Ochsner Medical Center - Jefferson Highway, Ochsner Baptist Medical Center and Ochsner Medical Center - West Bank Campus* have been named among the 15 U.S. Major Teaching Hospitals on the 100 Top Hospitals Award® list by Truven Health Analytics® , a leading provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and quality of healthcare.
Ochsner is the only healthcare provider in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama to have hospitals included in this list and joins other prominent institutions on the list such as Emory University Hospital, Northwestern Memorial Hospital and St. Luke’s University Hospital.
“It is an honor to be recognized as one of the 100 top hospitals in the country by Truven Health Analytics,” said Robert Wolterman, CEO, Ochsner Medical Center - Jefferson Highway. “This award shows that our commitment to providing world-class healthcare to our patients is being recognized across our industry. It serves as a testament to the work that our outstanding team of physicians and employees has done to raise the standard of care in our region.”
The Truven Health 100 Top Hospitals is the most comprehensive, academically-driven study of its kind. It evaluates clinical and operational performance in 11 areas, addressing: inpatient mortality; 30-day mortality rate; complications; core measures; 30-day risk-adjusted readmission rate; severity-adjusted average length of stay; mean emergency room throughput; inpatient expense per discharge; Medicare spend per beneficiary; adjusted operating profit margin; and Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) score (patient rating of overall hospital performance). The study has been conducted annually since 1993.
In addition, Ochsner Medical Center – Baton Rouge is one of only 10 hospitals in the United States representing a total of six states, and the only hospital from Texas through the Florida panhandle, to receive both the 2017 Top Hospitals Everest Award® and the 100 Top Hospitals Award® by Truven Health Analytics.
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For more information and a complete list of award winners, visit www.100tophospitals.com. Winners cannot and do not pay for inclusion.