Kidney failure and stroke care at the UConn John Dempsey Hospital both exceed the national average, according to objective measures of quality by U.S. News & World Report.<\/p>\n
The publication is out with its annual ratings of procedures and conditions, which consider John Dempsey Hospital a \u201cHigh Performing\u201d hospital for care of stroke and kidney failure. \u201cHigh Performing\u201d is the highest U.S. News\u2019 Best Hospitals Procedures & Conditions rating a hospital can earn.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the latest affirmation of something we\u2019ve been demonstrating for years, and that is the outstanding care our clinicians at UConn Health and John Dempsey Hospital provide every day,\u201d says Dr. Bruce Liang<\/a>, UConn Health\u2019s interim chief executive officer. \u201cStroke and kidney failure are just two examples called out here, and our providers in these areas are most deserving of recognition for their excellent care \u2014 not just acute care but also preventive care and rehabilitation to achieve the best patient outcomes.\u201d<\/p>\n U.S. News says the 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen 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,\u201d says Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor at U.S. News. \u201cA hospital that\u2019s 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.\u201d<\/p>\n The U.S. News Procedures & Conditions methodology<\/a> is based entirely on objective measures of quality such as survival rates, patient experience, and how successfully each hospital helps patients get back home.<\/p>\n Learn more about the U.S. News & World Report rankings.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Learn more about stroke care at UConn Health.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n