Franklin Square Among HealthGrades America's 50 Best Hospitals

Franklin Square Hospital Center was selected today as one of HealthGrades America’s 50 Best Hospitals.

To be recognized with this distinction, hospitals must have had risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates that were in the top 5 percent in the nation for the most consecutive years. On average, patients treated at America’s 50 Best Hospitals had a nearly 30 percent lower risk of death and 3.45 percent lower rate of complications.

“It’s an honor to receive recognition as one of the best hospitals in the nation for excellence in clinical outcomes and patient care,” said Franklin Square Hospital Center president Adrienne Kirby in a statement.

“We have a long-standing tradition of providing our patients with the highest-quality health care, and ranking in the top 50 hospitals nationwide shows that we are consistently delivering on that commitment to the community we serve. Our associates and physicians are highly skilled and caring professionals who are the driving force behind our receiving this important recognition.”
 
HealthGrades study found that if all U.S. hospitals had performed at the level of Franklin Square Hospital Center, more than 500,000 Medicare deaths could have been prevented between 1999 and 2009. The study was based on an analysis of more than 140 million Medicare patient records.

“As our nation searches for a solution to providing Americans with access to high-quality health care at an affordable price, Franklin Square Hospital Center is setting the standard, demonstrating that consistent, sustainable clinical excellence is achievable,” said Dr. Rick May, HealthGrades vice president of clinical quality services and co-author of the report.