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St. Elizabeth Hospitals Earn Rankings as the Best
WASHINGTON -- St. Elizabeth Health Center and St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center have been ranked as two of the best hospitals for 2014-15 in the Youngstown metropolitan area by U.S. News & World Report.
Its annual Best Hospitals rankings, in its 25th year, recognize hospitals that excel in treating patients who present the greatest challenges.
“We are especially proud of this recognition,” said Bob Shroder, president and CEO of Humility of Mary Health Partners, in a prepared statement. “It independently verifies that our hospitals provide a high level of care, eliminating the need for area residents to travel out of town to receive quality care. I give credit to our doctors, nurses, support staff and board members for concentrating on quality outcomes for our patients.”
St. Elizabeth Health Center is ranked No. 24 in Ohio. The hospital is listed as high-performing in five specialties: cardiology and heart surgery, geriatrics, nephrology, pulmonology and urology. St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center is ranked No. 32 in Ohio and is recognized as high-performing in pulmonology.
For 2014-15, U.S. News evaluated hospitals in 16 adult specialties and ranked the top 50 in most specialties. Just 3% of the nearly 5,000 hospitals analyzed for Best Hospitals 2014-15 earned national ranking in even one specialty.
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
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