{"id":7410,"date":"2020-03-12T19:03:33","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T19:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=7410"},"modified":"2020-03-12T19:03:35","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T19:03:35","slug":"jamaica-hospital-makes-americas-250-best-hospitals-list-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/jamaica-hospital-makes-americas-250-best-hospitals-list-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamaica Hospital Makes America&#8217;s 250 Best Hospitals List"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/HG_Americas_250_Best_Award_Image_2020-951x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5028\" width=\"216\" height=\"242\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There are over 5,000 hospitals in the United States, so to be listed as one of the top 250 in the country is quite an accomplishment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Healthgrades, a leading resource that connects consumers, physicians and health systems, announced its list of America\u2019s 250 Best Hospitals for 2020 and Jamaica Hospital Medical Center was one of only a select few in New York City to be recognized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This accomplishment places Jamaica Hospital in the top 5% of hospitals in the nation, demonstrating the hospital\u2019s commitment to delivering superior patient care outcomes year after year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To determine America\u2019s Best Hospital recipients, Healthgrades analyzed the performance of all participating hospitals nationwide. Clinical quality outcomes for 32 conditions and procedures, including heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, respiratory failure, sepsis and stroke were evaluated over a three year period. Healthgrades recognized only those hospitals that \u201cconsistently exhibit exceptional, comprehensive quality care.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Healthgrades has concluded that hospitals receiving this award provide significantly better care and, the most important measurement of any hospital, superior outcomes to its patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the recognition as one of America\u2019s Best Hospitals, Healthgrades also awarded Jamaica Hospital with the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>America\u2019s 100 Best Hospitals For Coronary Intervention Award &#8211; 2020<\/li><li>America\u2019s 100 Best Hospital for Stroke Care Award \u2013 2020<\/li><li>Neurosciences Excellence Award \u2013 2020, 2019<\/li><li>Patient Safety Excellence Award \u2013 2018, 2017<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are honored to be recognized by Healthgrades as one of America\u2019s Best Hospitals. This achievement signifies Jamaica Hospital\u2019s commitment to delivering the highest quality care to our patients,\u201d stated Bruce J. Flanz, President and CEO of Jamaica Hospital Medical Center. \u201cOver the years we have initiated many programs and services that focus on providing patient-centered care to our community, knowing that it would ultimately lead to better patient outcomes.&nbsp; This acknowledgment by Healthgrades reaffirms that we are on the right path to becoming a high-reliability organization.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">All content of this newsletter is intended for general information purposes only and is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Please consult a medical professional before adopting any of the suggestions on this page.   You must never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment based upon any content of this newsletter.<strong>  PROMPTLY CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR CALL 911 IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.<\/strong> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are over 5,000 hospitals in the United States, so to be listed as one of the top 250 in the country is quite an accomplishment. Healthgrades, a leading resource that connects consumers, physicians and health systems, announced its list &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/jamaica-hospital-makes-americas-250-best-hospitals-list-2\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7410"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7410\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7411,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7410\/revisions\/7411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}