HealthGrades Awards

HealthGrades Awards for Baptist Medical Center in 2018

Baptist Medical Center has once again earned recognition among the best hospitals in the nation. Baptist is one of

• America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Joint Replacement Surgery
• America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Prostate Surgeries

as recognized by Healthgrades, America's leading independent healthcare ratings organization. The Healthgrades designation for America’s 100 Best Hospitals represents the top 2% of hospitals nationwide.

What the Healthgrades Ratings Mean

What the Healthgrades Ratings Mean
As America's leading independent healthcare ratings organization, the Healthgrades rating method offers a uniquely objective and comprehensive overview of hospital services. Healthgrades does all the following:

• evaluates the performance of approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide on risk-adjusted mortality and complications rates for nearly 30 of the most common conditions treated and procedures.
• independently measures hospitals based on data that hospitals submit to the federal government. No hospital can opt in or out of the analysis, and no hospital pays to be measured.
• risk adjusts for patient demographic characteristics and clinical risk factors, thereby taking into account how sick patients are upon admission.
• bases its analysis solely on objective measures of clinical quality outcomes. Other organizations factor in subjective measures such as reputation or even technologies used at a hospital.

Baptist Medical Center earned these awards and recognitions:

Cardiovascular

• Five-Star Recipient for Repair of Abdominal Aorta for two years in a row (2017-2018)
• Five-Star Recipient for Pacemaker Procedures in 2018

Orthopedic

• Top 5% in the Nation for Joint Replacement for 8 Years in a Row (2011-2018)
• Joint Replacement Excellence Award™ for 8 Years in a Row (2011-2018)
• Five-Star Recipient for Total Knee Replacement for 10 Years in a Row (2009-2018)
• Five-Star Recipient for Total Hip Replacement for 8 Years in a Row (2011-2018)
• Five-Star Recipient for Hip Fracture Treatment for 7 Years in a Row (2012-2018)

Surgery

• One of Healthgrades America's 100 Best Hospitals for Joint Replacement™ for 7 Years in a Row (2012-2018)
• One of Healthgrades America's 100 Best Hospitals for Prostate Surgeries™ for 4 Years in a Row (2015-2018)
• Prostate Surgery Excellence Award™ for 4 Years in a Row (2015-2018)
• Five-Star Recipient for Prostate Removal Surgery for 4 Years in a Row (2015-2018)
• Five-Star Recipient for Repair of Abdominal Aorta in 2017
• Five-Star Recipient for Carotid Surgery in 2017