Oroville Hospital Named America's 100 Best For Stroke, Gastrointestinal, and Critical Care

Oroville Hospitalreleased today that it has been recognized by Healthgrades as one of America’s 100 Best hospitals for stroke, gastrointestinal, and critical care.  Healthgrades, the leading online resource that helps consumers search, compare and connect with physicians and hospitals, evaluated nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide for 31 of the most common inpatient procedures and conditionsand identified the 100 best hospitals within each procedure.

The achievement is part of findings released earlier in the week in American Hospital Quality Outcomes 2014: Healthgrades Report to the Nation, which demonstrates how clinical performance differs dramatically between hospitals and the impact that this variation may have on health outcomes. For example, from 2010-2012, if all hospitals as a group, performed similarly to hospitals receiving 5-stars as a group, on average 234,252 lives could potentially have been saved and 157,418 complications could potentially have been avoided.   A 5-star rating indicates that Oroville Hospital’s clinical outcomes are better than expected when treating the condition or conducting the procedure being evaluated.

“Oroville Hospital is dedicated to patient care in all areas of the hospital and has invested significant time and resources to assure we provide excellent quality services.  This is a team effort and I am very proud of all of our staff.  We are honored to be the only ones in Butte County to receive America’s 100 Best for Stroke, Gastrointestinal, and Critical Care.  We will continue our efforts and provide the best quality patient care for our community,” said Robert J. Wentz, President and CEO, Oroville Hospital.

“Hospitals earn this distinction by providing better than expected outcomes for specific conditions and procedures,” said Evan Marks, EVP Informatics and Strategy, Healthgrades. “When selecting physicians associated with a hospital that has achieved this recognition, consumers can expect a commitment to exceptional clinical quality care.”

For its analysis, Healthgrades evaluated approximately 40 million Medicare-patient records for nearly 4,500 short-term acute care hospitals nationwide, assessing hospital performance relative to each of 31 common conditions and procedures. Healthgrades awards hospitals quality achievements for cohort-specific performance, specialty area performance, and overall clinical quality. Individual procedure or condition cohorts are designated as 5 star (statistically better than expected), 3 star (statistically as expected) and 1 star (statistically worse than expected) categories. Detailed performance information, such as cohort-specific outcomes data and quality achievements for individual hospitals may be found at www.healthgrades.com/find-a-hospital.

More information on the American Hospital Quality Outcomes 2014: Healthgrades Report to the Nation, including the complete methodology, can be found at www.healthgrades.com/quality.  For more information on Oroville’s achievements, visit www.OrovilleHospital.com. 

Oroville Hospital Achievements:

Oroville Hospital, the innovation leader in the North Valley region, is proud to offer the most advanced technology for our patients. Founded in 1962, Oroville Hospital has grown from a modest community hospital supported by a small staff of dedicated doctors into a 153-bed acute care facility specializing in a broad range of inpatient and outpatient services. Oroville Hospital is a private, nonprofit corporation serving the citizens of the Oroville area and Butte County by OroHealth Corporation.  With a medical staff of more than 130 physicians, Oroville Hospital prides itself on providing the highest quality medical care in a friendly and compassionate environment.