Memorial Hospital West and Memorial Hospital Miramar Named Thomson Reuters® 100 Top Hospitals Award Winners
Only Community Hospitals in South Florida to Earn Honors

Thursday, April 01 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:


(Hollywood, Fla.) Memorial Healthcare System is pleased to announce that two of its hospitals - Memorial Hospital West in Pembroke Pines and Memorial Hospital Miramar in Miramar – are among the 2009 Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals® recognized for exceptional overall organizational performance.

The Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals®: National Benchmarks study evaluates performance in 10 areas: mortality, medical complications, patient safety, average length of stay, expenses, profitability, patient satisfaction, adherence to clinical standards of care, and post-discharge mortality and readmission rates for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure and pneumonia.

“To be ranked among the top 100 in this nationwide study of nearly 3,000 hospitals is an honor that reflects our dedication to delivering outstanding medical care in a patient- and family-centered environment,” said Frank Sacco, president and CEO of Memorial Healthcare System. “Awards such as this confirm that our commitment to providing healthcare with humanity leads to overall excellence – going beyond what is expected to what is exceptional.”

For the second consecutive year, Memorial Hospital West earned distinction in the category of large community hospitals with 250 or more acute-care beds. Memorial Hospital Miramar was recognized for the first time and is among the medium community hospitals with 100 to 249 acute-care beds.

“This year’s study magnified the value that 100 Top Hospital award winners provide to their communities. Even during the economic downturn, the 100 Top Hospitals maintained a profit from operations while raising the bar for clinical quality and patient satisfaction,” said Jean Chenoweth, senior vice president for performance improvement and 100 Top Hospitals programs at Thomson Reuters. “The insistence of these hospitals’ leaders - their boards, executive teams and medical staffs - on overall excellence makes the difference.”

According to Thomson Reuters, if all Medicare inpatients received the same level of care as those treated in these top 100 Top Hospitals award winners, then:

• More than 98,000 additional patients would survive each year.


• More than 197,000 patient complications would be avoided annually.


• Expenses would decline by an aggregate $5.5 billion a year.


• The average patient stay would decrease by nearly half a day.

Since opening in 1992, Memorial Hospital West has been a leader in providing patient-focused care, a philosophy that continues to be the guiding force for all programs and services offered at the 304-bed facility. Memorial Hospital West was the first hospital in Broward to open with all-private rooms and establish open visitation hours. The hospital also features full-service adult and children emergency departments, Family Birthplace, general medical and surgical services, high-tech intensive coronary care units, Cancer Institute, outpatient services, same day surgery center, women’s center, and a fitness and rehabilitation center.


Memorial Hospital Miramar is a 178-bed, leading-edge facility situated on approximately 124 acres in southwestern Broward County. This four-story facility, which opened in March 2005 with Mediterranean architecture-style, offers private patient rooms and a comprehensive array of medical and surgical services. These services include allergy, cardiology, dermatology, emergency (adult and pediatric), endocrinology, gastroenterology, gynecology, infectious disease, nephrology, neurology, obstetrics, otolaryngology, oncology/hematology, oral surgery, orthopedics, pediatrics, perinatology, peripheral vascular surgery, plastic surgery, podiatry, pulmonary medicine, thoracic surgery and urology.

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