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Henrico Doctors' Hospital's Women's Care Top 5% in the Nation for Second Year in a RowIndependent Analysis by the Leading Healthcare Ratings Organization of 5,000 HospitalsRichmond, VA, April 21, 2010 – An independent study of women’s care at nearly 5,000 hospitals found Henrico Doctors’ Hospital to be in the top 5% in the nation. Released by HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization, the HealthGrades Seventh Annual Women’s Health in American Hospitals study analyzed nearly 7 million hospitalization records to identify top-performing hospitals. “We have a long tradition of being a leader in women’s care. From our award-winning Cancer Center to our high-risk pregnancy team to our women’s heart health network, we have always put women and their unique healthcare needs first,” said Pat Farrell, CEO of Henrico Doctors’ Hospital. This marks the second consecutive year Henrico Doctors’ Hospital was recognized in the national study. The hospital is one of only 166 hospitals in the nation with patient outcomes for women that are in the top 5% in this newly released study, but more prestigious is they are one of only 117 hospitals nationwide to be recognized for two consecutive years. As a result, Henrico Doctors’ Hospital received once again HealthGrades Women’s Health Excellence Award. As a group, hospitals receiving this award had women’s risk-adjusted mortality rates that were 41% lower than the poorest performing hospitals in the study and complication rates that were 19% lower than the poorest performers. While all hospitals, on average, continued to improve their mortality rates among women, those receiving the award improved at a faster rate than all others over the three years studied, 15% compared with 12%. As part of the study, Henrico Doctors’ Hospital and virtually every other hospital in the country were evaluated for the following procedures and treatments among women aged 65 and over:
“There is clearly a wide disparity in the quality of care for women among top-performing hospitals and all others,” said Rick May, MD, a vice president with HealthGrades and one of the study’s authors. “The goal of this analysis is to not only put sound data in the hands of prospective patients, but also to identify top-performing hospitals who are setting national benchmarks for the treatment of women to which other hospitals can aspire.” The HealthGrades study found that 16,863 women could have potentially survived their hospitalization and 4,735 women could have potentially avoided a major inhospital complication if all hospitals performed at the benchmarks set by Henrico Doctors’ Hospital and the other award recipients. The annual HealthGrades study analyzed nearly 7 million hospitalizations using Medicare data from all 50 states from 2006 through 2008. Eligible hospitals must have met volume requirements in stroke and either coronary bypass or valve replacements; met the volume requirements in at least six additional cohorts of the 16 evaluated; and have transferred out less than 10% of stroke patients. Volume requirements are a minimum of 30 female discharges over the three years, with at least five in the most recent year for the cohort. The complete study and full methodology are available for download at http://www.healthgrades.com. ### |
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