Long Beach Medical Center awarded national
honors in Obstetrics & Gynecology
FOUNTAIN
VALLEY, Calif., July 16,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In a rigorous assessment of
nearly 5,000 adult hospitals, U.S. News & World Report
recognized MemorialCare's Long Beach Medical
Center, Orange Coast Medical Center, and Saddleback Medical
Center 42 times as a Best U.S. Hospitals and/or High
Performing Hospitals in 11 different clinical categories.
"These remarkable achievements stand as a testament to the
dedication and teamwork of our employees, physicians, and
volunteers who continually strive to deliver the most advanced,
highest quality health services to the communities we serve,"
says Barry Arbuckle, PhD, president and
CEO, MemorialCare. "Continuing to enhance our quality of care
will always remain a top priority."
To determine rankings, U.S. News evaluated nearly 5,000
across 15 specialties and 20 procedures and conditions; only 11% of
evaluated hospitals earned a Best Hospitals ranking. Hospitals
awarded a "Best" designation excelled at factors such as clinical
outcomes, level of nursing care and patient experience.
Each MemorialCare adult hospital received numerous high
performing rankings for Best Hospitals Procedures & Conditions
ratings, with Long Beach Medical Center ranking in the top 26
hospitals in the nation for Obstetrics & Gynecology. These
ratings recognize care that is significantly better than the
national average, measured by factors such as patient outcomes. It
is designed to assist patients and physicians in making informed
decisions about where to receive care for challenging health
conditions or elective procedures.
This year, Long Beach Medical Center is recognized for the third
consecutive year as a Best U.S. Hospital in Obstetrics &
Gynecology. The medical center scored high-performance rankings for
Back Surgery (spinal fusion), Colon Cancer Surgery, Diabetes,
Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Geriatrics, Gynecological Cancer
Surgery, Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Hip Fracture, Hip
Replacement, Kidney Failure, Knee Replacement, Leukemia, Lymphoma
& Myeloma, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Orthopedics,
Pneumonia, Pulmonology & Lung Surgery, Stroke, and
Urology—ranking it among the top seven hospitals in all of the
Los Angeles Metro Area and among
the top 12 ranked hospitals in California, rating it among the top 3% of all
California acute care
hospitals.
Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley received high-performance
rankings in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Colon
Cancer Surgery, Diabetes, Geriatrics, Heart Attack, Heart Bypass
Surgery, Heart Failure, Kidney Failure, Knee Replacement, Leukemia,
Lymphoma & Myeloma; Neurology & Neurosurgery, Pneumonia,
Pulmonology & Lung Surgery, Stroke, and Urology, ranking among
the Top 11 hospitals in all of the Los
Angeles Metro Area and Top 23 Hospitals in California. Orange Coast Medical Center is
also recognized this year as a Best Regional Hospital for Equitable
Access.
Saddleback Medical Center in Laguna
Hills received high-performing rankings in Back Surgery
(spinal fusion), Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Hip Fracture, Knee
Replacement, Pneumonia, and Stroke, ranking among the 23 best
hospitals in the Los Angeles Metro
Area and among the top 57 hospitals in California.
To calculate the Best Hospitals rankings, U.S. News
evaluated each hospital's performance on objective measures such as
risk-adjusted mortality rates, preventable complications and level
of nursing care. The Best Hospitals Specialty rankings methodology
and Procedures & Conditions ratings methodology measure patient
outcomes using data from millions of records provided by the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This year, among
other methodology refinements, U.S. News incorporated new
data on care provided to patients with Medicare Advantage insurance
and on care provided to outpatients, nearly doubling the number of
patients included in its annual data analysis. The Procedures &
Conditions ratings are based entirely on objective quality
measures.
About MemorialCare
MemorialCare is a
not-for-profit, integrated healthcare delivery system with 225 care
locations, including leading hospitals—Saddleback Medical Center in
Laguna Hills, Orange Coast Medical
Center in Fountain Valley, Long
Beach Medical Center, and Miller Children's & Women's Hospital
Long Beach; MemorialCare Medical Group and Greater Newport
Physicians; MemorialCare Research Program; MemorialCare Select
Health Plan; and numerous outpatient health, imaging, surgery,
urgent care, physical therapy, breast health and dialysis centers
throughout Orange and Los Angeles counties. Accolades include
Nation's Best Health Systems and Workplaces, Top 50 U.S. Hospitals
and Cardiovascular Hospitals, 10 Largest Children's Hospitals, 100
Best Hospitals - Spine and Prostate Surgeries, Best of Orange County and Long Beach Hospitals and
Medical Groups, U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals
and "high performing" in 31 clinical categories, and
Newsweek World's Best Hospitals, Top 100 Hospitals, Best
Maternity Hospitals – and more. Visit memorialcare.org.
About U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News &
World Report is the global leader in quality rankings that
empower consumers, business leaders and policy officials to make
better, more informed decisions about important issues affecting
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News Live events. More than 40 million people visit USNews.com
each month for research and guidance. Founded in 1933, U.S.
News is headquartered in Washington,
D.C.
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