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STUDY PUTS ALHAMBRA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER RANKED #1 IN CALIFORNIA FOR PULMONARY CARE
A study issued today by HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization, finds that Alhambra Hospital Medical Center is among the top 5 percent in the nation for Pulmonary Care demonstrating excellent patient care quality outcomes when treating pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
In fact, Alhambra Hospital is ranked #1 in the state of California for pulmonary care this year and a recipient of the Pulmonary Care Excellence Award™ for the seventh year in a row. The nation’s nearly 5,000 nonfederal hospitals were all included in the HealthGrades Twelfth Annual Hospital Quality in America Study™, which examined mortality rates and complication rates from government data from 2006, 2007 and 2008.
In addition, Alhambra Hospital Medical Center received the following high quality ratings:
 Five-Star Rated for Overall Pulmonary Services for 8 years in a row
Received the Highest Possible Star Ratings for Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Received the Highest Possible Star Ratings for Treatment of Pneumonia for 5 years in a row
“As a community hospital, AHMC is extremely proud to receive this award. Our mission at AHMC is to provide the highest quality medical care to our community. This achievement demonstrates the teamwork from our medical staff and employees, that consists of nursing, technicians and other ancillary staff,” stated John Stewart, MD, Chairman, Governing Board of Alhambra Hospital Medical Center.
“On behalf of the medical staff of Alhambra Hospital Medical Center, we are happy to see that our hard work and dedication to patient care is being recognized. We have spent a lot of time and effort in developing clinical protocols and processes to ensure prompt, quality care is offered to our patients,” said Dr. David Gu, Chief of Staff at Alhambra Hospital Medical Center. “We will continue to partner with AHMC to strive for better care for our community.”
The HealthGrades twelfth annual Hospital Quality in America study, the largest annual report of its kind, analyzed patient outcomes from nearly 40 million Medicare hospitalization records.
Top-performing hospitals had dramatically lower mortality rates than other hospitals, according to the study. For the 17 procedures and diagnoses for which HealthGrades analyzed mortality rates, patients at top hospitals had a 72 percent lower chance of dying when compared with the lowest-performing hospitals.
“While it is exciting to reflect back on what we have achieved, it is more meaningful to plan ahead of what we can do for our patients in the future,” remarked Dr. Joseph Kuei, Medical Director of Cardiopulmonary Department and serving as a member of the Governing Board of Alhambra Hospital Medical Center.
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center is a 144-bed, fully accredited general acute care hospital, dedicated to providing the highest quality, personalized and safe medical
care to the community.
HEALTHGRADES STUDY: 52% LOWER CHANCE OF DYING AT TOP RATED HOSPITALS
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HealthGrades Ratings
HealthGrades rates hospitals independently based on data that hospitals submit to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. No hospital can opt in or out of being rated, and no hospital pays to be rated.
For 28 procedures and treatments, HealthGrades issues star ratings that reflect the mortality and complication rates for each category of care. Hospitals receiving a 5-star rating have mortality or complication rates that are below the national average, to a statistically significant degree. A 3-star rating means the hospital performs as expected. One-star ratings indicate the hospital’s mortality or complication rates in that procedure or treatment are statistically higher than average. Because the risk profiles of patient populations at hospitals are not alike, HealthGrades risk-adjusts the data to allow for apples-to-apples comparisons.
More information on today’s HealthGrades study, including the complete methodology, can be found at www.healthgrades.com.
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