Three San Fernando Valley-area hospitals have acquired five-star high quality ranking from the federal Facilities for Medicare and Medicaid Companies company.
The hospitals – Glendale Adventist Medical Middle, Northridge Hospital Medical Middle and Windfall Holy Cross Medical Middle in Mission Hills – positioned within the high ranks of the company’s annual quality-ratings survey launched final month. The variety of five-star hospitals serving the San Fernando Valley space is down one from final yr.
The company inspects and charges the hundreds of hospitals throughout the nation that serve Medicare and Medicaid sufferers; the scores are designed to be a information for customers in selecting hospitals. The scores, from one to 5 stars, summarize high quality measures throughout 5 areas: mortality, security of care, readmission, affected person expertise and well timed and efficient care.
Nationwide, in response to the company, 483 hospitals, or simply over 10% of these rated, acquired 5 stars, whereas 803 hospitals, or 17%, acquired 4 stars.
In Los Angeles County as a complete, 13 hospitals acquired five-star scores from the Facilities for Medicare & Medicaid Companies, up from 11 final yr. One other 20 hospitals within the county acquired 4 stars from the company, up from 13 final yr.
Within the San Fernando Valley space, along with the three five-star hospitals, 5 hospitals acquired 4 stars, up from simply two final yr:
- Glendale Memorial Hospital and Well being Middle;
- Windfall St. Joseph Medical Middle in Burbank;
- Sherman Oaks Hospital;
- Encino Hospital Medical Middle; and
- Mission Neighborhood Hospital in Panorama Metropolis.
Windfall Holy Cross Medical Middle, which is a part of the Renton, Washington-based Windfall Well being and Companies hospital community, was within the four-star ranks final yr, however moved as much as 5 stars this yr.
“From our housekeeping and meals providers workers to our docs and nurses, the fixed focus is on the standard care and security we offer to each affected person, each day,” stated Bernie Klein, chief government of Windfall Holy Cross. “I’m each honored and very grateful to work amongst individuals who actually care concerning the folks whom we serve.”
One other Windfall hospital, St. Joseph Medical Middle in Burbank, additionally moved up within the rankings, to 4 stars from three stars. Encino Hospital Medical Middle additionally moved as much as 4 stars.
Glendale Memorial Hospital and Well being Middle, Mission Neighborhood Hospital in Panorama Metropolis and Sherman Oaks Hospital all went the opposite path, dropping to 4 stars from 5 stars.
