Mills-Peninsula Ranks in the Top Five Percent in Nation According to Quality Study
Recognized for clinical excellence for third consecutive year in an independent HealthGrades study
BURLINGAME, Calif. (January 26, 2010) – A new study released today ranks Mills-Peninsula Health Services’ clinical quality among the top five percent in the nation. Mills-Peninsula is one of only 269 hospitals nationwide to receive the 2010 HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence Award™, based on an independent study by HealthGrades, the healthcare ratings company.
According to the study, which analyzed the nation’s 5,000 nonfederal hospitals, Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical Excellence had mortality rates that were, on average, 29 percent lower than other hospitals, and complication rates that were nine percent lower.
“Our patients expect only the highest quality care at Mills-Peninsula,” said Bob Merwin, Mills-Peninsula CEO. “Ranking in the top five percent in the country for the third year is a great honor, and I thank all of our clinicians and staff for helping make our organization one of the best.”
For eight years now, HealthGrades has conducted the most comprehensive study of hospital quality in America, producing ratings for every nonfederal hospital. Hospitals that receive the Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence are those hospitals that excel across the 26 procedures and diagnoses rated.
According to the HealthGrades Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence study, over the years 2006, 2007 and 2008, Distinguished Hospitals lowered their risk-adjusted mortality rates by an average of 14 percent, compared with a 10 percent average improvement of all other hospitals.
“Our data show that only a select few hospitals achieve high-quality patient outcomes not just in a few categories of care, but across the board and over time,” said Rick May, MD, a vice president with HealthGrades and an author of the study.
The study states: “Patients who choose to receive their care at a Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence certainly will have a lower risk for an adverse clinical outcome relative to all other hospitals.”
About Mills-Peninsula Health Services
Mills-Peninsula, a member of the not-for-profit Sutter Health organization, has provided excellent quality medical care to the San Mateo County community for more than 100 years. The organization operates two community health facilities with a total of 403 inpatient beds. Peninsula Medical Center, in Burlingame, CA, is an acute-care facility offering inpatient services such as orthopedics, cardiovascular surgery, a family birth center and emergency services. Mills Health Center, in San Mateo, CA, offers outpatient services including surgery, a cancer center, women's health services and diagnostics. In November 2010, the brand new, state-of-the-art Mills-Peninsula Medical Center will open its doors to the community.
Mills-Peninsula also received the following HealthGrades awards:
- Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Heart Attack Two Years in a Row (2009 – 2010)
- Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Heart Failure Four Years in a Row (2007 - 2010)
- Five-Star Rated for Overall Bariatric Surgery Four Years in a Row (2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010)
- Five-Star Rated for Total Hip Replacement (2010)
- Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Stroke Eight Years in a Row (2003 - 2010)
- Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Pneumonia Three Years in a Row (2008 - 2010)
- Five-Star Rated for Appendectomy Three Years in a Row (2008 – 2010)
- Recipient of the HealthGrades General Surgery Excellence Award™ Four Years in a Row (2007-2010)
- Recipient of the HealthGrades Gastrointestinal Care Excellence Award™ Four Years in a Row (2007-2010)
- Recipient of the HealthGrades Gastrointestinal Surgery Excellence Award™ Three Years in a Row (2008-2010)
- Recipient of the HealthGrades Pulmonary Care Excellence Award™ (2010)
Editor’s note: A full copy of the study is available at http://www.healthgrades.com or by contacting Scott Shapiro at sshapiro@healthgrades.com.