Oroville Hospital announced today that it has achieved Healthgrades 2014 Patient Safety Excellence Award™, according to
Healthgrades, the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals. The distinction places Oroville Hospital within the top 5% of all hospitals for its excellent performance in safeguarding patients from serious, potentially preventable complications during their hospital stays.
When compared to hospitals performing in the bottom 5% for patient safety, patients treated in Healthgrades 2014 Patient Safety Excellence Award recipient hospitals, on average, were:
• 73% less likely to experience pressure sores or bed sores acquired in the hospital compared to hospitals ranked in the bottom 5% in the nation. [1]
• 72% less likely to experience a hip fracture following surgery compared to hospitals ranked in the bottom 5% in the nation.1
• 67% less likely to experience catheter-related bloodstream infections acquired at the hospital compared to hospitals ranked in the bottom 5% in the nation. 1
“We are extremely proud to receive the Patient Safety Excellence Award for the second year in a row and are honored to be the only hospital in the region to have ranked among the top 5% in the nation. Oroville Hospital has always been committed to patient safety. We have a dedicated Patient Safety Director Dr. Matthew Fine, who has been a pioneer in this effort, making sure we are doing all we can to make our patients safe,” said Robert J. Wentz, President and CEO, Oroville Hospital.
“Healthgrades is dedicated to providing quality information that helps consumers make decisions based on objective data leading to the best care for themselves and their families,” said Evan Marks, Executive Vice President, Informatics and Strategy, Healthgrades. “Consumers can rest assured that a hospital recognized with a Healthgrades 2014 Patient Safety Excellence Award has demonstrated an established commitment to patient safety.”
During the 2014 study period (2010-2012), Patient Safety Excellence Award hospitals showed better than expected performance in providing safety for patients in the Medicare population, as measured by objective outcomes (risk-adjusted patient safety indicator rates) across 13 of the 14 patient safety indicators defined by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). If all hospitals performed at the same level of award recipients, 266,813 patient safety events among Medicare patients in U.S. hospitals, potentially could have been avoided.
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About Oroville Hospital
Oroville Hospital, the innovation leader in the North Valley region, is proud to offer the most advanced technology for our patients. Founded in 1962, Oroville Hospital has grown from a modest community hospital supported by a small staff of dedicated doctors into a 133-bed acute care facility specializing in a broad range of inpatient and outpatient services. Oroville Hospital is a private, nonprofit corporation serving the citizens of the Oroville area and Butte County. With a medical staff of more than 130 physicians, Oroville Hospital prides itself on providing the highest quality medical care in a friendly and compassionate environment.
[1]Statistics are based on Healthgrades application of QI Windows® Software (version 4.4), developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), to MedPAR data for years 2010 through 2012 and represent 3-year estimates for Medicare patients only.