Washington, D.C. – August 14, 2018 – Butler Health System (BHS) has been recognized as a High Performing Hospital
for 2018-19 by U.S. News & World Report.
This honor joins the recent recognition received by the organization from
Watson Health as a top 100 Hospital for the third year in a row. Formerly
known as the Truven Health Analytics® 100 Top Hospitals, this study
spotlights the top-performing hospitals in the U.S. list based on a balanced
scorecard of publicly available clinical, operational and patient satisfaction
metrics and data.
“BHS is incredibly honored to receive these prestigious awards. Our
cardiac surgery team, led by Dr. Hazem El-Khatib and Dr. George Davliakos,
has performed at the highest level for more than 2 decades. This recognition
shows that BHS continues to be the very best as it enters its 3rd decade of performing advanced cardiac surgery procedures,” said
Ken DeFurio, BHS President & CEO.
“For nearly 30 years, U.S. News has strived to make hospital quality
more transparent to healthcare consumers nationwide,” said Ben Harder,
managing editor and chief of health analysis at U.S. News. “By providing
the most comprehensive data available, we give patients and their physicians’
information to support their search for the best care across a range of
specialties.”
The U.S. News Best Hospitals
methodologies in most areas of care are based largely or entirely on objective measures
such as risk-adjusted survival and readmission rates, volume, patient
experience, patient safety and quality of nursing, among other care-related
indicators.
ABOUT BUTLER HEALTH SYSTEM
For nearly 120 years, Butler Health System’s flagship, Butler Memorial
Hospital has maintained its independence and has continued to grow to
meet the needs of a 7-county region. The 296 bed hospital, along with
numerous outpatient locations for lab, imaging, cardiology testing, and
over 50 primary and specialty physician offices throughout Butler, Armstrong,
Clarion, Indiana, Lawrence, Mercer and Venango counties comprise Butler
Health System
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