Jupiter Medical Center Ranked Among Top 5% of Hospitals in Nation
Jupiter, FL (January 15, 2013) – Jupiter Medical Center (JMC) is
ranked among the top five percent of hospitals of more than 4,500 hospitals
nationwide for clinical performance. JMC just received the 2013 Distinguished
Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™ from Healthgrades, a leading
provider of comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals.
“Clinical excellence is something the entire team strives for every
day,” said John D. Couris, President and Chief Executive Officer,
Jupiter Medical Center. “This designation from Healthgrades is a
testament to our commitment to quality. Our community can be confident
that it will receive world-class care at Jupiter Medical Center.”
Only 262 hospitals in the nation were recognized for their overall clinical
care across a broad spectrum of care. While many hospitals have specific
areas of expertise and high-quality outcomes in certain areas, these hospitals
exhibit comprehensive high quality care across multiple clinical specialties.
From 2009 through 2011, Healthgrades Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical
Excellence as a group had an overall 30.9 percent lower risk adjusted
mortality rate as compared to other hospitals that did not achieve the
Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence Award (across 18 common
inpatient conditions and procedures).
“Today, consumers have unprecedented access to information on hospital
performance as it relates to specific conditions and procedures so that
they can make more informed decisions about who to see and where to go
for care,” said Evan Marks, EVP Informatics and Strategy, Healthgrades.
“The Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence enables
hospitals to communicate their commitment to providing outstanding patient
care and to show their continued efforts to improve clinical outcomes.”
About Jupiter Medical Center
Jupiter Medical Center (JMC) is a not-for-profit 283-bed regional medical
center consisting of 163 private acute care hospital beds and 120 long-term
care, sub-acute rehabilitation and Hospice beds. JMC provides a broad
range of services with specialty concentrations in orthopedics and spine,
digestive health, medical imaging, cancer care, minimally-invasive surgical
procedures including robotic surgery, emergency services, men’s
and women’s health, weight management and thoracic and lung care.
Jupiter Medical Center is the recipient of the Healthgrades ‘America’s
50 Best’ Award™ for two years in a row (2011-2012) and the
Distinguished Hospital Award - Clinical Excellence™ for nine years
in a row (2005-2013). For more information on Jupiter Medical Center,
please call (561) 263-2234 or visit
www.jupitermed.com.
Healthgrades Hospital Quality Distinctions
Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance for over 4,500 hospitals across
the nation in 28 procedures and conditions annually. Healthgrades.com
provides information on objective measures of hospital performance, which
allows consumers to compare their local hospitals online at
www.healthgrades.com/find-a-hospital. Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance for nearly every hospital
in the nation; no hospital can opt-in or opt-out of being evaluated, and
no hospital pays to be evaluated. Mortality and complication rates are
risk adjusted, which takes into account differing levels of severity of
patient illness at different hospitals and allows for hospitals to be
compared equally.
About Healthgrades
Healthgrades, headquartered in Denver, Colorado, is a leading provider
of comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals. More than
200 million consumers use the Healthgrades websites to select and communicate
with physicians and hospitals that best meet their treatment needs. Consumers
are empowered through use of the Healthgrades proprietary information
about clinical outcomes, satisfaction, safety, and health conditions to
make more informed healthcare decisions and take action. For more information
please visit
www.healthgrades.com and
www.bettermedicine.com.