Enloe Medical Center Named one of America’s 250 Best Hospitals for 3rd Consecutive Year
CHICO, Calif., Jan. 17, 2023 – Enloe Medical Center is one of America’s 250 Best Hospitals for clinical excellence, according to new research released by Healthgrades, the online health resource about physicians and hospitals for consumers. This achievement puts Enloe in the top 5% of hospitals nationwide for overall clinical performance across the most common conditions and procedures for the third time (2021-2023).
“Receiving this recognition three years in a row is a great honor. Our caregivers continue to demonstrate an impeccable work ethic and commitment to our patients,” said Mike Wiltermood, Enloe’s president and CEO. “We are proud of our accomplishments and grateful that we can continue to place our name in the national stage demonstrating our high-quality of care.”
Healthgrades evaluated patient mortality and complication rates for 31 of the most common conditions and procedures at nearly 4,500 hospitals across the country to identify the top-performing hospitals. This year’s analysis revealed significant variation between America’s Best 250 Hospitals and hospitals that did not receive the distinction. In fact, if all hospitals performed similarly to America’s 250 Best, over 160,000 lives could have been saved.* Patients treated at one of the 2023 America’s 250 Best Hospitals have, on average, a 28.7% lower risk of dying than if they were treated at a hospital that did not receive the America’s 250 Best Hospitals award.*
“I’m so proud of what our caregivers, including our physicians, have done to earn this tremendous recognition,” said Marcia Nelson, M.D., Enloe’s chief medical officer. “We come to work every day to provide the best person-centered care we can. It’s all about the patient and achieving the best outcomes possible. If, as a result, we are recognized nationally for that care, that is the icing on the cake.”
Visit www.healthgrades.com/quality/americas-best-hospitals for an in-depth look at Enloe Medical Center’s performance and profile to explore the highest quality care in Norther California. Consumers can also visit www.healthgrades.com for more information on how Healthgrades measures hospital quality, and access the complete methodology at www.healthgrades.com/quality/healthgrades-americas-best-hospitals-for-clinical-excellence-methodology. A patient-friendly overview of the complete methodology is available at https://b2b.healthgrades.com/insights/blog/how-healthgrades-rates-americas-best-hospitals-2023/.
*Statistics are based on Healthgrades analysis of MedPAR data for years 2019 through 2021 and represent three-year estimates for Medicare patients only.
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