Another day, another bit of national recognition for Ohio’s hospitals.
Thirty-seven hospitals in the state rank among the top 5 percent in the nation for emergency care, according to a study released from a national healthcare ratings company.
The company, HealthGrades, analyzed mortality data of patients admitted through the emergency department for the 11 most-common life-threatening illnesses in the Medicare population. Those illnesses include sepsis, bowel obstruction, heart attack and pneumonia.
A Deep-dive Into Specialty Pharma
A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.
The 37-hospital list includes Akron General Medical Center, Huron Hospital in East Cleveland, Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, and Mount Caramel Health in Columbus. For a full list, click here.
HealthGrades used data purchased from the federal government as the basis of its ratings, according to (pdf) a description of the study’s methodology.
Earlier in the week, four Ohio health systems were ranked among the Top 10 in the nation in terms of quality and efficiency, according to a report from Thomson Reuters. No other state placed more than two in the Top 10. The four Ohio health systems are: Catholic Healthcare Partners in Cincinnati, Kettering Health Network in Dayton, OhioHealth in Columbus and University Hospitals in Cleveland.
