A number of methods are used to measure the quality of care at Carroll Hospital Center. One of those methods is CareChex®, a medical quality ranking service of The Delta Group, the nation’s largest privately held health care information services company.
Using clinical data to calculate its rankings, CareChex measures a number of quality indicators, including patient safety, inpatient quality, mortality rates, complication rates and patient satisfaction rates.
These comprehensive rankings demonstrate our commitment to providing high quality, compassionate care to our community. And for our patients, that means they are receiving the best care possible – close to home.
In Medical Excellence, Carroll Hospital Center ranked:
- #1 in the State of Maryland and in the nation’s Top 10 percent in Overall Hospital Care (2011 and 2012)
- #1 in the State in eight clinical categories, including Overall Medical Care and Pulmonary Care
- In the nation’s Top 10 percent in 15 clinical categories, including Cardiac Care and Gastrointestinal Care
- In the State’s Top 10 percent in 21 clinical categories, including General Surgery and Women’s Health
In Patient Safety, Carroll Hospital Center ranked:
- #1 in the State and in the nation’s Top 10 percent in Overall Surgical Care
- In the State’s Top 10 percent in 12 clinical categories, including Heart Attack Treatment
- In the nation’s Top 10 percent in nine clinical categories, including Spinal Surgery, Trauma Care and Pneumonia Care
These comprehensive rankings demonstrate our commitment to providing high quality, compassionate care to our community. And for our patients, that means they are receiving the best care possible, close to home.
To view more of Carroll Hospital Center’s CareChex rankings, visit www.carechex.com.
Other recognition
Carroll Hospital Center has also been recognized by other health care ratings companies for its quality care: