List of top 100 hospitals released
The results from "100 Top Hospitals: Bench-marks for Success," a survey conducted by the Baltimore-based health care information company HCIA, are out.
The study, which examined 2,946 acute-care hospitals from across the country and rated them on nine measures of clinical, operational, and financial performance, found that those who consistently perform in the top percentile are those who are operating with a slightly leaner work force than the industry average, but whose employees are paid substantially more.
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Other similar characteristics are that these hospitals have lower mortality and complication rates than the industry average and are spending approximately $1,000 less per discharge than other hospitals. They display twice the capacity to cover debt with available funds and invest 7% more per discharge on capital improvements.
According to HCIA, evidence exists that those hospitals that made the grade anticipated the negative effects of changes in Medi care reimbursement and changed operations accordingly. Not only did small community hospitals fare well, a positive omen for good management practices under the Medicare crunch, but the South continued to dominate the list bringing 44 hospitals to the group. The list was not ranked within each of the five following categories but are presented here alphabetically:
Hospitals with fewer than 100 beds
American Fork Hospital (UT)
Baptist DeKalb Hospital, Smithville, TN
Buffalo (MN) Hospital
Castleview Hospital, Price, UT
Donalsonville (GA) Hospital
Gerber Memorial Hospital, Fremont, MI
Northfield (MN) Hospital
Otsego Memorial Hospital, Gaylord, MI
Our Lady of the Way Hospital, Martin, KY
Powell (WY) Hospital
Punxsutawney (PA) Area Hospital
Shelby Memorial Hospital, Shelbyville, IL
St. Benedicts Family Medical Center, Jerome, ID
St. Clare Hospital, Lakewood, WA
St. John’s Mercy Hospital, Washington, MO
Tri-City Community Hospital, Jourdanton, TX
Valley View Medical Center, Cedar City, UT
Wedowee (AL) Hospital
Wellstar Douglas Hospital, Douglasville, GA
Wilcox Memorial Hospital, Lihue, HI
Hospitals with 100 to 249 beds
Appleton (WI) Medical Center
Bellin Memorial Hospital, Green Bay, WI
Brandon (FL) Regional Hospital
Bulloch Memorial Hospital, Statesboro, GA
Cape Cod Hospital, Barnstable, MA
Cottonwood Hospital Medical Center, Murray, UT
Gulf Coast Medical Center, Panama City, FL
Indian Path Medical Center, Kingsport, TN
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital, Fairfax, VA
Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville, KY
Mease Countryside Hospital, Safety Harbor, FL
Medical Center of Southeastern Oklahoma, Durant
Mercy Hospital Anderson, Cincinnati
Milford-Whitinsville Regional Hospital, Milford, MA
Mills-Peninsula Health Services, Burlingame, CA
North Florida Regional Medical Center, Gainesville
Seven Rivers Community Hospital, Crystal River, FL
St. Francis Hospital, Federal Way, WA
St. Joseph Medical Center, Tacoma, WA
Theda Clark Medical Center, Neenah, WI
William Beaumont Hospital, Troy, MI
Major teaching hospitals with 400+ beds
Albany (NY) Medical Center Hospital
Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston
Christ Hospital and Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL
Evanston (IL) Northwestern Healthcare
Hospital of St. Raphael, New Haven, CT
Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL
St. Joseph Mercy Health System, Ann Arbor, MI
Sparrow Health System, Lansing, MI
Spectrum health Downtown Campus, Grand Rapids, MI
Univ. of Tennessee Memorial Hospital, Knoxville
Univ. of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville
Vanderbilt University Hospital, Nashville
Washington (DC) Hospital Center
William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI
Nonteaching hospitals with 250+ beds
Aventura Hospital ad Medical Center, Miami
Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee, Knoxville
Baptist Hospital of Miami
Blake Medical Center, Bradenton, FL
Clear Lake Regional Medical Center, Webster, TX
Good Shepherd Medical Center, Longview, TX
Hemet (CA) Valley Medical Center
Hoffman Estates (IL) Medical Center
Leesburg (FL) Regional Medical Center
Licking Memorial Hospital, Newark, OH
Martin Memorial Health Systems, Stuart, FL
Memorial Hospital of Jacksonville, FL
Middletown (OH) Regional Hospital
Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater, FL
Munroe Regional Medical Center, Ocala, FL
Regional Medical Center-Bayonet Point, Hudson, FL
Spring Branch Medical Center, Houston
St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima, OH
Trident Regional Medical Center, Charleston, SC
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital, Marietta, GA
Minor teaching hospitals with 250+ beds
Aultman Hospital, Canton, OH
Chippenham and Johnston-Willis Hospitals, Richmond, VA
Exempla St. Joseph Hospital, Denver
Harris Methodist Fort Worth (TX)
Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA
Lancaster (PA) General Hospital
McAllen (TX) Medical Center
Memorial Hospital System, Houston
Meridia Hillcrest Hospital, Mayfield Heights, OH
Munson Medical Center, Traverse City, MI
Palmetto General Hospital, Hialeah, FL
Pamona (CA) Valley Hospital Medical Center
Providence Portland (OR) Medical Center
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, OR
Rochester (MN) Methodist Hospital
South Miami (FL) Hospital
Southwest Washington Medical Center, Vancouver
St. Cloud (MN) Hospital
St. John’s Mercy Medical Center, St. Louis
St. Mary’s Medical Center, Duluth, MN
St. Thomas Health Services, Nashville, TN
St. Vincent Hospitals and Health Services, Indianapolis
SwedishAmerican Health System, Rockford, IL
Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, TN
York (PA) Hospital
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