Independence Health System Westmoreland Hospital is among 484
Best Regional Hospitals recognized for delivering high-quality treatment across multiple specialties
and rated number 25 in the state of Pennsylvania. Westmoreland is specifically
recognized as high performing in eight areas: lung cancer surgery, heart
bypass, heart failure, stroke, hip replacement, knee replacement, maternity
care and COPD treatment. Also recognized is
Independence Health System Latrobe Hospital, ranked as high performing in stroke care.
Click here to learn more about these prestigious honors.
Excela Health has earned a distinguished three-star rating from STS for
patient care and outcomes in three separate categories: aortic valve replacement
combined with coronary artery bypass grafting (AVR+CABG), isolated aortic
valve replacement (AVR), and isolated coronary artery bypass grafting
(CABG). Historically, less that 10 percent of all programs within the
STS database achieve this elite standing. The three-star rating denotes
the highest category of clinical quality within the STS rating system,
and is considered one of the most sophisticated and highly regarded overall
measures of quality in healthcare, rating the benchmarked outcomes of
cardiothoracic surgery programs in the United States and Canada.
All Excela Health hospitals received the American Heart Association’s
Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Quality Achievement Awards
Excela Westmoreland and Frick Hospitals earned the Get with the Guidelines
– Stroke GOLD PLUS awards and Excela Latrobe earned the Get with
the Guidelines – Stroke GOLD PLUS; Target Stroke Honor Roll award.
To earn this distinction, Excela Frick Hospital, Excela Latrobe Hospital
and Excela Westmoreland Hospitals each met aggressive clinical goals for
treating patients in seven core standard levels of care as outlined by
American Heart Association/American Stroke Association for two consecutive
calendar years, as well as compliance with stroke quality measures during
the specific 12-month evaluation period. Gold Plus Quality Awards are
advanced levels of recognition acknowledging hospitals for consistent
adherence to quality measures.
Excela Health hospitals – Frick, Latrobe and Westmoreland –
designated Primary Stroke Centers by the Joint Commission.
Excela Health hospitals - Frick, Latrobe and Westmoreland - have been designated
Primary Stroke Centersby the Joint Commission and recognized by the Pennsylvania
Department of Health for exceeding national standards for quality patient
care and demonstrating proficiency in the presentation and early management
of stroke and TIA based on guidelines established by the American Heart
Association and the American Stroke Association for health care professionals.
The Heart Center at Excela Health has earned The Joint Commission’s
Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Heart Association’s Heart-Check mark for Advanced
Primary Heart Attack Center Certification.
Excela Westmoreland Hospital is one of 40 hospitals in the United States
and four in Pennsylvania to earn Primary Heart Attack Center (PHAC) certification.
PHAC certification is one of The Joint Commission’s four Advanced
Cardiac certifications offered in collaboration with the American Heart
Association. The certification standardizes and improves coordinated systems
of care across settings regarding identification, assessment, monitoring,
management, data sharing and performance improvement for multidisciplinary
ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) heart attack care.
Excela Health Named Among Nation's Best Maternity Hospitals by Newsweek
and U.S. News & World Report
For the third year in a row, the Family Additions Maternity Center at Excela
Health Westmoreland Hospital remains ranked among the nation’s best,
and the only one in southwestern Pennsylvania featured in the Best Maternity
Hospitals 2022 edition of Newsweek, which publishes the honor roll annually.
For the third year in a row, Excela Health is one of 217 hospitals across
36 states on this list which is compiled by the news magazine in partnership
with The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit organization that reports
on the safety and quality performance of U.S. healthcare facilities. To
be considered for the list, hospitals had to demonstrate adherence to
a variety of standards for excellence in maternity care including low
rates of C-section, episiotomy and early elective deliveries and follow
important protocols to protect mothers and babies.
The National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program was created by
Cribs for Kids®
Cribs for Kids the only national infant safe sleep organization. Based in Pittsburgh,
PA, Cribs for kids is dedicated to preventing infant sleep-related deaths
due to accidental suffocation. As a Nationally Certified Safe Sleep Hospital,
Excela Health is recognized for following the safe sleep guidelines recommended
by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and providing training programs
for healthcare team members, and family caregivers.
Excela Health's
knee and hip replacement program (called Joint Works) has been named as
Blue Distinction Centers Plus. The designation is given to hospitals who are shown to deliver quality
specialty care based on objective, transparent measures for patient safety
and health outcomes that were developed with input from the medical community.
Excela Health's Cardiac Care named as a
Blue Distinction Center Plus.
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield continues to recognize Excela Health Westmoreland
Hospital as one of the
first in the nation to receive a Blue Distinction Center Plus designation in the area of cardiac care as part of the Blue Distinction Center for
Specialty Care®program.
