NAPLES, Fla. – March 15, 2022 The NCH Healthcare System today announced that it has been recognized by
Healthgrades as a 2022 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ recipient. This distinction places NCH among the top 5% of all short-term acute care hospitals as evaluated by Healthgrades, the leading marketplace connecting patients and providers.
During the study period (2018 through 2020), 170,231 potentially preventable patient safety events occurred among Medicare patients in U.S. hospitals.* Healthgrades found that just four patient safety indicators accounted for 74% of all in-hospital patient safety events: hip fracture due to a fall, collapsed lung resulting from a procedure/surgery, pressure or bed sores and catheter-related bloodstream infections.
Healthgrades found that patients treated in hospitals receiving the Healthgrades 2022 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ like NCH has, were on average:
- 52.6% less likely to experience a collapsed lung resulting from a procedure or surgery inor around the chest, than patients treated at non-recipient hospitals*
- 55.8% less likely to experience an in-hospital fall resulting in hip fracture, than patientstreated at non-recipient hospitals*
- 65.8% less likely to experience catheter-related bloodstream infections acquired in thehospital, than patients treated at nonrecipient hospitals*
- 66.2% less likely to experience pressure sores or bed sores acquired in the hospital, thanpatients treated at non-recipient hospitals*
“With the recent Leapfrog “A” ratings for safety, and now this latest award for patient safety excellence from Healthgrades, the level of safe, exceptional healthcare provided by NCH to our community has never been better,” said Paul Hiltz, President & CEO of the NCH Healthcare System. “The recognition of our commitment to the highest levels of exceptional patient care is yet another reason why NCH should be your healthcare provider of choice.”
When it comes to choosing healthcare, quality saves lives, which is why Healthgrades is committed to delivering the most scientifically accurate and comprehensive information about doctors and hospitals — with data insights not available anywhere else.
To that end, it’s important for consumers to know that if all hospitals, as a group, performed similarly to the Healthgrades Patient Safety Award Recipients, such as NCH, 100,189 patient safety eventsbcould have been avoided.*
“Through our 2022 Patient Safety Excellence Awards, we seek to recognize hospitals that excel in providing top-quality care for their patients while preventing serious injuries during hospital stays,” said Brad Bowman, MD, Chief Medical Officer and head of Data Science, Healthgrades.
“We are proud to name NCH as a 2022 Patient Safety Excellence Award recipient and look forward to their continued efforts to make patient safety a priority.”
Consumers can visit healthgrades.com for more information on how Healthgrades measures hospital quality.
*Statistics are calculated from Healthgrades Patient Safety Ratings and Excellence Award™ methodology which is based primarily on AHRQ technical specifications (Version 2021.0.1) for MedPAR data years 2018 through 2020 and represent three-year estimates for Medicare patients only.
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