Other Study Highlights
The 100 Top Hospitals have higher survival rates, keep more patients complication-free, and have lower expenses - all while maintaining financial stability.
If all Medicare inpatients received the same level of care as those in the 100 Top Hospitals winners:
• More than 107,500 additional patients would survive each year.
• More than 132,000 patient complications would be avoided annually.
• Expenses would decline by an aggregate $5.9 billion a year.
• The average patient stay would decrease by nearly half a day.
The 100 Top Hospitals award winners also:
• Have higher overall patient satisfaction.
• Have better patient safety.
Of the 100 Top Hospitals, seven are in Illinois, while six are from Wisconsin. The complete list is available at www.100tophospitals.com.
For the second time in three years, Thomson Reuters recently named Monroe Clinic a 100 Top Hospital in its annual nation-wide study.
The 16-year-old study identifies the 100 top United States hospitals on overall organizational performance; Monroe Clinic was also named in 2006.
This year's award was just as significant as the first one for CEO Mike Sanders.
"Considering the scope and depth of this study, it's an incredible honor to once again receive this recognition. Literally hundreds of Monroe Clinic staff are working diligently on several major projects to improve our quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. This affirms that we are doing what our patients need us to (do), working to achieve the highest standards in health care," Sanders said.
To conduct the 100 Top Hospitals study, Thomson Reuters researchers evaluated 3,000 short-term, acute care, non-federal hospitals. The study focused on nine areas: mortality, medical complications, patient safety, average length of stay, expenses, profitability, cash-to-debt ratio, patient satisfaction and adherence to clinical standards of care. Thomson Reuters also used public information, such as Medicare cost reports; Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MedPAR) data. In addition, the study considered data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare data set.
"The 100 Top Hospitals winners raised the bar again this year, delivering a higher level of reliable care and greater value for their communities and payers," according to a statement from Thomson Reuters.
"This study is not solely about recognition. It's about turning public information into tools for improvement that hospitals across the nation can use," said Sanders. "Each year, health care providers can study these benchmarks and build upon their peers' success to offer their patients the best care possible. Winning this award a second time is even more meaningful, as it demonstrates a commitment to continual innovation and improvement."