Mercy recognized for medical excellence and patient safety in CareChex® 2015 Quality Awards
Mercy Medical Center has been recognized once again for its delivery of outstanding medical care, earning national, state, regional and local recognition in the CareChex® 2015 Quality Awards. The findings are based on research conducted by CareChex, a division of Comparion®, one of the nation's largest privately held healthcare information service companies.
CareChex recognizes Mercy for medical excellence within the following nine quality measurement categories:
Cardiac Care
Top 100 and Top 10% in Nation
Top 10% in Region
Top 10% in State
#1 in Market
Heart Attack Treatment
Top 10% in Nation
Top 10% in Region
Top 10% in State
Interventional Coronary Care
Top100 and Top 10% in Nation
Top 10% in Region
#1 and Top 10% in State
#1 in Market
Major Orthopedic Surgery
Top 10% in Nation
Top 10% in State
Pneumonia Care
Top 100 and Top 10% in Nation
Top 10% in Region
#1 and Top 10 in State
#1 in Market
Pulmonary Care
Top 100 and Top 10% in Nation
Top 10% in Region
Top 10% in State
#1 in Market
Spinal Fusion
Top 100 and Top 10% in Nation
Top 10% in Region
#1 and Top 10% in State
#1 in Market
Spinal Surgery
Top 10% in Nation
Top 10% in Region
#1 and Top 10% in State
#1 in Market
Stroke Care
Top 10% in Nation
Top 10% in Region
Top 10% in State
Additionally, Mercy earned patient safety awards in the following nine clinical categories: cardiac care, gall bladder removal, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, heart attack treatment, heart failure treatment, pneumonia care, pulmonary care, spinal fusion and stroke care.
CareChex Quality Awards are presented to the nation’s leading hospitals in medical quality based on objective and comprehensive clinical data measuring critical areas of hospital quality.
