GREENVILLEJOURNAL
Greenville, S.C. • Friday, April 25, 2014 • Vol.16, No.17
Bon Secours St. Francis announces an unprecedented achievement for Greenville and the Upstate.
I am proud to announce that Bon Secours St. Francis Health System has been named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals® by Truven Health Analytics.TM This is an important achievement for many reasons. Most notably because hospitals do not apply for this distinction, they do not pay for it and they cannot opt out of it. Plus, this program uses only independent, public data to measure performance; meaning hospitals do not supply their own information to Truven. This eliminates any bias and ensures that all hospitals are included and measured with consistency. To be named one of the 100 top U.S. hospitals is a remarkable achievement and recognition in the highest form. But this achievement is not about our health system, it’s about our people. It’s about every single person in the Bon Secours St. Francis family who has said, “We can do this, we can raise the bar.” It’s certainly about our doctors and nurses and administrative staff. But it’s also about the people who work in the cafeteria and in maintenance and in laundry services. From the IT department to the pharmacy to the volunteers and administrative team, this success is shared by every person who wears a Bon Secours St. Francis badge. Our people have dedicated themselves to elevating the quality of healthcare in the Upstate, and this designation proves they are making good on that promise. The 100 Top Hospitals are leading the nation in setting benchmarks for clinical care and efficiency. Bon Secours St. Francis is the only South Carolina hospital to be named one of the 100 Top Hospitals for 2014. This means we are raising the bar for quality healthcare in this region. We have fewer patient complications, we send patients home sooner, we score better on patient satisfaction surveys, we have lower 30 day readmission rates and we keep expenses low. Every single day we work to set the new standard of quality healthcare in South Carolina. This is our single minded focus, and for our patients it is paying dividends. We hear a lot about healthcare these days and not all of it is good. But this recognition from Truven Health Analytics is good news for Greenville and the Upstate. Bon Secours St. Francis is a community of proud healthcare professionals. We are dedicated in our commitment and know our strength is the quality of our people and the focus of our mission. When I decided to come to Bon Secours St. Francis, I knew I was making the right choice. But I had no idea I would be part of something so remarkable. If you see one of our staff in the grocery store or at a school function or at a ballgame, stop and say, “Thank you.” Because these are the people who are raising the standards of healthcare in our community and in this country. Sincerely,
Mark Nantz CEO, Bon Secours St. Francis Health System
Nearly 3000 hospitals were measured. Here are just a few of the standards the 100
TOP HOSPITALS are setting:
Patients treated return home a half day sooner, which is an
According to Truven Health Analytics, if the benchmarks achieved by the 100 TOP HOSPITALS were achieved by all hospitals in the U.S. we could:
About Truven Health AnalyticsTM 100 Top Hospitals速 The 100 Top Hospitals study identifies hospitals and leadership teams that provide the highest level of value to their communities, based on a national balanced scorecard. This year nearly 3,000 hospitals were measured across 10 areas of performance: mortality; inpatient complications; patient safety; average patient stay; expenses; profitability; patient satisfaction; adherence to clinical standards of care; and post-discharge mortality and readmission rates for acute myocardial infarction (heart attack), heart failure, and pneumonia. The study has been conducted annually since 1993. 速
The 100 Top Hospitals速 program is a registered trademark of Truven Health Analtyics.TM