National Study Recognizes Good Samaritan Hospital-Dayton for Exceptional Quality
Leading Healthcare Ratings Company Rates Good Samaritan Hospital Among Top Five Percent Nationally
DAYTON, OHIO, January 27, 2009 – Good Samaritan Hospital is one of only 270 hospitals to receive the 2009 HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence Award. This recognition is based on an independent study released today by HealthGrades, the leading healthcare ratings company.
The study of quality at the nation’s nearly 5,000 nonfederal hospitals places Good Samaritan Hospital 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.
“We are proud to offer a nationally recognized level of quality healthcare to our community,” said Mark Shaker, president and CEO of Good Samaritan Hospital. “It’s a testament to our staff and medical teams that Good Samaritan Hospital has received this recognition for two years in a row. “
The study shows that Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical Excellence are improving at a greater rate in more procedures and diagnoses than all other hospitals, lowering risk-adjusted mortality rates over the years 2005, 2006, 2007 by an average of 18%.
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.
“Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical Excellence comprise an unparalleled group of hospitals that excel across the board, not just in one or two specialties, and they should be commended for their relentless commitment to exceptional patient care. Patients should expect and demand the same level of care at all hospitals,” said Rick May, MD, HealthGrades senior physician consultant, and an author of the study.
For its study, HealthGrades analyzed almost 41 million Medicare hospitalization records that cover the latest three-year period, from 2005 to 2007. Because the hospitalization records come from the federal government, no hospital can opt in or out of HealthGrades' rating process. The analysis is risk-adjusted to account for differences in patient populations between hospitals.