HASTINGS — Mary Lanning Healthcare recently received several honors in the areas of Patient Safety and Medical Excellence from the medical quality rating system CareChex® — an information service of Quantros. CareChex® provides clinical performance ratings across the nation, similar to HealthGrades.
MLH was listed as being among the Top 10% in the state for 2020 for Medical Excellence, Overall Hospital Care and Overall Surgical Care. MLH also was named No. 1 in the state in the areas of General Surgery and Sepsis Care (also top 10% in the nation). In Patient Safety, MLH was named top 10% in the nation, region and state for its Joint Replacement program and No. 1 in the state for Sepsis Care.
Other Medical Excellence Awards for MLH include:
- Top 10% in nation for Gastrointenstinal Care
- Top 10% in nation for General Surgery
- Top 10% in nation for Major Bowel Procedures
- Top 10% in nation for Sepsis Care
- Top 10% in nation for Trauma Care
- Top 10% in nation for Vascular Surgery
Other Patient Safety Awards for MLH include:
- Top 10% in region and state for Cardiac Care
- Top 10% in state for Gastrointestinal Care
- Top 10% in state for Heart Failure Treatment
CareChex® is designed to assist hospitals and health systems in improving the quality of inpatient care and promoting medical excellence to consumers, payers and employers.
“Mary Lanning Healthcare is committed to attaining high standards of quality care,” said Charlene Sanders, MLH Vice President of Quality. “Independent quality evaluations conducted by CareChex® demonstrate we are achieving our goal. Providing excellent care is only possible with our outstanding physicians, employees and volunteers. We are extremely grateful for their ability to care for patients in such an exceptional manner.”
CareChex® provides clinical, financial and patient satisfaction findings to consumers, providers and purchasers of U.S. medical care. Unlike other publicly available quality ratings, CareChex® provides a composite evaluation of all components of medical quality including process of care, outcomes of care and patient experiences. For access yo provider quality ratings, visit www.CareChex.com.