Thomson Reuters released its annual study identifying the 100 top U.S. hospitals based on their overall organizational performance Tuesday.
The Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals® study evaluates performance in 10 areas: mortality, medical complications, patient safety, average patient stay, expenses, profitability, patient satisfaction, adherence to clinical standards of care, post-discharge mortality and readmission rates for acute myocardial infarction (heart attack), heart failure and pneumonia. The study has been conducted annually since 1993.
Kosciusko Community Hospital was named one of 20 top small community hospitals in the country.
"This year's 100 Top Hospitals award winners have delivered exemplary results, despite volatility from healthcare reform," said Jean Chenoweth, senior vice president at Thomson Reuters. "The leadership teams at these organizations have dealt with enormous ambiguity, yet remained focused on mission and excellence across the hospital which drove national benchmarks to new highs."
For the third year, Thomson Reuters is also recognizing the 100 Top Hospitals Everest Award winners - those hospitals among the 100 winners that delivered the greatest rate of improvement over five years. This year, there are six Everest Award winners.
To conduct the 100 Top Hospitals study, Thomson Reuters researchers evaluated 2,914 short-term, acute care, non-federal hospitals.
They used public information - Medicare cost reports, Medicare Provider Analysis and Review data, and core measures and patient satisfaction data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Hospital Compare website.
Hospitals do not apply, and winners do not pay to market this honor.
For more information, visit www.100tophospitals.com
Other hospital in Indiana honored were:
Memorial Hospital & Health System in South Bend was named a top teaching hospital.
Community Hospital in Munster was named a top large community hospital.
Columbus Regional Hospital in Columbus and Reid Hospital and Health Care Services in Richmond were named a top medium community hospital.
