Awards and Recognition

A Regional and National Leader

Our awards and recognition demonstrate our commitment to excellence, to our patients, and to our employees.

Good Samaritan Hospital (GSH) is proud to be recognized as a leader in health care on both a regional and national level. Good Samaritan’s top priority is to provide quality health care to the Dayton community. The hospital is proud to receive awards and recognition for providing the best care to its patients.

National Study Finds Good Samaritan Hospital in the Top 10% of the Nation for Cardiology Services

Good Samaritan Hospital was rated amount the top 10% in the nation for its cardiology services. According to a new report from HealthGrades, the leading provider of information to help consumers make an informed decision about a physician or hospital.  The report, American Hospital Quality Outcomes 2012: 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.

Other notable Good Samaritan Hospital HealthGrades recognitions include:

Cardiac

• Ranked Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Cardiology Services, 2013
• Ranked #10 in Ohio for Overall Cardiac Services, 2013
• Ranked #8 in Ohio for Cardiology Services, 2013
• Ranked Among the Top 10 in Ohio for Overall Cardiac Services, 2013 (Ranked 10 in 2013)
• Ranked Among the Top 10 in Ohio for Cardiology Services for 2 Years in a Row (2012-2013) (Ranked 8 in 2013)
• Five-Star Recipient for Cardiology Services for 2 Years in a Row (2012-2013)
• Five-Star Recipient for Coronary Interventional Procedures, 2013
• Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Heart Attack 4 Years in a Row (2010-2013)
• Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Heart Failure for 5 Years in a Row (2009-2013)

Pulmonary

• Recipient of the HealthGrades Pulmonary Care Excellence Award ™, 2013
• Ranked Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Overall Pulmonary Services, 2013
• Five-Star Recipient for Overall Pulmonary Services, 2013
• Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Pneumonia for 9 years in a row (2005-2013)

Critical Care

Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Sepsis for 7 Years in a Row (2007-2013)

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 rates Good Samaritan Hospital in the Top 5% in Nation for Emergency Medicine

Good Samaritan Hospital is among the top five percent in the nation for emergency medicine according to  HealthGrades, the leading provider of information to help consumers make an informed decision about a physician or hospital.  

The findings are based on an analysis of more than seven million Medicare patient records from 2008 to 2010. HealthGrades Emergency Medicine in American Hospitals report focused on 12 of the most common and life-threatening medical emergencies among that patient population, including heart attack, stroke, pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD.

 

American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) Certification

2012 - The Good Samaritan Hospital Cardiovascular/Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program received certification by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR). Good Sam’s Cardiac Rehab and Pulmonary Rehab were recognized for its commitment to improving the quality of life by enhancing standards of care. Good Samaritan Hospital has maintained this accreditation for the last twelve years.

The AACVPR Program Certification is the only peer-reviewed accreditation process designed to review individual programs for adherence to standards and guidelines developed and published by the AACVPR and other professional societies. Each program is reviewed by the AACVPR National Certification Committee and certification is awarded by the AACVPR Board of Directors.

Certified AACVPR programs are recognized as leaders in the field of cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation because they offer the most advanced practices available. AACVPR Program Certification is valid for three years.

Cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation programs are designed to help people with cardiovascular problems (e.g. heart attacks, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, etc.) and pulmonary problems (e.g. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – COPD, respiratory symptoms, etc.) recover faster and improve their quality of life. Both programs include exercise, education, counseling and support for patients and their families.

Robotic Gynecologic Epicenter

GSH has been named a robotic benign gynecologic epicenter by Intuitive Surgical, Inc., the makers of the daVinci® Si Surgical System. One of only 25 benign epicenters in the United States and one of two in the state of Ohio, GSH is now the destination for doctors across the country to receive robotic surgery training.  Dr. Bruce Bernie, Medical Director for Robotic Surgery at GSH provides his experience in managing the GSH Robotic Gynecologic Epicenter by training visiting physicians and surgeons.

Epicenter sites are chosen for their excellence in patient outcomes, their passion for teaching, and their ability to convey to others the value for their patients.  Intuitive Surgical recognized the experience of GSH surgeons and valued the hospital's size and commitment to have better technologies, better outcomes and safety for patients in their decision to designate GSH as an epicenter location.

New daVinci® robotic surgeons and their teams visit an epicenter site to observe cases and learn surgical techniques. Epicenter surgeons then become mentors and/or proctors for those new surgeons in their learning journey. Even after surgeons have successfully completed their initial case series, these mentor-trainee relationships endure through discussions at scientific conferences and advanced training.

