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A Note from Brady
A Note from Brady
This summer, Boone Health celebrates our staff for providing exceptional patient-centered care. Their commitment to high standards for their patients’ safety and experience is reflected in our recognition as one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades for the second year in a row and our recent 5-star ranking by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, known as CMS.
But what do these recognitions mean for you and your family? I’d love to walk you through it.
Organizations like Healthgrades and CMS don’t rank hospitals by their size or reputation, but by what matters most to you and your loved ones – your health. When you’re preparing for or unexpectedly need a hospital stay, you want to feel assured that your care team is invested in your safety and comfort. You likely have questions about the cost of your care or how you’ll feel after a procedure or treatment. Both Healthgrades and CMS review data for thousands of hospitals nationwide to help you answer these questions.
Healthgrades bases their Best Hospitals list on extensive analysis of patient outcomes for 45 million Medicare claims, covering 31 different groups of procedures and conditions from 2020 through 2022 at 4,500 hospitals across the United States. They compare the hospital’s reported patient outcomes to estimated outcomes for each procedure or condition group. Hospitals can’t submit their own data or opt out of this research.
Boone Hospital Center is the only hospital in Missouri to be recognized as one of Healthgrades’ America’s 100 Best Hospitals and among the top 2% of hospitals nationwide to receive this ranking. Healthgrades has also recognized Boone Health as one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Joint Replacement, a Patient Safety Excellence Award recipient, and additional specialty recognitions for heart attack, heart failure, stroke, upper GI surgery, and more.
According to Healthgrades, if every hospital they reviewed had performed similarly as the hospitals on their America’s Best Hospitals Award last year on average, 178,402 lives could have been saved.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is a federal agency providing health care coverage for 160 million Americans. They also review data to assess over 4,000 hospitals across the country for 46 measures related to safety, timely and effective care, and patients’ experiences during their stay.
This information is made available to the public on their Care Compare site. Formerly called Hospital Compare, Care Compare lets you find and compare multiple hospitals, providers, and other care services in your area. Hospital information includes patient satisfaction scores, patient outcomes, quality and safety measures, and cost and value for patients. Scores are also compared to state and national averages, and the site lets you know if differences between these scores are significant or about the same. To find and compare health care services, visit medicare.gov/care-compare.
What really makes the difference for your care – and the reason we achieve these designations – are our people. Everyone at Boone Health, including our medical staff, nurses, environmental services, food and nutrition, and everyone in-between, working together with a singular focus on taking care of you and your family.
What really makes the difference for your care – and the reason we achieve these designations –are our people.
