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Pardee orthopedic care scores high

By Bill Moss, Published: November 13, 2012

Orthopedic care at Pardee Hospital has been rated in the top 10 percent in the nation, according to a new report from Healthgrades, a provider of information to help consumers make an informed decision about a physician or hospital.

The report," American Hospital Quality Outcomes 2013: Healthgrades Report to the Nation", evaluates how approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide performed on risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates for nearly 30 of the most common conditions treated and procedures performed from 2009 through 2011.
Hospital outcomes and complication rates are important in the eyes of consumers making choices today about their health care, Pardee Hospital said in a news release. According to new research conducted by Harris Interactive for HealthGrades, 90 percent of Americans in 27 top designated market areas agree they would be more likely to choose, or not choose, a hospital if they could learn ahead of time their chances of complications for a certain procedure.
Other notable Healthgrades recognitions include:
Hospital-Wide
· Recipient of the HealthGrades Patient Safety Excellence Award™ for 4 Years in a Row (2009-2012)
Orthopedic
· Recipient of the HealthGrades Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award™ in 2013
· Recipient of the HealthGrades Joint Replacement Excellence Award™ for 7 Years in a Row (2007-2013)
· Ranked Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Overall Orthopedic Services in 2013
· Ranked Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Joint Replacement for 7 Years in a Row (2007-2013)
· Ranked Among the Top 5 in NC for Overall Orthopedic Services in 2013
· Ranked Among the Top 10 in NC for Joint Replacement for 8 Years in a Row (2006-2013)
· Five-Star Recipient for Overall Orthopedic Services in 2013
· Five-Star Recipient for Joint Replacement for 10 Years in a Row (2004-2013)
· Five-Star Recipient for Total Knee Replacement for 10 Years in a Row (2004-2013)
· Five-Star Recipient for Total Hip Replacement for 7 Years in a Row (2007-2013)
· Five-Star Recipient for Hip Fracture Treatment for 2 Years in a Row (2012-2013)
Neurosciences
· Ranked Among the Top 10 in NC for Treatment of Stroke for 2 Years in a Row (2012-2013)
· Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Stroke for 2 Years in a Row (2012-2013)
Pulmonary
· Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Pneumonia for 8 Years in a Row (2006-2013)
Vascular
· Five-Star Recipient for Carotid Surgery for 2 Years in a Row (2012-2013)
Critical Care
· Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Sepsis for 2 Years in a Row (2012-2013)
GYN Surgery
· Ranked Among the Top 5 in NC for Gynecologic Surgery in 2012
· Five-Star Recipient for Gynecologic Surgery in 2012

For its analysis, Healthgrades evaluated approximately 40 million Medicare hospitalization records for services performed from 2009 through 2011 at approximately 4,500 short-term, acute care hospitals nationwide.