Dayton Heart and Vascular Hospital at Good Samaritan (DHVH) Receives Honor

DHVH - Cardiac Surgery received a 3-Star rating from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS).  STS found the cardiac surgery performance to reach the highest level of clinical excellence.  Approximately 12-15% of hospitals receive the 3-Star rating, which denotes the highest category of quality.

 

 

 

National study Ranks Good Samaritan Hospital’s Quality Top Five Percent in Nation

Good Samaritan Hospital, has been named a Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence™ for the 4th consecutive year by HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization. This prestigious distinction places Good Samaritan Hospital among the Top 5% of hospitals nationwide for clinical performance.

HealthGrades Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence study objectively identifies those hospitals with the best overall clinical performance across all 26 medical diagnoses and procedures that the organization rates. These 268 top-performing hospitals represent only 5% of the nation’s hospitals and each is designated as a HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence™.

Unlike other hospital quality studies, HealthGrades evaluates hospitals solely on clinical outcomes: risk-adjusted mortality and inhospital complications. HealthGrades’ analysis is based on approximately 40 million Medicare discharges for the years 2007, 2008 and 2009. Using these top-performing hospitals as a benchmark in this year’s HealthGrades study, HealthGrades quantifies the impact of differences in hospital quality in terms of lives lost and unexpected complications.

The HealthGrades study found that:

• Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical Excellence (Top 5% in the nation) such as Good Samaritan Hospital outperformed all other hospitals across all of the 17 mortality cohorts and six of nine complication cohorts studied from 2007 through 2009.
• Specifically, Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical Excellence had a 29.82% lower risk-adjusted mortality rate and a 1.91% lower risk-adjusted inhospital complication rate among Medicare beneficiaries compared to all other hospitals.

Good Sam Excels in HealthGrades Ratings - Good Sam continues to earn top ratings from HealthGrades, the leading independent health care ratings organization.

Critical Care For 2011, HealthGrades ranks Good Sam among the top 10% of U.S. hospitals for critical care. Good Sam received the HealthGrades Critical Care Excellence Award™ and five-star ratings for treatment of sepsis and for respiratory failure.

Gastrointestinal Care Good Sam’s treatment of bowel obstruction was also five-star rated for the 4th consecutive year.

Heart Services Our treatment of heart attack and heart failure both was rated five-star for Good Sam.

Pulmonary Care For 2011, HealthGrades ranks Good Sam among the top 10% of U.S. hospitals for pulmonary care. Good Sam received the HealthGrades Pulmonary Care Excellence Award™ and five-star ratings for overall pulmonary care and for the treatment of pneumonia.

Orthopedics For the third consecutive year, Good Sam is rated Best in the Dayton Region* for Joint Replacement Surgery for 2011, and was rated five-star for the 4th consecutive year.

HealthGrades Emergency Medicine Excellence Award

The Emergency Department at Good Samaritan Hospital is identified as one of only 255 hospitals in the U.S. to receive the HealthGrades 2010 Emergency Medicine Excellence Award. This ranks the Emergency Department at Good Samaritan Hospital in the top five percent hospitals in the nation for quality of emergency medical care.

The first-annual analysis is based on risk-adjusted mortality outcomes for patients admitted through the emergency department for eleven of the most common life-threatening diagnoses in the Medicare population.  The most common causes for admission through the emergency department by Medicare patients over the three years studied were pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and sepsis.  The highest in hospital mortality rates were among patients with a primary diagnosis of sepsis, respiratory failure or heart attack.

HealthGrades Rates Good Sam #1 in Ohio for Vascular Surgery and #1 in Dayton for Joint Replacement

GSH has been rated number one in Ohio for vascular surgery and best in Dayton for joint replacement surgery by HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization.

The hospital also was recognized for its top national rankings for clinical quality with five-star ratings in nine categories: Total Knee Replacement Surgery, Carotid Surgery, Peripheral Vascular Bypass, Overall Pulmonary Services, Treatment of Heart Attack, Treatment of Heart Failure, Treatment of Pneumonia, Treatment of Respiratory Failure and Treatment of Sepsis. GSH also received the Critical Care Excellence Award and the Pulmonary Care Excellence Award. The recognition is based on HealthGrades’ twelfth annual Hospital Quality in America study, which analyzes patient outcomes at virtually all of the nation’s hospitals.

HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence

Good Samaritan Hospital is one of only 269 hospitals In the U.S. to receive the 2010 HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™.   This ranks Good Samaritan Hospital in the top five percent hospitals in the nation for patient outcomes in a new study issued today by HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization.  The comprehensive study analyzed 40 million hospitalization records from 5,000 hospitals over the years 2006 to 2008.

