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SafeCare Ranks St. Elizabeth Among 100 Safest Hospitals
St. E’s Ranks Among 100 SafeCare Hospitals
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- St. Elizabeth Health Center ranks among the safest health care organizations in the nation, according to the SafeCare Group, having earned a place on the most recent “100 SafeCare Hospitals" list.
The selection process involved comprehensive analysis of publicly available data collected by the United States government from more than 4,500 acute care organizations. SafeCare Group, based in Lexington, Ky., made its selection for SafeCare hospitals based on more than 30 key measures covering the triple aims of excellence in healthcare: quality, patient safety and efficiency of care.
Hospitals included among the 100 SafeCare Hospitals had the lowest risk-adjusted rates of complications in medical and surgical care, lowest rates of in-hospital infections, lowest rates of surgical infections, lowest risk-adjusted in-hospital mortality rates, lowest readmission rates, lowest overutilization of radiation tests, highest care processes, and highest patient satisfaction scores.
Only the top 100 hospitals in the United States made the “100 SafeCare Hospitals” list.
If all hospitals in the country attained the 100 SafeCare level, more than 100,000 deaths and 400,000 preventable complications could have been prevented, according to SafeCare. Hospitals do not apply for this award and the 100 hospitals included on the list do not pay to market this honor.
Humility of Mary Health Partners is operates St. Elizabeth Health Center, St. Joseph Health Center, St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center, HM Home Health Services, The Assumption Village, Humility House, Hospice of the Valley and Laurel Lake.
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
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