Riverside Health Care issued the following announcement on Aug. 21.
Riverside Healthcare announced today that it is a recipient of Healthgrades 2020 Labor and Delivery Excellence Award™. This distinction places Riverside Healthcare in the top 10% of all hospitals evaluated and recognizes the exceptional care of mothers during and after labor and delivery, according to Healthgrades, the leading resource that connects consumers, physicians and health systems. Riverside Healthcare was the only hospital in the State of Illinois to receive the 2020 Labor and Delivery Excellence Award. Riverside Healthcare was also recognized with Five-Star Distinctions in Vaginal Delivery, C-Section Delivery and Gynecologic Procedures in 2020.
“This is a great honor for Riverside,” said Phil Kambic, Riverside President and CEO. “We have always made it a special priority to provide exceptional care during one of the most important events in a woman’s life. We are blessed with outstanding staff that works tirelessly to ensure the best possible outcome for every mom and baby,” Kambic said. We are especially proud to be the only hospital in Illinois to earn this award.”
“Today, expectant parents are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of hospital quality and understand that it needs to play a factor in selecting where to deliver their baby,” said Brad Bowman, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Healthgrades. “The 2020 Labor and Delivery Excellence Award recognizes those hospitals that provide high quality care for mothers during labor and delivery, so parents can have confidence in their decision.”
To help consumers evaluate and compare hospital performance in labor and delivery, Healthgrades analyzed patient outcomes data for virtually every hospital in each of the 16 states that provide all-payer state data for years 2016 through 2018. Healthgrades found that the variation in hospital performance makes a significant difference in terms of clinical outcomes:
From 2016 through 2018, if all hospitals included in the analysis performed similarly to those that received the Healthgrades Labor and Delivery Excellence Award, 124,867 patients with complications could have potentially been avoided *.
From 2016 through 2018, patients treated in hospitals receiving the Healthgrades Labor and Delivery Excellence Award had, on average, a 40% lower risk of experiencing a complication while in the hospital than if they were treated in hospitals that did not receive the award*.
Riverside’s Women’s Health Specialists team and Family Birthing Center team combined provides decades of experience and dedication our community. From prenatal care to delivery to education and post-partum care, Riverside’s Women’s Health Specialists and Family Birthing Center teams provide you with excellent, quality care. To learn more about our award-winning team, visit riversidehealthcare.org/womens-health.
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Source: Riverside Health Care
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