This is the eighth year that HealthGrades has independently analyzed the clinical quality performance of all non-federal hospitals across the country in 26 procedures and diagnoses. In the study, the company reviewed approximately 40 million hospitalization records from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, over the years 2006, 2007 and 2008.  All hospitals that participate in the Medicare program were part of the independent study. Hospitals that receive the HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence are those hospitals that rank in the top five percent when all 26 individual scores are aggregated into an overall score.

U.S. News & World Report Names GSH as Top-Rated in Respirtory Disorders Care

GSH was named by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top-rated hospitals in the nation for  respiratory disorders care in its 20th annual Best Hospitals issue. U.S. News ranked 4,861 hospitals in 16 specialties, from cancer and heart disease to respiratory disorders and urology. Only 174 hospitals, less than 0.4 percent of the total, were ranked in even one of the 16 specialties. GSH was the only hospital in Dayton to earn a 2009 ranking.  GSH’s respiratory care department provides approximately 700,000 procedures a year, treating asthma, cardiac conditions, pneumonia, chronic lung diseases, emphysema, neonatal issues and emergency situations that impair breathing.  GSH has ten board certified pulmonologists on staff.

National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers Grants Samaritan North Breast Center Full Accreditation

The Samaritan Breast Cancer Program, which includes the Samaritan Breast Center and the breast cancer program of the Samaritan Cancer Center, has received a three year re-accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPB).

The National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) is a consortium of national, professional organizations dedicated to the improvement of the quality of care and the monitoring of outcomes for patients with diseases of the breast. The NAPBC strategically built its leadership by inviting leaders from the major disciplines that routinely work together to diagnose and treat breast disease to become part of the consortium. Working toward one goal, this multidisciplinary group formed the NAPBC Board that mutually defined 28 program standards and 17 program components of care that collectively provide the most efficient and contemporary care available for patients diagnosed with diseases of the breast.

The accreditation survey covers mammography, biopsies and pathology, multi-disciplinary conferences, patient navigation.  Accreditation by the NAPBC is granted only to those centers that are voluntarily committed to providing the best possible care to patients with diseases of the breast. Each breast center must undergo a rigorous evaluation and review of its performance and compliance with NAPBC Standards. To maintain accreditation, centers must monitor compliance with NAPBC Standards to ensure quality care, and undergo an on-site review every three years.

The Samaritan Breast Cancer program is the only Dayton area NAPBC accredited center, and one of 18 in Ohio.

HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence

 

GSH is one of only 270 hospitals in the U.S. to receive the 2009 HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence Award. This recognition is based on an independent study by HealthGrades, the leading healthcare ratings company.

The study of quality at the nation’s nearly 5,000 nonfederal hospitals places Good Samaritan in the top five percent in the nation for overall clinical quality. Hospitals that receive the Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence are those hospitals that excel across the 26 procedures and diagnoses rated. HealthGrades found that Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical Excellence outperformed all other hospitals across the procedures and diagnoses studied. HealthGrades estimates that 152,666 lives could have been saved and 11,772 complications could have been avoided over the three years studied if all Medicare patients were treated at Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical Excellence.

American Nurses Credential Center Magnet Recognition

Good Samaritan Hospital has achieved Magnet designation for excellence in nursing services. Only five percent of hospitals nationwide have the credential, which recognizes health care organizations that demonstrate excellence in nursing practice and adherence to national standards for the delivery of nursing services. Applicants undergo a rigorous evaluation that includes extensive interviews and review of nursing services.

Joint Commission Certification

The Joint Commission, the nation’s oldest and largest health care accrediting body, has awarded Good Samaritan Hospital seven Gold-Seal disease-specific certifications. Good Samaritan was the first hospital in the nation to receive breast cancer care and coronary artery bypass graft certifications. The hospital also received certification in heart failure, acute myocardial infarction (heart attack), total knee replacement, total hip replacement and primary stroke center.

Commission on Cancer

In 2006 and 2008 Good Samaritan received the Outstanding Achievement Award by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer for the high caliber of its cancer program. Good Samaritan is one of only 95 hospitals throughout the country—and the only healthcare institution in Dayton—to earn this prestigious award in 2008.

A Top 100 Hospital for Cardiovascular Care

Good Samaritan Hospital was named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals for Cardiovascular care by Thomson Healthcare (formerly known as the Solucient Top 100 Cardiovascular award), most recently in 2007. The award recognized that GSH provides high-quality, cost-effective cardiovascular care.

