HealthGrades Ranks Providence Regional in Top Five Percent for Third Year in a Row

For the third consecutive year, HealthGrades has honored Providence Regional Medical Center Everett with the 2009 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™. Providence Regional is the only hospital in Washington to win this award for the past three years.

This award places Providence Regional in the top five percent of all hospitals in the nation for overall clinical performance.

Studies have shown that patients treated at Distinguished Hospitals have a 27 percent greater chance of survival. If you or your loved one needs hospital care for a life-threatening condition, you can take comfort in knowing that Providence Regional ranks among the very best.

HealthGrades, the nation's leading provider of independent hospital ratings, also ranked Providence Regional as #1 in Washington for Cardiology, Stroke Treatment, Critical Care, and General Surgery.

Cardiac Care Excellence Award™

• Ranked among the top 10% of hospitals in the nation for cardiology two years in a row
• Ranked #1 in Washington for overall cardiac and cardiology services two years in a row (2008 - 2009)
• Best rated in Seattle and Northwest Washington for overall cardiac care
• Best rated in Seattle and Northwest Washington for cardiology

Stroke Care Excellence Award™

• Recipient of the HealthGrades Stroke Care Excellence Award™ four consecutive years (2006 - 2009)
• Ranked among the top 5% in the nation for stroke treatment four consecutive years (2006 - 2009)
• Ranked #1 in Washington for stroke treatment two years in a row (2008 - 2009)
• Received the highest possible ratings for the treatment of stroke four consecutive years
• The only hospital in Washington to receive HealthGrades 2009 Stroke Care Excellence Award™

Critical Care Excellence Award™

• Recipient of the HealthGrades Critical Care Excellence Award^TM four consecutive years (2006 – 2009)
• Ranked among the top 5% in the nation for critical care two years in a row (2008 - 2009)
• Ranked #1 in Washington for critical care

General Surgery Excellence Award ^TM

• Ranked among the top 10% in the nation for general surgery
• Ranked #1 in Washington for general surgery for 2009

Five-Star Ratings
The study also awarded Providence Regional with five-star ratings for the following procedures and diagnoses:

• Cardiac interventions (angioplasty or stent)
• Treatment of heart failure and heart attack
• Repair of an abdominal aorta
• Overall pulmonary care, such as treating pneumonia
• Treatment of sepsis (infection of the blood)
• Treatment of pulmonary embolism
• Treatment of respiratory failure
• Appendectomy
• Treatment of bowel obstruction

To learn more about these awards, visit healthgrades.com.