Providence Holy Cross Services Rate 5 Stars
A new report by HealthGrades, the nation’s leading independent source of physician information and hospital quality ratings, recognized all five Providence Health & Services, Southern California, medical centers - including Providence Holy Cross Medical Center - for excellent clinical outcomes.
Choosing a hospital can be a life or death decision. HealthGrades’ report found that patients treated at 5-star rated hospitals experienced a 73 percent lower risk of mortality and a 63 percent lower risk of complications compared to 1-star rated hospitals. A quality comparison of doctors and hospitals in Los Angeles area can be found online at HealthGrades.com.
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills, which recently opened a four-story, 138-bed expansion, received eight five-star rankings among its 13 HealthGrades awards and citations:
Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Heart Failure for 10 Years in a Row
Recipient of the HealthGrades Stroke Care Excellence Award™ for 2 Years in a Row
Ranked Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Treatment of Stroke for 2 Years in a Row
Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Stroke for 3 Years in a Row
Recipient of the HealthGrades Pulmonary Care Excellence Award™ for 8 Years in a Row
Ranked Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Overall Pulmonary Services
Five-Star Rated for Overall Pulmonary Services for 10 Years in a Row
Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Pneumonia for 10 Years in a Row
Ranked Among the Top 10% in the Nation for GI Medical Treatment
Five-Star Rated for Treatment of GI Bleed for 5 Years in a Row
Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Bowel Obstruction for 7 Years in a Row
Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Sepsis for 7 Years in a Row
"This is a great achievement for everyone at Providence Holy Cross, and especially for our patients," said Larry Bowe, the hospital's chief executive. "Hospital ratings by independent organizations are easily accessible to consumers now. That has made our hospital one of the busiest in the area, driving the need for our newly opened expansion."
Providence, a Catholic not-for-profit organization, operates Providence Holy Cross, Providence Saint Joseph and Providence Tarzana medical centers in the San Fernando Valley and Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Centers in Torrance and San Pedro. Together the medical centers garnered 53 HealthGrades awards for quality.
"Patients today have a wide array options when it comes to choosing a healthcare provider," said Kerry Hicks, HealthGrades chief executive officer. "At HealthGrades, we are proud to have led the way for empowering patient choice based on objective clinical outcomes and access to actionable quality measures. We commend the Providence Health & Services, Southern California, hospitals for their superior quality and support of consumerism and transparency in the Los Angeles area."
Key findings of the HealthGrades 2011 Healthcare Consumerism and Hospital Quality in America report include:
• Patients had, on average a 73% lower risk of dying in 5-star rated hospitals compared to 1-star rated hospitals, and a 54% lower risk of dying in 5-star rated hospitals compared to the national average.
• Patients, on average, were 63% less likely to experience in-hospital complications than patients at 1-star programs, and had a 43% lower chance of developing an in-hospital complication than the national average.
• If all Medicare patients from 2008 through 2010 had been treated at 5-star hospitals, 240,040 lives could have potentially been saved.
• If all Medicare patients from 2008 through 2010 had gone to 5-star hospitals for their procedures, 164,472 in-hospital complications could have potentially been avoided.