Great care is happening at Southwest General, and we are receiving a lot of national recognition for it! Southwest General has excellent physicians and staff that allow us to provide the personalized care that you deserve. We also offer something else that few hospitals around the country provide--clinical outcomes that have ranked us among America's 50 BestTM Hospitals for the past four years. The following is a listing of our recognitions.
HEALTHGRADES RECOGNITION
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Distinguished Hospital of Clinical Excellence Award TM
For eight years in a row, Southwest General has received HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence. This award places us in the top five percent of hospitals nationwide and is awarded for exceptional quality of care across a range of 26 different diagnoses and procedures.
America's 50 BestTM Hospitals Award
For the fourth consecutive year, Southwest General has been named one of America's 50 BestTM Hospitals by HealthGrades. This award places us among the top one percent for superior performance from more than 5,000 hospitals nationwide. Click here to watch a video.
Specialty Excellence Awards
We are ranked among the top 10 percent in the nation for these specialties:
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Pulmonary Care
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Gastrointestinal Care
Five-Star Ratings
Southwest General has received Five-Star Ratings in the following categories from HealthGrades: Cardiology Services, Coronary Interventional Procedures, Treatment of Heart Attack, Treatment of Heart Failure, Carotid Surgery, Overall Orthopedic Services, Spine Surgery, Hip Fracture Surgery, Back and Neck Surgery (Spinal Fusion), Overall Pulmonary Services, Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Treatment of Pneumonia, Treatment of Respiratory Failure, Overall GI Services, GI Medical Treatment, GI Procedures and Surgeries, Treatment of GI Bleed, Treatment of Bowel Obstruction, Treatment of Pancreatitis, Treatment of Sepsis and Treatment of Bowel Obstruction.
2009/2010 Women's Health Excellence Award TM:
First year for this award from HealthGrades! Southwest General is ranked among the top five percent of all hospitals nationwide for care to women in three areas:
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Women's medicine (heart attack, congestive heart failure, pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and stroke
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Women's cardiovascular procedures (coronary bypass surgery, peripheral vascular bypass, coronary interventional procedures, resection/replacement of abdominal aortic aneurysm, carotid surgery and valve replacement)
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Women's bone and joint health (total knee and hip replacement surgeries, spinal surgeries, hip fracture repair
THOMSON REUTERS RECOGNITION
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"100 Top Hospitals: National Benchmarks for Success" Award
For the fifth year in a row, we are ranked among the 100 Top Hospitals in the nation by Thomson Reuters. This award recognizes overall hospital performance and excellence in clinical outcomes, patient safety, financial performance and efficiency.
"100 Top Hospitals for Cardiovascular Benchmarks" Award
For the fifth year in a row, we have been recogized for achieving high scores across eight equally weighted performance criteria reflecting clinical processes and outcomes, volume, efficiency and cost for four critical cardiovascular treatment areas (acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, coronary artery bypass graft and percutaneous coronary intervention).
THE JOINT COMMISSION (JC) RECOGNITION
The Joint Commission is the leader in accreditation and certification of health care organizations. For more information, visit www.jointcommission.org.
Southwest General is a Joint Commission-accredited facility and has been awarded the following certifications:
Primary Stroke Center
The JC's Certificate of Distinction for Primary Stroke Centers recognizes centers that make exceptional efforts to foster better outcomes for stroke care. For more information, click here.
Heart Failure Certification
The JC's disease-specific certification recognizes exceptional efforts to foster better outcomes for heart failure patients. For more information, click here.
For more information about the benefits of certification, click here.
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD COMPANIES/ASSOCIATION RECOGNITION
Collectively, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield System provides healthcare coverage for more than 100 million people or one-in-three Americans. For more information, click here.
Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care
Southwest General has been recognized for two consecutive years as a Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care®. Facilities with this recognition have demonstrated a commitment to quality care, resulting in better overall outcomes for cardiac patients. Each facility meets stringent clinical criteria, developed in collaboration with expert physicians' and medical organizations' recommendations, including the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), and is subject to periodic reevaluation as criteria continue to evolve. For more information, click here.
Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement
EMPLOYERS RESOURCE COUNCIL (ERC) RECOGNITION
ERC is Northeast Ohio’s leading and largest professional organization dedicated to HR practices, programs and services. For more information, visit www.ercnet.org.
NorthCoast 99
For the seventh consecutive year, Southwest General has been named one of 99 best places to work in Northeast Ohio by the ERC.
MODERN HEALTHCARE MAGAZINE RECOGNITION
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"100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare"
This award recognizes has recognized us as being one of the 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare, which means we enable employees to perform at their optimum level.
UNITEDHEALTH
Premium Specialty Centers
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