Doctors Medical Center of Modesto Top 5 Percent Nationally: Study
HealthGrades study finds patient outcomes at Doctors Medical Center of Modesto among nation’s best for coronary interventional procedures
Modesto, CA – 02/01/2008 – According to the 10th Annual HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America Study, Doctors Medical Center of Modesto ranks among the top five percent nationally and third in the state for coronary interventional procedures including angioplasties and stents. The study analyzed patient outcomes at virtually all of the nation's 5,000 hospitals over the years 2004, 2005 and 2006.
The study also found that Doctors Medical Center of Modesto is:
· A recipient of HealthGrades Coronary Intervention Excellence Award – the only area hospital to receive this recognition
· Best-rated hospital in the Stockton area for overall cardiac services
· Five-star rated for coronary interventional procedures for the fifth year in a row
“Quality patient care continues to be our top priority,” said Denny Litos, Chief Executive Officer. “Recognition from an objective, independent source such as HealthGrades, for five consecutive years, validates the efforts of our physicians, nurses and staff deliver to the people within our community everyday.”
Patients admitted to the nation’s top-performing hospitals, five-star hospitals like Doctors Medical Center of Modesto, have, on average, a 71 percent lower chance of dying than those treated at one-star hospitals across 18 procedures and conditions analyzed, according to the study. HealthGrades is a leading independent ratings company.
“Our research shows that while the overall quality of hospital care in America is improving, the gap between the best-performing hospitals and the worst persists,” said Dr. Samantha Collier, HealthGrades’ chief medical officer and author of the study. “This persistent gap makes it imperative that anyone planning to be admitted to a hospital do their homework and seek out highly rated facilities.”
The 10th Annual HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America Study identifies key trends in the quality of care provided by approximately 5,000 hospitals nationwide. HealthGrades researchers analyzed Medicare discharges from virtually every U.S. hospital between 2004 and 2006. Risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates were calculated and hospitals were assigned a 1-star (poor), 3-star (as expected), or 5-star (best) quality rating for 28 diagnoses and procedures from heart failure to hip replacement to pneumonia.
Among the study’s key findings:
· Gaps persist between the “best” and the “worst” hospitals across all procedures and conditions studied. Five-star rated hospitals, such as Doctors Medical Center of Modesto had statistically significantly lower risk-adjusted mortality across all three years studied.
· Across all procedures and conditions studied, there was an approximate 71 percent lower chance of dying in a 5-star rated hospital compared to a 1-star rated hospital.
· Across all procedures and conditions studied, there was an approximate 52 percent lower chance of dying in a 5-star rated hospital compared to the U.S. hospital average.
The 2008 HealthGrades ratings for all hospitals nationwide are available, free of charge, on the organization’s award-winning consumer Web site, located at www.healthgrades.com. More than three million individuals and employees of some of the nation’s largest employers and health plans visit HealthGrades each month to access quality information about hospitals, nursing homes and physicians. HealthGrades also provides consumers and payers with detailed assessments of hospitals’ patient-safety outcomes, based on indicators developed by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Doctors Medical Center of Modesto, part of Tenet California, is a 465-bed acute care hospital located at 1441 Florida Ave. in Modesto. DMC offers a wide range of services, including the cardiology, neurology, emergency and trauma services, women and children’s services, orthopedics, medical/surgical, behavioral health, oncology, and critical/intensive care. To learn more about Doctors Medical Center, or to receive a referral to one of our 600 affiliated physicians, visit www.dmc-modesto.com.