TORONTO, Feb. 7, 2023
/CNW/ - Medical Facilities Corporation ("Medical Facilities" or the
"Company") (TSX: DR), is pleased to announce that Black Hills
Surgical Hospital ("BHSH") has been ranked as the #1 Hospital in
the United States for Major
Orthopedic Surgery for Medical Excellence by CareChex®
for 2023. This award and ranking is based on a comprehensive
quality scoring that compares inpatient performance across general,
acute and non-federal hospitals – nearly 5,000 U.S. hospitals in
total.
The ranking is the result of BHSH having the lowest incidents of
patient mortality, complications, and readmissions, and the highest
levels of patient safety, inpatient service and surgical quality,
when compared to nearly 5,000 U.S. hospitals.
"Medical Facilities is a proud partner of the team at BHSH and
we congratulate them on receiving this incredible accolade," said
Jason Redman, President and CEO of
Medical Facilities. "This ranking reflects BHSH's patient-centred
care approach and the outstanding quality and expertise of their
incredible physicians and staff. Superior service and
state-of-the-art equipment enable BHSH to meet and exceed the needs
of patients – something the hospital has been doing since
1997."
"To be named as the #1 Hospital in the Nation for Major
Orthopedic Surgery is a tremendous honor," said Lew Papendick, Orthopedic Surgeon and Chairman
of the Board, Black Hills Surgical Hospital. "Our goal is always
providing the absolute best care, the safest care, and the best
experience possible for our patients. To be recognized as being the
best in the nation is a testament to the dedication and talents of
our exceptional staff and surgeons. Quality expert care leads to
quality outcomes and better quality of life and BHSH offers that
quality better than anyplace else in the country."
CareChex also ranked BHSH as the #1 Hospital in the Market for
Overall Hospital Care, Overall Surgical Care, and General Surgery
for 2023 in both Medical Excellence and Patient Safety
categories.
BHSH's orthopedic services include a highly personalized Hip and
Knee Center, with nurse navigators that work with patients
throughout the entire continuum of care, a class-leading total
joint replacement robotics program featuring Mako SmartRobotics™,
and minimally invasive spine (MIS) surgery; both offering shortened
hospital stays, less pain and smaller incisions. BHSH also performs
foot and ankle surgeries, arthroscopic shoulder and shoulder
replacement surgeries, and various hand procedures.
About Medical Facilities
Medical Facilities, in partnership with physicians, owns a
diverse portfolio of highly rated, high-quality surgical facilities
in the United States. MFC's
ownership includes controlling interest in four specialty surgical
hospitals located in Arkansas,
Oklahoma, and South Dakota, and an ambulatory surgery center
("ASC") located in California. In
addition, through a partnership with NueHealth LLC, Medical
Facilities owns a controlling interest in five ambulatory surgery
centers located in Michigan,
Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio and Pennsylvania. MFC also owns a non-controlling
interest in an ASC in Missouri.
The specialty surgical hospitals perform scheduled surgical,
imaging, diagnostic and other procedures, including primary and
urgent care, and derive their revenue from the fees charged for the
use of their facilities. The ASCs specialize in outpatient surgical
procedures, with patient stays of less than 24 hours. For more
information, please visit www.medicalfacilitiescorp.ca.
About Black Hills Surgical
Hospital
For more than 25 years, Black Hills Surgical Hospital has been a
regional and national leader in quality healthcare. Consistently
recognized for patient satisfaction, medical excellence, and
patient safety, Black Hills Surgical Hospital employees nearly 500
highly skilled professionals and offers integrated surgical,
imaging, pain management, sports medicine and urgent care services.
Black Hills Surgical Hospital is proudly owned by
physicians.
About Quantros CareChex
CareChex Awards by Quantros utilizes a peer-reviewed
risk-adjustment methodology to more reliably measure rates of
mortality, complications and readmissions — appropriately weighting
and accounting for all of the risk factors relating to a patient's
principal and secondary diagnosis, as well as other patient
characteristics that may increase the probability for adverse
clinical outcomes. These rankings do not include any self-reported
data.
SOURCE Medical Facilities Corporation