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Blanchard Valley Hospital Named One of the Nation’s 100 Top Hospitals
Blanchard Valley Hospital has been named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals® by reports, Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MedPAR) data, and core measures and
Thomson Reuters, a leading provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and patient satisfaction data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hos-
quality of healthcare. pital Compare Web site. Hospitals do not apply, and winners do not pay to market this
The Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals(r) study evaluates performance in 10 areas: honor.
mortality; medical complications; patient safety; average patient stay; expenses; operating The winning hospitals were announced in the March 28 edition of Modern Healthcare
income; patient satisfaction; adherence to clinical standards of care; post-discharge mortal- magazine.
ity; and readmission rates for acute myocardial infarction (heart attack), heart failure, and If all Medicare inpatients received the same level of care as those treated in the award-
pneumonia. The study has been conducted annually since 1993. This is the second time winning facilities:
Blanchard Valley Hospital has been recognized with this honor.
“Blanchard Valley Hospital is proud to be named one of the highest performing hospi- • Nearly 116,000 additional patients would survive each year.
tals in the nation. This is a credit to our associates, physicians, and volunteers. It’s national * More than 197,000 patient complications would be avoided annually.
recognition for a job well done, every day,” said Christopher Press, president of Blanchard * The average patient stay would decrease by half a day.
Valley Hospital. “Our goal is to offer exceptional care. These awards are one measure of
how well we’re doing.” If the same standards were applied to all inpatients, the impact would be even greater.
To conduct the 100 Top Hospitals study, Thomson Reuters researchers evaluated 2,914 More information on this study and other 100 Top Hospitals research is available at
short-term, acute care, non-federal hospitals. They used public information - Medicare cost www.100tophospitals.com<http://www.100tophospitals.com>.
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