TAMPA,
Fla., July 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- AdventHealth
Tampa has been named by U.S. News & World Report as a 2024-2025
Best Hospital, placing it among the top three in the Tampa Bay area and the top 15 hospitals in
Florida. This designation
highlights AdventHealth Tampa as part of the elite 11 percent of
U.S. hospitals recognized for excellence.
"This monumental, nationwide honor is a true testament to our
clinicians and team members commitment to clinical excellence,
patient safety and innovation," said Bruce
Bergherm, president and CEO of AdventHealth Tampa.
"Achieving a Best Hospital Ranking by U.S. News requires meticulous
attention to detail, continuous improvement in clinical practices
and an unwavering commitment to patient safety. I want to extend my
deepest gratitude to our clinical leaders an teams for their
dedication and hard work in delivering the highest quality of
whole-person care to our patients."
U.S. News evaluated nearly 5,000 hospitals across 15 specialties
and 20 procedures and conditions; only 11 percent 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.
"For 35 years, U.S. News has been a leading resource for
patients navigating their health care decisions," said Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and
managing editor at U.S. News. "A 'Best Hospital' recognition
empowers patients to seek out medical care from the best of the
best to treat their illness or condition."
U.S. News also rated AdventHealth Tampa as high performing in
nine adult procedures and conditions:
- Colon Cancer Surgery
- COPD
- Heart Attack
- Heart Failure
- Kidney Failure
- Knee Replacement
- Leukemia, Lymphoma & Myeloma
- Pneumonia
- Prostate Cancer Surgery
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.
For more information about the U.S. News 2024-2025 rankings,
please visit AdventHealth Tampa in Tampa,
FL - Rankings & Ratings (usnews.com).
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