HealthGrades, the nation's leading provider of independent hospital ratings, has released its 2009 report and Evergreen Hospital received 5-Star ratings in six specialty care areas:
HealthGrades has also recognized Evergreen for excellence in a number of other clinical areas:
CARDIAC
• Ranked among the Top 5 in the state for Coronary Interventional Procedures
CRITICAL CARE
• Ranked among the Top 10 in state for Overall Critical Care
SURGERY
• Recipient of the HealthGrades General Surgery Excellence Award in 2009 (only recipient in the Seattle area)
• Ranked among the Top 10% in the nation for General Surgery
• Ranked among the Top 5 in the state for General Surgery
• 5-Star rated for Appendectomy
• 5-Star rated for treatment of Bowel Obstruction (four years in a row)
BARIATRICS
• Ranked among the Top 10 in the state for Overall Bariatric Surgery
GASTROINTESTINAL
• Recipient of the HealthGrades Gastrointestinal Care Excellence Award in 2009
• Ranked among the Top 5% in the nation for Overall GI Services
• Ranked among the Top 5% in the nation for GI Medical Treatment
• Ranked among the Top 10% in the nation for GI Medical Treatment (two years in a row)
• Ranked Best #1 in state for GI Services
• Ranked Best #1 in state for GI Medical Services
• Ranked among the Top 5 in the state for GI Surgery
• 5-Star rated for GI Procedures and Surgeries
• 5-Star rated for treatment of GI Bleed
• 5-Star rated for treatment of Bowel Obstruction (Four years in a row)
• 5-Star rated for treatment of Pancreatitis
For more on how Evergreen compares to other hospitals, please visit the HealthGrades Web site at http://www.healthgrades.com/newratings/5star-hospital-award.