U.S. News & World Report recognizes Kaiser
Permanente's medical facilities for providing safe, high-quality
care.
OAKLAND,
Calif., July 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaiser
Permanente, the nation's largest nonprofit, integrated health care
provider, today announced that 37 of its hospitals received
recognition from U.S. News & World Report in its annual
hospital analysis.
U.S. News & World Report's 2024-25 Best Hospitals report
shows how well hospitals perform in 35 areas of care. Nearly 5,000
U.S. hospitals were evaluated.
According to the report:
- In one or more areas of care, 37 Kaiser Permanente hospitals
are "high performing." High performers are among the top 10% to 20%
of all hospitals rated.
- The number of Kaiser Permanente hospitals that are "high
performing" in specific categories are as follows:
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- Stroke treatment: 32
- Heart failure treatment: 29
- Kidney failure treatment: 16
- Heart attack treatment: 16
- Colon cancer surgery: 8
- Nationwide, 4 Kaiser Permanente hospitals are in the top 50 for
an area of specialty care:
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- The Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center is 23rd in
California for overall care and
40th nationwide for neurology and neurosurgery.
- The Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Center is 28th nationwide
for rehabilitation services and treatment.
- Kaiser Permanente's Orange County–Anaheim and Orange
County–Irvine medical centers are 47th in the nation for
pulmonology and lung surgery.
- At least one of Kaiser Permanente's hospitals are nationally
ranked or rated as "high performing" in these 8 specialty care
areas:
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- Cardiology and heart surgery
- Gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery
- Geriatrics
- Neurology and neurosurgery
- Orthopedics
- Pulmonology and lung surgery
- Rehabilitation
- Urology
High-quality, equitable care
For the first time, the U.S. News Best Hospitals report honored
success in caring for patients in historically underserved
communities. These patients often face many social and
economic challenges in receiving health care.
Three Kaiser Permanente hospitals received the new recognition.
Kaiser Permanente's Fontana,
Ontario and South Sacramento medical centers were on U.S.
News' list of Best Regional Hospitals for Equitable Access.
"This recognition reflects our dedication to providing quality
care for all our members," said Andrew
Bindman, MD, executive vice president and chief medical
officer at Kaiser Permanente. "Year after year, our strong quality
rankings show the value of our unique model of health care."
State rankings
Fourteen Kaiser Permanente hospitals in California ranked among the top 60 in the
state for overall care:
- Orange County–Anaheim Medical Center
- Baldwin Park Medical Center
- Fontana Medical Center
- Orange County–Irvine Medical Center
- Los Angeles Medical Center
- Oakland Medical Center
- Ontario Medical Center
- Richmond Medical Center
- Roseville Medical Center
- San Diego Medical Center
- San Francisco Medical Center
- Santa Clara Medical Center
- South Sacramento Medical Center
- Zion Medical Center (in San
Diego)
Kaiser Permanente's Moanalua Medical Center in Honolulu ranked second in Hawaii while Kaiser Permanente's Sunnyside
Medical Center in Clackamas,
Oregon, ranked fifth in the state.
"Our hospitals' performance in their home states reflects the
breadth of medical expertise across Kaiser Permanente's footprint
and the patient-centered care delivered by our multidisciplinary
teams of doctors, nurses and other clinicians," said Nancy Gin, MD, FACP, executive vice president of
quality and chief quality officer for The Permanente Federation.
"To be high performing in so many areas of advanced care and
treatment highlights our specialty physicians and clinicians, who
meet the care needs of our patients every day."
In its hospital analysis, U.S. News uses measures such as
risk-adjusted mortality rates, preventable complications, level of
nursing care, expert opinion and patient experience. For more
information, visit U.S. News & World Report.
About Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente is committed to helping shape the future of
health care. We are recognized as one of America's leading health
care providers and nonprofit health plans. Founded in 1945, Kaiser
Permanente has a mission to provide high-quality, affordable health
care services and to improve the health of our members and the
communities we serve. We currently serve nearly 12.6 million
members in 8 states and the District of
Columbia. Care for members and patients is focused on their
total health and guided by their personal Permanente Medical Group
physicians, specialists, and team of caregivers. Our expert and
caring medical teams are empowered and supported by
industry-leading technology advances and tools for health
promotion, disease prevention, state-of-the-art care delivery, and
world-class chronic disease management. Kaiser Permanente is
dedicated to care innovations, clinical research, health education,
and the support of community health. For more information, go to
about.kp.org.
For more information, contact:
Vincent Staupe, vincent.p.staupe@kp.org
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