Hospital is recipient of HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence 2010 along with 15 other national awards and five-star ratings.
Norwalk Hospital today was awarded the HealthGrades “Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence 2010.” According to HealthGrades, a national, independent healthcare ratings organization based in Golden, Colorado, this award was given to only 268 other hospitals nationwide and signifies the top five percent of hospitals in the country for clinical excellence.
The award was given to hospitals that had a statistically significantly lower risk-adjusted mortality and lower rate of inhospital complications than all other hospitals, based on an analysis of three-years of Medicare data performed by HealthGrades.
According to HealthGrades, patients treated at a hospital given the “Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence” are, on average, 29% less likely to face inhospital mortality and 9% less likely to suffer an inhospital complication.
“This is a significant, national, health care quality award and places Norwalk Hospital among the leading hospitals in the country for clinical excellence. It is a direct result of our robust, hospital-wide quality of care and patient safety programs, which have been in place for many years,” said Daniel J. DeBarba, president and CEO of Norwalk Hospital. “This award is also a tribute to our physicians, nurses and staff and the emphasis they place on keeping our patients safe and well cared for. The community can come to Norwalk Hospital confident they will receive excellent, high quality and safe care.”
In addition to the HealthGrades “Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence 2010,” Norwalk Hospital received 15 other leading awards and five-star ratings from HealthGrades, including awards which placed several of the Hospital’s clinical services in the top 10% nationally. (HealthGrades rates hospitals performance on a 1, 3 or 5 star rating system, with 1 star indicating a hospital’s actual performance is statistically significantly worse than expected and 5 stars indicating a hospital’s actual performance is statistically significantly better than expected.
Those awards and five-star ratings were as follows:
- HealthGrades Gastrointestinal Care Excellence Award (Hospital rated in top 5% nationally)
- HealthGrades Stroke Care Excellence Award (Hospital rated in top 10% nationally)
- HealthGrades Gastrointestinal Surgery Excellence Award (Hospital rated in top 10% nationally)
- HealthGrades Prostatectomy Excellence Award (Hospital rated in top 10% nationally)
- 5-star rated for treatment of heart attack
- 5-star rated for treatment of heart failure
- 5-star rated for treatment of hip fracture repair
- 5-star rated for treatment of stroke
- 5-star rated for treatment of pneumonia
- 5-star rated for prostatectomy
- 5-star rated for gastrointestinal surgery
- 5-star rated for treatment of bowel obstruction
- 5-star rated for treatment of pancreatitis
- 5-star rated for cholestectomy
- 5-star rated for treatment of sepsis
“These superior rankings and ratings represent powerful and independent verification from a highly respected, independent company that our focus on patient safety and providing the highest quality care is making a measurable difference,” added Eric Mazur, MD, vice president and chief medical officer for Norwalk Hospital.
Photo Caption : Pictured with the HealthGrades® Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™, which was presented to Norwalk Hospital, are (l to r) Erv Shames, chairman Norwalk Hospital Board of Trustees; Daniel DeBarba, president and CEO of Norwalk Hospital; and David Thompson, strategic quality initiative consultant for HealthGrades.