 

 

List of GSH Awards and Recognition

Year	Honor
2013	HealthGrades - Ranked Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Cardiology Services
2013	HealthGrades - Ranked #10 in Ohio for Overall Cardiac Services, 2013
2013	HealthGrades - Ranked #8 in Ohio for Cardiology Services, 2013
2013	HealthGrades - Ranked Among the Top 10 in Ohio for Overall Cardiac Services, 2013 (Ranked 10 in 2013)
2013	HealthGrades -Ranked Among the Top 10 in Ohio for Cardiology Services for 2 Years in a Row (2012-2013) (Ranked 8 in 2013)
2013	HealthGrades - Five-Star Recipient for Cardiology Services for 2 Years in a Row (2012-2013)
2013	HealthGrades - Five-Star Recipient for Coronary Interventional Procedures, 2013
2013	HealthGrades - Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Heart Attack 4 Years in a Row (2010-2013)
2013	HealthGrades - Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Heart Failure for 5 Years in a Row (2009-2013)
2013	Recipient of the HealthGrades Pulmonary Care Excellence Award ™, 2013
2013	HealthGrades - Ranked Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Overall Pulmonary Services, 2013
2013	HealthGrades - Five-Star Recipient for Overall Pulmonary Services, 2013
2013	HealthGrades - Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Pneumonia for 9 years in a row (2005-2013)
2013	HealthGrades - Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Sepsis for 7 Years in a Row (2007-2013)
2012	American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) Certification
2012	Our Breast Cancer Program, which includes the Samaritan Breast Center and the breast cancer program of the Samaritan Cancer Center, has received a three year re-accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPB).
2012	Dayton Heart and Vascular Hospital at Good Samaritan/Cardiac Surgery -  Receives 3-Star Rating, which is the highest level of clinical excellence from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
2012	HealthGrades Emergency Medicine Excellence Award
2012	Joint Commissioin Gold Seal Disease Recertification - Coronary Bypass Surgery, Heart Failure, Heart Attack, Breast Cancer Care, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft, Acute Myocardial Infarction, Total Knee Replacement, Total Hip Replacement, Primary
2012	HealthGrades - Top 10 in Ohio for Cardiology
2012	Healthgrades - Five Star Rated - Cardiology Services, Treatment of Heart Attack & Heart Failure, Treatment of Pneumonia, Treatment of Sepsis, Treatment of Respiratory Failure
2012	The Society of Thoracic Surgeons - 3 Star Rating (out of 3 stars)
2011	HealthGrades Emergency Medicine Excellence Award
2011	HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence
2011	Top 10% of U.S. hospitals for Critical Care
2011	Top 10% of U.S. hospitals for Pulmonary Care
2011	#1 in the Dayton Region* for Joint Replacement Surgery *Region is Dayton, OH CBSA as defined by the federal government’s Office of Management and Budget.
2010	HealthGrades Emergency Medicine Excellence Award
2010	HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence
2010	Healthgrades #1 in Ohio for Vascular Surgery
2010	Healthgrades #1 in Dayton for Joint Replacement
2009	U.S. News & World Report top-rated hospitals in respiratory disorders care
2009	HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence
2009	Magnet Designation for Excellence in Nursing Services
2009	NAPBC Accreditation for the Samaritan Breast Center
2009	Joint Commission Gold Seal Recertification
2009	Outstanding Achievement Award by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer
2009	Healthgrades Best in Dayton for Cardiac Surgery (DHVH)
2009	Healthgrades Best in Dayton for joint replacement
2008	Joint Commission certification in total knee replacement, total hip replacement, and stroke
2008	Outstanding Achievement Award by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer
2008	HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence
2008	Healthgrades Best in Dayton for Overall Cardiac Services (DHVH)
2007	Joint Commission certification in heart failure, acute myocardial infarction (heart attack), breast cancer care and coronary artery bypass graft surgery
2007	Top 100 Hospitals for Cardiovascular Care; Thomson Healthcare (formerly known as the Solucient Top 100 Cardiovascular Award)
2003-2008	HealthGrades Best in Dayton area for Orthopedics
2006	Outstanding Achievement Award by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer
2001-2006	HealthGrades Best in Dayton area for Vascular Surgery
2005	HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence
2004	United Health Premium Network for Cardiology Hospital
2003	100 Top Hospitals; Solucient Cardiovascular Benchmarks for Success
2002	Ohio Award for Excellence Winner, Tier 1
2002	Top 100 Hospitals; Solucient Cardiovascular Benchmarks for Success
2002	Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association earns Ernest A. Codman Award for Quality Improvement Initiative
2001	Better Business Bureau Eclipse Integrity Award
2001	100 Top Hospitals; Solucient Benchmarks for Success
2000	100 Top Hospitals; Solucient Benchmarks for Success
1999	100 Top Hospitals; Solucient Benchmarks for Success
1999	Society for Ambulatory Care Professionals (SACP) Quality Award
1999	100 Top Hospitals, Coronary Bypass Surgery; Solucient