Ochsner Baton Rouge Receives Top Hospitals Everest Award

Ochsner Medical Center – Baton Rouge is one of only 10 hospitals in the United States representing a total of six states, and the only hospital from Texas through the Florida panhandle, to receive both the 2017 Top Hospitals Everest Award® and the 100 Top Hospitals Award® by Truven Health Analytics. The nearest hospital to receive both is in Florida.

According to Truven Health, hospitals with these two distinctions “simultaneously set the national benchmark for both balanced excellence in a single year as well as for the greatest improvement over five consecutive years.” More than 2,700 hospitals across the nation were independently evaluated for this study.

“Being one of only 10 hospitals in the entire country to receive both of these awards shows not only our commitment to providing quality healthcare to our community, but our desire to continually seek new and more efficient ways to make that care better,” said Eric McMillen, Chief Executive Officer, Ochsner Medical Center – Baton Rouge. “Independent experts examined our quality data and outcomes and agreed that year after year, our results continue to help set the national standards for care. Quite simply, the highest levels of care can be found right here at Ochsner - Baton Rouge.”

The Truven Health 100 Top Hospitals is the most comprehensive, academically-driven study of its kind. It evaluates clinical and operational performance in 11 areas, addressing inpatient mortality; 30-day mortality rate; complications; core measures; 30-day risk-adjusted readmission rate; severity-adjusted average length of stay; mean emergency room throughput; inpatient expense per discharge; Medicare spend per beneficiary; adjusted operating profit margin; and Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) score (patient rating of overall hospital performance). The study has been conducted annually since 1993.

"We are especially proud of the Everest Award because it shows the strength of our clinical programs, the high value we place on the overall patient experience and the importance of improving and expanding the medical services that are important to this community,” said Ralph Dauterive, MD, Vice President of Medical Affairs, Ochsner Medical Center – Baton Rouge. “This is a team win for everyone in this organization and is a validation of our excellence in patient safety and quality standards. The entire Baton Rouge region should be proud of this honor.”

In addition to this award, Ochsner Medical Center – Baton Rouge has also been recognized with the following honors:

  • Healthgrades 2017 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™
  • Healthgrades America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention for three consecutive years (2015 – 2017).
  • Healthgrades Cardiac Care Excellence Award for three consecutive years (2015 – 2017).
  • The Leapfrog Group “A” grade in its 2016 Hospital Safety Scores.
  • Truven Health Analytics’TM only hospital in Louisiana named to the 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals® list in 2016.
  • Truven Health Analytics’TM only hospital in Louisiana named to the 100 Top Hospitals® for overall care list in 2016.

Ochsner Medical Center – Jefferson Highway, Ochsner Baptist Medical Center and Ochsner Medical Center – West Bank Campus* were named as a 15 U.S. Major Teaching Hospitals on the 100 Top Hospitals Award list. Ochsner joins other prominent institutions on the list such as Emory University Hospital, Northwestern Memorial Hospital and St. Luke’s University Hospital.

For patient appointments at any of our Ochsner Baton Rouge region locations, call (225) 761-5200 or visit www.ochsner.org/batonrouge. Online appointments can be made through the MyOchsner patient portal or by clicking Online Appointments.

For more information and a complete list of award winners, visit www.100tophospitals.com. Winners cannot and do not pay for inclusion.

*Includes data from Ochsner Medical Center – Jefferson Highway, Ochsner Medical Center – West Bank Campus and Ochsner Baptist Medical Center.

03/23/2017