Excela Health's maternity care named as a
Blue Distinction Center Plus.
Excela Health's
maternity care has been named as Blue Distinction Centers Plus. The designation is given to hospitals who are shown to deliver quality
specialty care based on objective, transparent measures for patient safety
and health outcomes that were developed with input from the medical community.
Excela Health's bariatric surgery program named as a
Blue Distinction Center Plus.
Excela Health's
bariatric surgery program has been named as Blue Distinction Centers Plus. The designation is given to hospitals who are shown to deliver quality
specialty care based on objective, transparent measures for patient safety
and health outcomes that were developed with input from the medical community.
Excela Health named a
Screening Center of Excellence by the Lung Cancer Alliance.
Excela Health has been named a Screening Center of Excellence by the Lung
Cancer Alliance for its ongoing commitment to responsible lung cancer
screening. Designated screening centers of excellence are committed to providing
clear information based on current evidence about who is a candidate for
lung cancer screening and complies with comprehensive standards based
on best practices developed by professional bodies such as the American
College of Radiology, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, and the
International Early Lung Cancer Action Program.
Excela Health Designated a
Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology.
Excela Health has been designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence
by the American College of Radiology (ACR). The designation was awarded to Excela Latrobe and Westmoreland hospitals.
Experts conducted peer review evaluations and determined that Excela Health
has achieved high practice standards. The Breast Imaging Center of Excellence
designation is awarded to breast imaging centers that achieve excellence
by seeking and earning accreditation in all of the ACR’s voluntary
breast-imaging accreditation programs and modules, in addition to the
mandatory mammography accredidation program.
Breast Health Center Accredited by American College of Surgeons
The National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a quality
program administered
by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has granted accredited status
to the Excela Health Breast Health Center. To achieve voluntary NAPBC
accreditation, a breast center demonstrates compliance with the NAPBC
standards that address a center’s leadership, clinical services,
research, community outreach, professional education, and quality improvement
for patients. Breast centers seeking NAPBC accreditation undergo a site
visit every three years. Excela’s initial accreditation is effective
through 2025.
Excela Health recognized as a
Healthiest 100 Workplace in America by Springbuk®.
Excela Health has been recognized among the Inaugural Inductees for the
Healthiest Employers Hall of Fame. The awards program was created to honor people-first organizations that
prioritize the well-being of their employee population. These companies
were recognized because of their commitment to workplace wellness and
their exceptional health and benefits offerings. Excela Health is one
of 20 honorees across various employment sectors nationally to be recognized
with this latest designation, created to mark a longstanding commitment
to employee health and wellness.
Excela Health has been recognized as a
Healthiest 100 Workplace in America, an awards program presented by Springbuk®.
More than 5,000 employers applied for the award nationally. This is the
11th consecutive year that Excela Health has been recognized among the
Healthiest Employers in Western Pennsylvania, and a Healthiest 100 Workplace
in America, in an awards program presented by Healthiest Employer®.
Excela Health Remains National Leader in Wellness, Ranked Among Best and
Brightest Honorees
For the eighth consecutive year, Excela Health has once again recognized
among the Nation's Best and Brightest in Wellness® sponsored by the
National Association for Business Resources, having been included among
35 organizations of varying sizes lauded during its Summer 2021 recognition
period. Excela first received this designation in 2016 and has remained
a recipient each award period. This program honors companies that promote
employee well-being, worksite health and wellness.
Recognized by The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives
(CHIME), Excela Health is ranked among the most wired in the nation once
again for using technology to partner with patients on health. Excela
Health continues to be recognized as a respected leader for its use of
information technology to help patients become more actively involved
in their care and maintain their health.
Excela Health Latrobe Hospital and the
Family Medicine Residency Program are the recipients of the 3rd annual DeWitt C. Baldwin, Jr. Sponsoring
Institution Award given by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical
Education and Arnold P. Gold Foundation. Founded in 2016, this award is
presented to accredited residency/fellowship programs that are exemplary
in fostering a respectful, supportive environment for medical education
and the delivery of patient care, which leads to the personal and professional
development of learners. The award focuses on the importance of creating
environments that completely elevate the concept of humanism in medicine
so that all health care professionals are supported.
The Excela Health Bariatric Surgery Program is a
MBSAQIP-Accredited Center – Comprehensive Center with Obesity Medicine Qualifications
The Excela Health Bariatric Surgery Program has achieved National Accreditation
from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement
Program (MBSAQIP®) meeting the highest standards for patient safety and quality of care,
making us an
MBSAQIP-Accredited Center – Comprehensive Center with Obesity Medicine Qualifications. The MBSAQIP® is a joint program of the American College of Surgeons
and the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery. The standards
ensure that metabolic and bariatric surgical patients receive a multidisciplinary
program, not just a surgical procedure, that improves patient outcomes
and long-term success.
