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2012 HEALTHGRADES
®
CLINICAL ACHIEVEMENTS*
ON JAN. 24,
HealthGrades’
®
10th
annual
Hospital Quality and Clinical
Excellence Study
once again named
Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical
Center a Distinguished Hospital for
Clinical Excellence for the second year
in a row—and Idaho’s most recognized
hospital as a four-time recipient of the
designation.This prestigious distinction places Saint Alphonsus among
the top 5 percent of hospitals nationwide for clinical performance,
one of 263 out of 5,000 non-federal hospitals nationwide.
Idaho’s only 4-time recipient
Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center is the only hospital
in Idaho to receive this recognition four times since the award
originated in 2003. Saint Alphonsus was named a Distinguished
Hospital for Clinical Excellence in 2003, 2006, 2011 and 2012.
The award is reserved for those hospitals achieving the lowest
risk-adjusted mortality and lower risk-adjusted complication rates
for Medicare patients over a range of 26 of the most common
procedures and diagnoses, from hip replacement to bypass surgery.
Quality ratings and Excellence Awards for individual procedures
and diagnosis categories are named each fall in the HealthGrades
®
Healthcare Consumerism and Hospital Quality in America Report
.
The HealthGrades
®
Healthcare Consumerism and Hospital Qual-
ity in America Report
objectively identifies those hospitals with the
best overall clinical performance and across all 26 medical diagnoses
and procedures to see which hospitals have outstanding quality
across the board. These 263 top-performing hospitals represent
only 5 percent of the nation’s hospitals, and each is designated as
a HealthGrades
®
Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence.
What is evaluated?
Unlike other hospital quality studies, HealthGrades
®
evaluates
hospitals solely on clinical outcomes—risk-adjusted mortality
and in-hospital complications. HealthGrades’
®
analysis is based
on approximately 40 million Medicare discharges for the years
2008 to 2010. HealthGrades’
®
hospital ratings are independently
determined; no hospital can opt in or opt out of being rated, and
no hospital pays to be rated. 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.
For more information on the HealthGrades
®
study, go to
www.saintalphonsus.org
and
topcities.healthgrades.com/ratings
.
DISTINGUISHED—
AGAIN!
Saint Alphonsus Regional
Medical Center in top 5 percent
in nation for patient outcomes
Saint Alphonsus Regional
Medical Center, Boise
National achievements:
• Cardiac Surgery Excellence
Award™ for two consecu-
tive years (2011 and 2012).
• Ranked among the top
5 percent in the nation
for cardiac surgery for
two consecutive years
(2011 and 2012).
• Neurosciences Excellence
Award™ (2012).
• Neurosurgery Excellence
Award™ (2012).
• Ranked among the top
10 percent in the nation
for neurosciences (2012).
• Ranked among the top
10 percent in the nation for
neurosurgery (2012).
State rankings:
• Ranked No. 1 in Idaho
for overall cardiac services
for two consecutive years
(2011 and 2012).
• Ranked No. 1 in Idaho
for cardiac surgery (2012).
• Ranked No. 1 in Idaho
for cardiology services
for two consecutive years
(2011 and 2012).
• Ranked No. 1 in Idaho
for neurosciences (2012).
• Ranked No. 1 in Idaho
for neurosurgery (2012).
• Ranked No. 1 in Idaho
for treatment of stroke
(2012).
Five-star ratings:
• Five-star rated for cardiac
surgery for two consecutive
years (2011 and 2012).
• Five-star rated for coronary
bypass surgery for two
consecutive years (2011 and
2012).
• Five-star rated for valve
surgery (2012).
• Five-star rated for treat-
ment of heart failure for
two consecutive years (2011
and 2012).
• Five-star rated for total
hip replacement for two
consecutive years (2011
and 2012).
• Five-star rated for neuro-
sciences (2012).
• Five-star rated for neuro-
surgery (2012).
• Five-star rated for treatment
of stroke for two consecu-
tive years (2011 and 2012).
• Five-star rated for treatment
of sepsis for two consecu-
tive years (2011 and 2012).
• Five-star rated for carotid
surgery (2012).
Saint Alphonsus Medical
Center – Nampa
State rankings:
• Ranked No. 1 in Idaho for
coronary interventional
procedures (2012).
• Ranked No. 1 in Idaho for
gastrointestinal services
(2012).
Five-star ratings:
• Five-star rated for coronary
interventional procedures
(2012).
• Five-star rated for treatment
of heart attack (2012).
• Five-star rated for total hip
replacement for two consecu-
tive years (2011 and 2012).
• Five-star rated for treat-
ment of pulmonary
embolism (2012).
Saint Alphonsus Medical
Center – Ontario
National achievements:
• Joint Replacement Excel-
lence Award™ (2012).
• Ranked among the top
10 percent in the nation for
joint replacement (2012).
State rankings:
• Ranked among the top 10
in Oregon for joint replace-
ment for four consecutive
years (2009–2012).
• Ranked No. 3 in Oregon for
critical care (2012).
Five-star ratings:
• Five-star rated for joint
replacement for four con-
secutive years (2009–2012).
• Five-star rated for total knee
replacement for four con-
secutive years (2009–2012).
• Five-star rated for total hip
replacement (2012).
• Five-star rated for treatment
of sepsis for five consecu-
tive years (2008–2012).
* Saint Alphonsus Medical
Center – Baker City is a critical-
access hospital, and volumes
did not meet eligible ranking
threshold requirements.