Having reviewed hospitals for the past 27 years, 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 outcomes, 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 2019" guidebook.
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 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
10th consecutive year that Excela Health has been recognized among the
Healthiest Employers in Western Pennsylvania, and for the sixth year in
a row named 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 seventh consecutive year, Excela Health was 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.
Having reviewed hospitals for the past 27 years, 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 outcomes, 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 2019" guidebook.