Excela Health awarded 2016 Theodore Roosevelt Workers’ Compensation
and Disability Management (Teddy) Award.
Excela Health has been awarded a 2016 Theodore Roosevelt Workers’
Compensation and Disability Management (Teddy) Award. The Teddy Award program recognizes excellence in workers’ compensation
risk management and is presented by Risk & Insurance magazine. Excela
Health is one of four winning programs and five honorable mentions. Award
winners were selected from nominees nationwide. Award criteria include
achieving measurable performance results, as well creativity and resourcefulness
in solving workers’ compensation challenges. A panel of judges consisting
of industry professionals, including past Teddy Award winners, selects
the winners.
Hospitals awarded
Silver Level Award from the Westmoreland County Department of Public Safety.
Our hospitals have been awarded the
Silver Level Award from the Westmoreland County Department of Public Safety for
emergency management planning and coordination.
Excela Health awarded the
Energy to Care Award.
Excela Health ranks among the nation's leaders in energy efficiency and
is one of only two health systems in Pennsylvania to receive the Energy
to Care Award. The American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) of the American
Hospital Association recognized Excela Health at its 53rd Annual Conference
and Technical Exhibition. The program, sponsored by Johnson Controls,
encourages hospitals across the country to reduce energy consumption.
This is the second consecutive year that Excela Health has received this
honor on behalf of one or more of its hospitals.
Excela Health recognized as a
Pennsylvania Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace.
Since 2008, Excela Health has been recognized as a
Pennsylvania Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace. Excela Health has an additional honor from the Southwestern Pennsylvania
Breastfeeding Coalition newly identifying us as an
"Exceptionally Supportive Employer."
Accreditations and Licensures
Accreditation is another indicator that can be used to judge quality. Accreditation
is a "seal of approval" given by a private, independent group.
Health care organizations – such as hospitals –must meet national
standards, including clinical performance measures, in order to be accredited.
Excela Health is accredited by The Joint Commission. Patients may contact
the Joint Commission directly at the following address:
Excela Health has earned a distinguished three-star rating from STS for
patient care and outcomes in three separate categories: aortic valve replacement
combined with coronary artery bypass grafting (AVR+CABG), isolated aortic
valve replacement (AVR), and isolated coronary artery bypass grafting
(CABG). Historically, less that 10 percent of all programs within the
STS database achieve this elite standing. The three-star rating denotes
the highest category of clinical quality within the STS rating system,
and is considered one of the most sophisticated and highly regarded overall
measures of quality in healthcare, rating the benchmarked outcomes of
cardiothoracic surgery programs in the United States and Canada.
For the third year in a row, the Family Additions Maternity Center at Excela
Health Westmoreland Hospital remains ranked among the nation’s best,
and the only one in southwestern Pennsylvania featured in the Best Maternity
Hospitals 2022 edition of Newsweek, which publishes the honor roll annually.
For the third year in a row, Excela Health is one of 217 hospitals across
36 states on this list which is compiled by the news magazine in partnership
with The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit organization that reports
on the safety and quality performance of U.S. healthcare facilities. To
be considered for the list, hospitals had to demonstrate adherence to
a variety of standards for excellence in maternity care including low
rates of C-section, episiotomy and early elective deliveries and follow
important protocols to protect mothers and babies.
Cribs for Kids the only national infant safe sleep organization. Based in Pittsburgh,
PA, Cribs for kids is dedicated to preventing infant sleep-related deaths
due to accidental suffocation. As a Nationally Certified Safe Sleep Hospital,
Excela Health is recognized for following the safe sleep guidelines recommended
by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and providing training programs
for healthcare team members, and family caregivers.
Excela Health's
knee and hip replacement program (called Joint Works) has been named as
Blue Distinction Centers Plus. The designation is given to hospitals who are shown to deliver quality
specialty care based on objective, transparent measures for patient safety
and health outcomes that were developed with input from the medical community.
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield continues to recognize Excela Health Westmoreland
Hospital as one of the
first in the nation to receive a Blue Distinction Center Plus designation in the area of cardiac care as part of the Blue Distinction Center for
Specialty Care®program.
Excela Health's
maternity care has been named as Blue Distinction Centers Plus. The designation is given to hospitals who are shown to deliver quality
specialty care based on objective, transparent measures for patient safety
and health outcomes that were developed with input from the medical community.
Excela Health's
bariatric surgery program has been named as Blue Distinction Centers Plus. The designation is given to hospitals who are shown to deliver quality
specialty care based on objective, transparent measures for patient safety
and health outcomes that were developed with input from the medical community.
