Chino Valley Medical Center Excels in General Surgery Outcomes, according to Healthgrades
Chino, Calif., December 8, 2020 – Chino Valley Medical Center is one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for General Surgery according to new research released by Healthgrades, the leading resource that connects consumers, physicians, and health systems. Every year, Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance at nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide for 32 of the most common inpatient procedures and conditions using Medicare data, and outcomes in appendectomy and bariatric surgery using all-payer data provided by 16 states.
Chino Valley Medical Center is a member of Prime Healthcare, one of the nation’s largest health systems with 46 hospitals in 14 states. This year, Prime hospitals received a combined 295 awards from Healthgrades including 5-Star designations, Specialty Excellence Awards, and America’s 100 Best By Specialty.
The hospitals that have achieved Healthgrades America’s 50/100 Best Hospitals for service line have demonstrated the exceptional quality of care. From 2017-2019, patients treated at hospitals receiving America’s 100 Best Hospitals for General Surgery Award have, on average, a 28.6% lower risk of experiencing a complication or dying while in the hospital than if they were treated in hospitals that did not receive the award.*
“Now more than ever, consumers understand the importance of hospital quality and starting to become more diligent when researching where they receive care,” said Brad Bowman, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Healthgrades. “When selecting a hospital, consumers can feel confident in America’s 100 Best Hospitals for General Surgery for their commitment to quality care and exceptional outcomes.”
“Chino Valley Medical Center is proud to be named among the top hospitals recognized by Healthgrades for our recruitment efforts and commitment to General Surgery,” said Tim Moran, Chief Executive Officer of Chino Valley Medical Center. “Our patients know when they come to Chino Valley Medical Center, they are receiving the best care possible, and this recognition further shows how dedicated we are to providing quality care to our community.”
Chino Valley Medical Center was also recognized for the following clinical achievements:
- Recipient of the Healthgrades 2021 General Surgery Excellence Award™
- Five-Star Recipient for Gallbladder Removal Surgery for 8 Years in a Row (2014-2021)
- Five-Star Recipient for Hip Fracture Treatment for 8 Years in a Row (2014-2021)
- Named Among the Top 5% in the Nation for General Surgery in 2021
For its analysis, Healthgrades evaluated approximately 45 million Medicare inpatient records for nearly 4,500 short-term acute care hospitals nationwide to assess hospital performance in 32 common conditions and procedures and evaluated outcomes in appendectomy and bariatric surgery using all-payer data provided by 16 states. Healthgrades recognizes a hospital’s quality achievements for cohort-specific performance, specialty area performance, and overall clinical quality. Individual procedure or condition cohorts are designated as 5-star (statistically significantly better than expected), 3-star (not statistically different from expected), and 1-star (statistically significantly worse than expected). View the full list of Specialty Excellence AwardTM recipients by visiting https://www.healthgrades.com/quality/specialty-excellence-americas-best-care-2021-recipients. The complete Healthgrades 2021 Report to the Nation and detailed study methodology, can be found at https://partners.healthgrades.com/healthgrades-quality-solutions/healthgrades-quality-awards/.
About Chino Valley Medical Center
A member of Prime Healthcare, Chino Valley Medical Center is a 112-bed community hospital established in 1972 and centrally located in Southern California’s Chino Valley. A five-time recipient of the Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award (2014-2018), Chino Valley Medical Center has been recognized nationally for its quality, including as among the 100 Great Community Hospitals by Becker’s Hospital Review in 2018 and as among the 100 Top Hospitals by IBM Watson Health. Chino Valley Medical Center is committed to serving the community’s health care needs with top-rated emergency care as well as senior services, orthopedics, surgical services, and more. Learn more at www.cvmc.com.
* Statistics are based on Healthgrades analysis of MedPAR data for the years 2017 through 2019 and represent three-year estimates for Medicare patients only.