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HealthGrades names best hospitals in emergency care
The best hospitals in emergency care are concentrated in Chicago, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Cleveland, Phoenix, St. Louis, Cincinnati and Detroit, according to a new report from HealthGrades released
Hospital mortality improves 13%
Unadjusted inhospital mortality rates improved 13 percent across 18 diagnosis and procedures from 2008 to 2010, according to a recent HealthGrades report. HealthGrades examined 40 million hospital
Hospital discharge instructions boost patient satisfaction
Patients' satisfaction with hospital care rose 1.6 percent, according to a HealthGrades report released today. Although it may seem like only modest gains, patients' overall response to the federal
Top hospital ratings often misleading, incomplete
Although U.S. News & World Report just named the "best" children's hospitals, perhaps healthcare consumers should broaden their search. That's because "top hospitals" featured in popular
Study: Patients safer in top-rated hospitals
Patients in a top-rated hospital are 46 percent less likely to experience medical errors compared to those treated in a bottom-ranked hospital, concludes a study of patient safety in U.S hospitals by
Few for-profit hospitals on HealthGrades' top 50 list
HealthGrades recently announced this year's list of what it considers to be America's 50 best hospitals. All of the hospitals listed demonstrated sustained clinical quality over an 11-year period,
Substantial gap in care quality between 'best' and 'worst' hospitals
Patients in a five-star hospital had a 72 percent lower risk of dying compared to those treated in a one-star hospital, a study of U.S. hospital quality by HealthGrades determined. According to the
Birth complications dramatically lower at top ranked hospitals, study concludes
Approximately 176,700 women could have avoided developing one or more major obstetric complications in a hospital between 2006 and 2008, if their hospital had performed as well as the best hospitals
Better emergency care could have prevented 120,000 deaths, report finds
Nearly 120,000 deaths could have been prevented had all hospitals throughout the U.S. performed to the same standard as those hospitals in the top 5 percent of HealthGrades' new annual study
HealthGrades honors hospitals with superior outcomes in women's care
Gender appears to play a tremendous role in patients' outcomes for a variety of hospital treatments and procedures, according to the HealthGrades Seventh Annual Women's Health in American Hospitals
