2011 HealthGrades Ratings 

OMHS achieves three Kentucky #1 rankings

OMHS is ranked number one in Kentucky in three separate specialty areas according to a comprehensive annual study by HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization. Learn more at www.healthgrades.com.

Dr. Schell on OMHS Quality

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#1 Rankings for Kentucky

  • Joint replacement surgery such as total knee replacements
  • Critical care which includes treating high acuity patients with diagnoses such as sepsis (infection of the blood) and respiratory failure
  • Medical treatment of gastrointestinal issues such as bowel obstruction

Top 5% ratings

  • Pulmonary care (such as treating pneumonia)
  • Treatment of patients in the hospital’s intensive care unit for ailments such as pulmonary embolism

Other Rankings

  • #2 for cardiac surgery and overall cardiac services
  • #3 for cardiology

Awards

  • Critical Care Excellence Award™
  • Pulmonary Care Excellence Award™

Five-Star Ratings

  • Coronary Artery Bypass Graft surgery
  • Treatment of Heart Attack
  • Treatment of Heart Failure
  • Treatment of Pneumonia
  • Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  • Treatment of Sepsis (infection of the blood stream)
  • Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism (blood clot in the lungs)
  • Treatment of Respiratory Failure
  • Treatment of Bowel Obstruction
  • Treatment of Gastrointestinal Bleed
  • Total Knee Replacement Surgery
  • Back and Neck Surgery with Spinal Fusion
  • Joint Replacement Surgery
  • Overall Critical Care
  • Overall Pulmonary Services

Other Awards

OMHS is one of only 16 hospitals nationally, and the only one in Kentucky, to receive all of the following awards:

  • HealthGrades 2011 Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence™ - for overall clinical quality
  • HealthGrades 2010 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ - for patient safety, avoiding medical errors
  • HealthGrades 2010/2011 Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ - for patient satisfaction

More information on the HealthGrades study, including the complete methodology, can be found at www.healthgrades.com.

Did you know?

According to the Thirteenth Annual HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America study top-rated hospitals had a 53% lower mortality rate than the U.S. national average for 17 procedures and diagnoses ranging from bypass surgery to treatment for heart attack.

HealthGrades Methodology

HealthGrades’ hospital ratings and awards reflect the track record of patient outcomes at hospitals in the form of mortality and complication rates.

HealthGrades rates hospitals independently based on data that hospitals submit to the federal government. No hospital can opt in or out of being rated.

Learn more at www.healthgrades.com.