Memorial Regional Hospital Named Among Top 100 Hospitals Providing Best Value In A National Study By Data Advantage
Two Other Memorial Healthcare System Hospitals Recognized

Thursday, March 26 2009

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(Hollywood, Fla.) — Memorial Regional Hospital ranks among the nation’s 100 Best Value Hospitals for 2008, according to the Hospital Value Index™ produced by Data Advantage, LLC. The list includes the highest ranked hospitals in the country, regardless of location, and Memorial Regional Hospital is one of only two Florida hospitals to make the top 100.

Two other Memorial Healthcare System hospitals also were recognized in this survey. Memorial Hospital Pembroke in Pembroke Pines, Fl. was named to the list of the country’s 100 Best Kept Secrets. This recognition goes to hospitals that are considered to offer high value, but may not be as well known as other institutions in their markets.

Memorial Hospital West, also in Pembroke Pines, joined Memorial Regional Hospital and Memorial Hospital Pembroke on the list of Best in Value hospitals, which is made up of hospitals that scored in the top quartile in their local markets.

The Data Advantage Hospital Value Index™ (www.hospitalvalueindex.com) is a comprehensive index to measure the value of care that hospitals provide to patients by measuring three key areas: quality of care, efficiency and affordability, patient satisfaction. In 2008, the Hospital Value Index™ scored and ranked more than 1,500 general acute-care hospitals in America's 100 largest cities, serving approximately 180 million consumers, to offer the most comprehensive picture of hospital value.

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