JUPITER, Fla. (February 4, 2020) – Jupiter Medical Center is pleased to announce
that it has received a 4-star rating for Overall Hospital Quality from
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
As the only hospital to receive a 4-star rating in the Treasure Coast region,
Jupiter Medical Center remains the highest ranked hospital in Palm Beach,
Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties. The
Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings are intended to help patients and families evaluate health care options
in a given geographic region. Jupiter Medical Center’s 4-star rating
reflects a strong performance on nearly 60 measures of quality of care
for serious diseases such as heart failure, stroke and pneumonia, as well
as safety, readmissions, patient experience, effectiveness, timeliness
and efficiency.
“At Jupiter Medical Center, we take great pride in providing world-class
health care to our patients and their families,” said Dr. Amit Rastogi,
president and CEO of Jupiter Medical Center. “Earning a top rating
among hospitals in our region is a tremendous accomplishment for the team
at Jupiter Medical Center, and demonstrates our commitment to delivering
superior patient outcomes in Palm Beach County and across the region.”
Recently, Jupiter Medical Center launched several innovative initiatives
to further support advancing clinical excellence, enhancing the patient
experience and strengthening a culture of caring.
More than 2,000 Jupiter Medical Center physicians, nurses and other team
members, along with 230 volunteers, participated in the Language of Caring
training, an evidence-based strategy to build communication skills among
health care providers. The Language of Caring teaches health care providers
how to communicate in a way that conveys their compassion, demonstrates
respect and helps patients understand important information such as discharge
instructions.
Jupiter Medical Center has also recently implemented a new digital tool
called Orchid Rounding that enables nurses to gather patient feedback
and requests on a digital device at the patient’s bedside. This
information can then be quickly shared with physicians and other team
members. The result is the ability to meet and respond to a patient’s
needs more quickly during a hospital stay.
Jupiter Medical Center continues to be a leader in key measures of the
patient experience among hospitals in Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie and
Indian River counties. The medical center was voted “Best Hospital”
and “Best Place to Have a Baby” in Palm Beach County by readers of
The
Palm Beach Post in 2019.
Jupiter Medical Center is also among only 37 general hospitals in the nation
to receive a Top Hospital Award from
The Leapfrog Group, an independent, nonprofit organization founded to improve the quality
and safety of U.S. hospitals. To achieve the Top Hospital designation,
Jupiter Medical Center earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade
in fall 2019.
About Jupiter Medical Center
Ranked #1 for quality, patient safety and patient satisfaction, Jupiter
Medical Center is the leading destination for world-class health care
in Palm Beach County and the greater Treasure Coast region.
In 2019, The Leapfrog Group named Jupiter Medical Center a “Top Hospital,”
a distinction earned by only 6 percent of hospitals nationwide. Jupiter
Medical Center is also the only hospital in Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie
and Indian River counties to receive a 4-star quality and safety rating from the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Outstanding physicians, state-of-the-art facilities, innovative techniques
and a commitment to serving the community enable Jupiter Medical Center
to meet a broad range of patient needs. The region’s only independent,
not-for-profit hospital, Jupiter Medical Center offers specialty concentrations
in orthopedics and spine care; cancer care and oncology; cardiac and vascular
care; neuroscience and stroke care; women’s and children’s
services; urgent care; and other key areas. For more information on Jupiter
Medical Center, please call (561) 263-2200 or visit
jupitermed.com
MEDIA CONTACT
Ernestine Williams
Jupiter Medical Center
561-263-3852
Ernestine.Williams@jupitermed.com