Excela Health has been named a Screening Center of Excellence by the Lung
Cancer Alliance for its ongoing commitment to responsible lung cancer
screening. Designated screening centers of excellence are committed to providing
clear information based on current evidence about who is a candidate for
lung cancer screening and complies with comprehensive standards based
on best practices developed by professional bodies such as the American
College of Radiology, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, and the
International Early Lung Cancer Action Program.
Excela Health has been designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence
by the American College of Radiology (ACR). The designation was awarded to Excela Latrobe and Westmoreland hospitals.
Experts conducted peer review evaluations and determined that Excela Health
has achieved high practice standards. The Breast Imaging Center of Excellence
designation is awarded to breast imaging centers that achieve excellence
by seeking and earning accreditation in all of the ACR’s voluntary
breast-imaging accreditation programs and modules, in addition to the
mandatory mammography accredidation program.
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by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has granted accredited status
to the Excela Health Breast Health Center. To achieve voluntary NAPBC
accreditation, a breast center demonstrates compliance with the NAPBC
standards that address a center’s leadership, clinical services,
research, community outreach, professional education, and quality improvement
for patients. Breast centers seeking NAPBC accreditation undergo a site
visit every three years. Excela’s initial accreditation is effective
through 2025.
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Excela Health has been recognized among the Inaugural Inductees for the
Healthiest Employers Hall of Fame. The awards program was created to honor people-first organizations that
prioritize the well-being of their employee population. These companies
were recognized because of their commitment to workplace wellness and
their exceptional health and benefits offerings. Excela Health is one
of 20 honorees across various employment sectors nationally to be recognized
with this latest designation, created to mark a longstanding commitment
to employee health and wellness.
More than 5,000 employers applied for the award nationally. This is the
11th consecutive year that Excela Health has been recognized among the
Healthiest Employers in Western Pennsylvania, and a Healthiest 100 Workplace
in America, in an awards program presented by Healthiest Employer®.
For the eighth consecutive year, Excela Health has once again recognized
among the Nation's Best and Brightest in Wellness® sponsored by the
National Association for Business Resources, having been included among
35 organizations of varying sizes lauded during its Summer 2021 recognition
period. Excela first received this designation in 2016 and has remained
a recipient each award period. This program honors companies that promote
employee well-being, worksite health and wellness.
Excela Health Latrobe Hospital and the
Family Medicine Residency Program are the recipients of the 3rd annual DeWitt C. Baldwin, Jr. Sponsoring
Institution Award given by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical
Education and Arnold P. Gold Foundation. Founded in 2016, this award is
presented to accredited residency/fellowship programs that are exemplary
in fostering a respectful, supportive environment for medical education
and the delivery of patient care, which leads to the personal and professional
development of learners. The award focuses on the importance of creating
environments that completely elevate the concept of humanism in medicine
so that all health care professionals are supported.
The Excela Health Bariatric Surgery Program has achieved National Accreditation
from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement
Program (MBSAQIP®) meeting the highest standards for patient safety and quality of care,
making us an
MBSAQIP-Accredited Center – Comprehensive Center with Obesity Medicine Qualifications. The MBSAQIP® is a joint program of the American College of Surgeons
and the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery. The standards
ensure that metabolic and bariatric surgical patients receive a multidisciplinary
program, not just a surgical procedure, that improves patient outcomes
and long-term success.
Excela Health has been awarded a 2016 Theodore Roosevelt Workers’
Compensation and Disability Management (Teddy) Award. The Teddy Award program recognizes excellence in workers’ compensation
risk management and is presented by Risk & Insurance magazine. Excela
Health is one of four winning programs and five honorable mentions. Award
winners were selected from nominees nationwide. Award criteria include
achieving measurable performance results, as well creativity and resourcefulness
in solving workers’ compensation challenges. A panel of judges consisting
of industry professionals, including past Teddy Award winners, selects
the winners.
Our hospitals have been awarded the
Silver Level Award from the Westmoreland County Department of Public Safety for
emergency management planning and coordination.
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Excela Health ranks among the nation's leaders in energy efficiency and
is one of only two health systems in Pennsylvania to receive the Energy
to Care Award. The American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) of the American
Hospital Association recognized Excela Health at its 53rd Annual Conference
and Technical Exhibition. The program, sponsored by Johnson Controls,
encourages hospitals across the country to reduce energy consumption.
This is the second consecutive year that Excela Health has received this
honor on behalf of one or more of its hospitals.
Since 2008, Excela Health has been recognized as a
Pennsylvania Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace. Excela Health has an additional honor from the Southwestern Pennsylvania
Breastfeeding Coalition newly identifying us as an
"Exceptionally Supportive Employer."
