Marian Receives Distinguished Hospital Award
From Marian Regional Medical Center:
Marian Regional Medical Center (MRMC), which along with Arroyo Grande Community Hospital (AGCH) and French Hospital Medical Center (FHMC) are Dignity Health’s Central Coast hospitals, is pleased to announce it is a recipient, for the second year in a row, of the Healthgrades 2015 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence.
Healthgrades is the leading online resource helping consumers make informed decisions in order to find the right doctor, the right hospital, and the right care. Healthgrades awards the Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence to hospitals across the nation that have demonstrated overall clinical excellence and have exhibited superior performance in clinical outcomes for patients across a broad spectrum of care. The distinction places MRMC inthe top five percent of the more than 4,500 hospitals evaluated nationwide based on the hospital’s outstanding clinical performance.
“This honor is a testament to the commitment of the employees, physicians, and volunteers of Marian Regional Medical Center to assure our patients and community receive the highest level of safe, quality health care services,” says Charles J. Cova, MRMC President and CEO. “This recognition is an example of how we are fulfilling our promise to the community to invest in state-of-the-art technologies that allow our health care team to provide safe, high-quality, compassionate care.”
Every year, Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance at over 4,500 hospitals nationwide, including for 33 of the most common inpatient procedures and conditions. These findings are released on Healthgrades.com and in the Healthgrades 2015 Report to the Nation.
Dignity Health Central Coast hospitals, including AGCH, FHMC, and MRMC, together received 45 honors from Healthgrades for 2015, consisting of five-star awards for clinical outcomes and clinical and service excellence awards. A five-star rating indicates that a hospital’s clinical outcomes are better than expected when treating the condition or conducting the procedure being evaluated.
Healthgrades independently measures hospitals based on data that hospitals submit to the federal government. No hospital can opt in or out of the analysis, and no hospital pays to be measured. Healthgrades risk adjusts for patient demographic characteristics and clinical risk factors, thereby taking into account how sick patients are upon admission.
