MONROE — The newest report published on Medicare.gov revealed SSM Health Monroe Hospital has achieved an overall 5-Star Rating for the eighth year. This highest possible rating places SSM Health Monroe Hospital in an elite group of healthcare performers. 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) modeled the 5-Star Quality Rating System after the star rating system used by hotels, restaurants and other service industries where consumers choose higher star rating facilities to help ensure the best experience possible. 

Categories included in this rating system are patient experience, safety, effectiveness of care, patient readmissions, efficient use of medical imaging, timeliness of care, and mortality. 

“This 5-Star Rating speaks to real life patient experiences and outcomes that take place every day at SSM Health Monroe Hospital,” said Jane Curran-Meuli, President of SSM Health Monroe Hospital and Monroe Clinic Medical Group. “It is a testament of our Mission as we bring our best to our communities through the healing presence of God.”