in row that AGCH has earned this distinction.
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Five-Star Rated for Joint Replacement Surgery for 8 years in a row (2004-2011) In 2010 AGCH was recognized for the following HealthGrades awards of distinction.
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Five-Star Rated for Total Knee Replacement- 8 years in a row
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Ranked among the Top 15% in the Nation for Joint Replacement Surgery
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One of only 3 hospitals in the region* to be recognized with these superior patient outcomes
AGCH performs more successful inpatient hospital joint replacements each year than any other hospital in San Luis Obispo County. “We are committed to providing our patients with top quality care,” says Rick Castro, AGCH President and CEO. “The contributions from our excellent staff members have made these recognitions possible once again. I am so proud of our recent achievements.”
Iftiniuk and Castro point out, “Health care has become an increasingly important issue across the country and certainly here in our community. We believe in empowering our community members to make informed decisions for themselves and their families when selecting their healthcare facilities and services. We encourage our community to review these hospital ratings at HealthGrades.com, or NCRpicker.com.”
For more information about French Hospital Medical Center or Arroyo Grande Community Hospital for their recent awards for excellence, please contact FHMC’s Communications Director Megan Maloney at (805) 542-6498 or AGCH Communications Manager Anna Scott at (805) 473-7695.
