UK is Among Nation's Top 100 Hospitals
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 13, 2007) − UK HealthCare’s Chandler Hospital is
among the nation's top 100 hospitals and one of the top 15 major academic medical centers in a
national ranking released Monday.
Chandler Hospital is the only Lexington hospital and the only major academic medical center in Kentucky to be ranked in the top 100 by Solucient, an organization that has been identifying America's top performing hospitals since 1993 and is well-known among the health care industry.
"With our commitment to providing advanced subspecialty services to the citizens of Kentucky and with our dedication to quality, safety and patient satisfaction, it is really very rewarding to be recognized with this award along with the nation's most elite university hospitals," said Dr. Michael Karpf, UK executive vice president for health affairs.
The study compared patient safety, financial performance, efficiency, growth in patient volume and clinical outcomes--how well patients fared. The top hospitals have higher survival rates, keep more patients complication-free and attract more patients, while maintaining efficiency.
Solucient ranked UK Chandler Hospital among the top 15 academic medical centers in performance improvement in 2005. The 2006 Solucient 100 Top Hospitals: National Benchmarks for Success study appears in the March 12 edition of Modern Healthcare magazine.
Chandler Hospital is the only Lexington hospital and the only major academic medical center in Kentucky to be ranked in the top 100 by Solucient, an organization that has been identifying America's top performing hospitals since 1993 and is well-known among the health care industry.
"With our commitment to providing advanced subspecialty services to the citizens of Kentucky and with our dedication to quality, safety and patient satisfaction, it is really very rewarding to be recognized with this award along with the nation's most elite university hospitals," said Dr. Michael Karpf, UK executive vice president for health affairs.
The study compared patient safety, financial performance, efficiency, growth in patient volume and clinical outcomes--how well patients fared. The top hospitals have higher survival rates, keep more patients complication-free and attract more patients, while maintaining efficiency.
Solucient ranked UK Chandler Hospital among the top 15 academic medical centers in performance improvement in 2005. The 2006 Solucient 100 Top Hospitals: National Benchmarks for Success study appears in the March 12 edition of Modern Healthcare magazine.