BOCA RATON – A report released by HealthGrades, the leading provider of information to help consumers make an informed decision about a physician or hospital, named Boca Raton Regional Hospital among the top 5 percent in the nation for emergency medicine, and a recipient of the HealthGrades Emergency Medicine Excellence Award for the third consecutive year (2010-2012).
The findings are based on an analysis of more than seven million Medicare patient records from 2008 to 2010.
HealthGrades Emergency Medicine in American Hospitals report focused on 12 of
the most common and life-threatening medical emergencies among that patient population, including heart attack, stroke, pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD.
Besides the Emergency Medicine Excellence Award, the hospital has been named HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence™ for the eighth year in a row.
In addition, the hospital is the recipient of HealthGrades 2012 Best 100 Hospitals in the Nation for: Cardiac Care, Stroke Care, Gastrointestinal Care, General Surgery and Prostatectomy in an analysis of patient outcomes at each of the nation’s 5,000 nonfederal hospitals.
“We are extremely proud of receiving the HealthGrades Emergency Medicine Excellence
Award, marking the third year in a row that we have received this honor,” said Jerry Fedele, President & Chief Executive Officer of Boca Regional. “We believe it is a strong testimony to both the quality of medicine we provide at the Wold Family Center for Emergency Medicine, as well as to the outstanding partnerships we have with our local EMS.”