U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice, has named all three Mercy Health – Youngstown hospitals as 2022-2023 High Performing hospitals in various conditions. This is the highest award a hospital can earn for U.S. News’ Best Hospitals Procedures & Conditions ratings.
The annual Procedures & Conditions ratings are designed to assist patients and their doctors in making informed decisions about where to receive care for challenging health conditions or elective procedures.
Mercy Health – St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital is rated as High Performing in one adult specialty (urology) and four procedures and conditions:
- Heart failure
- Diabetes
- Kidney failure
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Mercy Health – St. Elizabeth Youngtown Hospital is rated as High Performing in six procedures and conditions:
- Heart attack
- Heart failure
- Diabetes
- Kidney failure
- Stroke
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Mercy Health – St. Joseph Warren Hospital is rated as High Performing in two procedures and conditions:
- Kidney failure
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Earning High Performing ratings recognizes care in the hospitals that is noted to be significantly better than the national average, as measured by factors such as patient outcomes.
“Mercy Health has provided high-quality, compassionate care for more than 100 years and recognitions like these from U.S. News & World Report further demonstrate our commitment of improving the health of our communities,” said John Luellen, MD, president of Mercy Health – Youngstown. “We’re grateful to our world-class teams who provide this nationally ranked care right here in the Mahoning Valley and look forward to serving our patients with this level of care for generations to come.”
For the 2022-2023 Best Hospitals rankings and ratings, U.S. News evaluated more than 4,500 hospitals across 15 specialties and 20 procedures and conditions. Fewer than half of all hospitals received any High Performing rating, and only four earned this rating in all procedures and conditions. State and metro area rankings reflect the highest performing hospitals in the area across multiple areas of care.
“When patients are considering their options for care, the Best Hospitals ratings are designed to help them identify hospitals that excel in the kind of care they may need,” said Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor at U.S. News. “A hospital that’s earned a High Performing rating in a service may be a good option for patients in need of that service and their medical professionals to consider.”
The U.S. News Procedures & Conditions methodology is based entirely on objective measures of quality such as survival rates, patient experience and how successfully each hospital helps patients get back home.