Hill Country Memorial (HCM) has been recognized as among the best in the nation for medical excellence and patient safety by the 2020 Quality CareChex® Awards by Quantros, a performance analytics company. The CareChex Awards benchmark the clinical quality, patient safety and performance for hospitals across the country.
“We are proud to share these findings with patients and the communities we serve as they are indicative of the high quality of care and commitment to excellence they can find close to home,” said Hill Country Memorial CEO, Jayne Pope.
HCM was ranked and found to be in the top 100 of all U.S. hospitals for medical excellence in major bowel procedures as well as number one in the state and the market in this category.
Additionally, HCM ranked in the top 10% of hospitals, nationally, regionally and in the state, for medical excellence in the following eight categories:
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- Overall Hospital Care (Top 10% in the nation, region and state)
- Cardiac Care (Top 10% in the nation, region and state)
- Major Bowel Procedures (Top 10% in the nation, region and state)
- Overall Medical Care (Top 10% in the nation and region)
- Overall Surgical Care (Top 10% in the nation and region)
- Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage (Top 10% in the nation and state)
- Pulmonary Care (Top 10% in the nation)
- Heart Failure Treatment (Top 10% in the region and state)
HCM was also ranked number one in the market for the area it serves for achieving medical excellence in the following 21 categories:
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- Overall Hospital Care
- Overall Medical Care
- Overall Surgical Care
- Cardiac Care
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Gastrointestinal Care
- Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
- General Surgery
- Heart Attack Treatment
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Joint Replacement
- Major Bowel Procedures
- Neurological Care
- Orthopedic Care
- Major Orthopedic Surgery
- Pneumonia Care
- Pulmonary Care
- Sepsis Care
- Stroke Care
- Vascular Surgery
- Women’s Health
The CareChex® Awards by Quantros also evaluated and ranked HCM in the area of patient safety and found it excelled in the top 10% in the nation, region and state in major bowel procedures and orthopedic care.
Additionally, HCM ranked number one in the market for patient safety in the following nine categories:
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- Overall Hospital Care
- Overall Surgical Care
- Cardiac Care
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Joint Replacement
- Major Bowel Procedures
- Orthopedic Care
- Major Orthopedic Surgery
- Vascular Surgery
CareChex® Awards are powered by the Quantros Quality Outcomes Analytics Software. Quantros is a leading provider of software-based solutions and services to health care. Unlike other publicly available award rankings CareChex awards are based on comprehensive risk-adjustment methodology and do not include any self-reported data.
Hill Country Memorial is a health care organization in the heart of the Texas Hill Country that has gained a reputation for delivering remarkable care. Hill Country Memorial was founded in Fredericksburg, Texas in 1971. Today, the organization serves the communities of a 13-county region and includes a hospital, wellness center, medical offices, immediate care clinics and a host of other specialties. Learn more about Hill Country Memorial at www.hillcountrymemorial.org.