Excela Health and its Hospitals Ranked Among the Best
Excela Health and its member hospitals have been ranked among the best
in 2017 by CareChex®, an information service of Quantros, Inc., the
most comprehensive resource for ranking hospital quality and patient safety.
CareChex® provides clinical, financial and patient satisfaction findings
to consumers, providers, and purchasers of U.S. medical care. Unlike other
publicly available quality ratings, CareChex® provides a composite
evaluation of all components of medical quality including process of care,
outcomes of care, and patient experiences. For access to provider quality
ratings, visit
www.CareChex.com.
Excela Health hospitals – Frick Hospital in Mount Pleasant, Pa., Latrobe Hospital in Latrobe,
Pa., and Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg, Pa. –are ranked in the
Top 10% in the nation for patient safety in
overall hospital care in 2017 by CareChex®.
More specifically, CareChex® evaluates a health system's performance
on 12 indicators representing avoidable patient safety events such as
post-operative hip fracture, post-operative hemorrhage and post-operative
respiratory failure, meaning that your care at Excela Health rates highly
in patient safety after careful analysis by national health care and physician groups.
Excela Health is ranked in the
Top 10% in the nation in 2017 for medical excellence in
heart attack treatment. Medical excellence is measured by a composite performance across six
areas of quality: process of care, mortality, complications, inpatient
quality, patient safety and patient satisfaction. Of the hospitals and
health systems across the country, Excela Health ranked among the top,
meaning that, if you have a heart attack, you can feel confident you are
receiving not only the care you need, but care that rivals any in the
region and nation.
Excela Health CDI Lean Team selected as a 2018 Heroes in Infection Prevention
Award recipient from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control
and Epidemiology.
The Excela Health CDI Lean Team was selected as a 2018 Heroes in Infection
Prevention Award recipient from APIC, the Association for Professionals
in Infection Control and Epidemiology. APIC is the leading professional
association for infection preventionists. The comprehensive team was comprised
of members from infection control, nursing, pharmacy, laboratory, and
environmental services.
Excela Health is among the
Top 10% in the nation in 2017 for patient safety in
cancer care. Excela Health is committed to safe, effective, compassionate and patient-centered
cancer care and is accredited as a Community Hospital Comprehensive Cancer
program by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons.
As part of this accredited program at our Latrobe Hospital campus, data
is submitted annually to the National Cancer Database, a program of the
Commission on Cancer and the American Cancer Society. This high ranking
assures our patients that their care and safety meets the highest standards
and have been measured against 12 patient safety indicators such as post-operative
hemorrhage and post-operative respiratory failure, among others.
Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital is ranked
#1 in market for medical excellence in
bariatric surgery in 2017. Excela's bariatric program has the highest national ranking among
the hospitals in our market, one that includes western Pennsylvania and
parts of West Virginia. Our bariatric patients can be assured that our
bariatric surgical program has met and exceeded quality standards that
includes process of care, mortality, complications, inpatient quality,
patient safety and patient satisfaction above and beyond other hospitals/health
systems in the designated geographic region. Excela's bariatric surgery
program is an
Accredited Center - Quality Program by the American College of Surgeons and the American Society for Metabolic
and Bariatric Surgery.
In addition to the rankings listed above, other services and programs also
earned national, state and regional rankings including:
Excela Health
Ranked in the top 10% in the North East (a nine-state region) for patient
safety in
General Surgery in 2017.
Excela Health Frick Hospital
Ranked in the top 10% in the nation for patient safety in
General Surgery in 2017.
Excela Health Latrobe Hospital
Ranked in the top 10% in the region in 2017 for patient safety in
Major Bowel Procedures.
Ranked in the top 10% in the nation in 2017 for patient safety in
Women's Care.
Ranked in the top 10% in the nation in 2017 for medical excellence in
Heart Failure Treatment.
Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital
Ranked in the top 10% in the nation in 2017 for patient safety in
Gall Bladder Removal.
Ranked in the top 100in the nation in 2017 for medical excellence in
Major Cardiac Surgery.
U.S. News & World Report Top Rankings for Excela Health Hospitals
Excela Health and its hospitals once again have received recognition for
clinical expertise and high quality patient care by
U.S. News & World Report as top performing hospitals 2016 to 2017. Having reviewed hospitals for
the past 27 years,
U.S. News Best Hospitals rankings evaluated nearly 5,000 hospitals nationwide, helping to guide
patients to hospitals that deliver outstanding care across 25 specialties,
procedures and conditions. To determine the rankings for Best Hospitals,
objective measures such as patient survival, the number of times a given
procedure is performed, infection rates, and adequacy of the nursing staff,
among others, are used.
