Top Hospitals of 2011

4 Apogee Hospitals Make the List

As 100 Top Hospitals® award winners, these hospitals prove to be among the best in the nation for their overall organizational performance in the “Small Community Hospitals” category, where 924 hospitals were evaluated nationwide. Out of 20 hospital winners in this category, 4 are Apogee hospitals.
The Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals® study evaluates performance in 10 areas; mortality, medical complications, patient safety, average patient stay, expenses, profitability, patient satisfaction, adherence to clinical standards of care, post-discharge mortality, admission rates for acute myocardial infarction (heart attack), heart failure, and pneumonia.
Reuters purports, “this year’s 100 Top Hospitals award winners have delivered exemplary results, despite volatility from healthcare reform. The leadership teams at these organizations have dealt with enormous ambiguity, yet remained focused on mission and excellence across the hospital which drove national benchmarks to new highs.”
If all Medicare inpatients received the same level of care as those treated in the award-winning facilities:

• Nearly 116,000 additional patients would survive each year.

• More than 197,000 patient complications would be avoided annually.

• Expense per adjusted discharge would drop by $462.

• The average patient stay would decrease by half a day.

For more information on this study, please visit www.100tophospitals.com.

Thank you to the following clinicians and PICs who have played an integral role in making your hospitals deserving of this honor:

Moberly Regional Medical Center
Sarwar, Salman, M.D., Program Director
Alvarez, Felix, M.D.
Jessica Wooten, PIC

Payson Regional Medical Center
Yadav, Chanchal, M.D., Program Director
Acton, Joseph, M.D.
Santos, Jocelyn, M.D.
Wong, Robert, M.D.
Kathy Tustison, PIC

Ponca City Medical Center
Baugher, Bruce, D.O., Program Director
Kaspar, Ted, D.O.
Becker, Sara, N.P.
Ogden, Tracy, N.P.
Janice Evans, PIC

St. Mary’s Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Randall Greear, Program Director
Damron, Douglas, M.D.
Ford, Angela, N.P.
Walker, Nancy, N.P.
Amy McClintock, PIC