In addition to national rankings, hospitals were also ranked regionally
within states and major metro areas. Best Hospitals was produced by
U.S. News with RTI International, a leading research organization based in North
Carolina. The rankings are published in the
U.S. News "Best Hospitals 2017" guidebook. For more information, visit
Best Hospitals and use #BestHospitals on Facebook and Twitter.
Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital has been recognized in
four types of care, designating outstanding performance, patient outcomes and
patient safety. It was also noted that Westmoreland Hospital earned this
high performance rating in hip and knee replacement that is significantly
better than the national average. Cited as a "High Performing Hospital,"
Westmoreland Hospital is recognized for care that includes:
Heart Failure, Knee Replacement, Hip Replacement and Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
Excela Health Frick Hospital has been recognized as a "High Performing Hospital" for the
treatment of patients with
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Heart Failure. Hospitals cited for outstanding care and quality in heart failure treatment
were evaluated on positive patient outcomes, nursing care and number of
cases, among other aspects of heart failure care.
Excela Health Latrobe Hospital was recognized as a "High Performing Hospital" for the treatment of
Heart Failure. The recognition was one that was evaluated on positive patient outcomes,
nursing care and number of cases, among other aspects of heart failure
treatment.
Accreditations and Licensures
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. The MBSAQIP®
is a joint program of the American College of Surgeons and the American
Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery. The standards ensure that
bariatric surgical patients receive a multidisciplinary program, not just
a surgical procedure, that improves patient outcomes and long-term success.
The Accreditation for Cardiovascular Excellence (ACE) program again continues
its accreditation to Excela Health’s cardiac catheterization laboratory
and angioplasty/stenting program.
ACE accreditation recognizes the commitment of clinicians and staff to
quality assurance, peer review, and the use of evidence-based guidelines.
Excela Health is the first health system in Pennsylvania and only the
fifth in the nation to receive it. According to Bonnie Weiner, MD, MSEC, MBV, FSCAI, chief medical officer
and chair of ACE’s board of directors and director of interventional
cardiology research at St. Vincent Hospital, Worchester Medical Center,
Worchester, Mass.,“ By seeking ACE cardiac catheterization accreditation,
Excela Health has shown that it has an uncompromising commitment to provide
safe, high quality care. The willingness to be evaluated against nationally
accepted gold standard practices demonstrates a desire to meet the highest
quality standards set by the experts in cardiac and endovascular care.”
ACE is sponsored by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention
and the American College of Cardiology Foundation, the two leading professional
cardiovascular organizations jointly representing more than 40,000 practitioners.
Community Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Program by the Commission on Cancer
of the American College of Surgeons. The Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons has
once again granted a three-year accreditation to the cancer program at
Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. To earn this accreditation, one must meet
or exceed 34 CoC quality care standards, be evaluated every three years,
and maintain levels of excellence in the delivery of comprehensive patient care.
Additional Awards and Honors
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 Plusm designation in the area of cardiac care as part of the Blue Distinction Center for
Specialty Care® program. Additionally, Excela Health's
maternity care, bariatric surgery program and knee and hip replacement
program (called Joint Works) have also 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.
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has lauded the
Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program and its five primary care practices with its
highest recognition for using evidence-based, patient-centered processes that focus on highly
coordinated care and long term, participative relationships –
the NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognized Practice. The recognition demonstrated that the named Excela Health practices have
the tools, systems and resources to provide its patients with the “right
care, at the right time” according to NCQA President Margaret E.
O’Kane. The recognition is valid for three years and points to our
ability to meet the program’s key elements while embodying characteristics
of the medical home.
Excela Health hospitals – Frick, Latrobe and Westmoreland –
have been designated Primary Stroke Centers by 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.
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.
For the third consecutive year, Excela Health has been recognized as a
Healthiest 100 Workplace in America, an awards program presented by Springbuk®. Excela Health continues
to move up in the ranking, this year finishing in the top 25. More than
5,000 employers applied for the award nationally. Excela Health continued
its recognition as one of the
"Healthiest Employers of Western Pennsylvania," which in 2016, marked the sixth consecutive year. The Pittsburgh Business
Times, a local business and industry publication, partnered with Indianapolis-based
Healthiest Employer LLC to find the healthiest workplaces in western Pennsylvania.
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."
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 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.
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