Providence Cedars-Sinai named a Best Regional Hospital by U.S. News & World Report
Tarzana (July 17, 2024) -- U.S. News & World Report announced its prestigious Best Hospitals rankings and ratings this week, bestowing a total of nine honors on Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center. The annual evaluation by U.S. News measures excellence in patient care across a variety of common procedures and conditions, as well as in high-acuity care.
In addition to being named a Best Regional Hospital, the Tarzana hospital was rated as high performing for procedures and treatment for colon cancer surgery, COPD, heart attack, heart failure, hip fracture, kidney failure, leukemia, lymphoma & myeloma, pneumonia and stroke.
The annual Best Hospitals rankings and ratings are designed to assist patients and their health care providers in making informed decisions about where to receive care for challenging health conditions or elective procedures. Of approximately 415 hospitals across the state, all eight eligible Providence hospitals in Los Angeles and Orange counties were rated among California’s top 50 and all were named Best Regional Hospitals.
In addition, more than 100 honors were bestowed upon the eight hospitals. U.S. News evaluated nearly 5,000 hospitals across 15 specialties and 20 procedures and conditions. Hospitals awarded a “Best” designation excelled at factors such as clinical outcomes, level of nursing care and patient experience.
To calculate the Best Hospitals rankings, U.S. News evaluated each hospital’s performance on objective measures such as risk-adjusted mortality rates, preventable complications and level of nursing care. The Best Hospitals Specialty rankings methodology and Procedures & Conditions ratings methodology measure patient outcomes using data from millions of records provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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About Providence in California (South Division)
Providence in California is an integrated delivery network that includes 17 hospitals in Northern and Southern California, comprising the organization’s South Division. Over 35,000 caregivers and approximately 11,000 physicians ensure patients receive the highest level of care in the communities we serve. Supporting its acute care settings in California, Providence features hundreds of affiliated medical group clinics and outpatient centers, in addition to TrinityCare Hospice and TrinityKids Care pediatric hospice, Providence High School, home health care services, ten wellness centers and a multitude of telehealth services. Providence is committed to an enduring mission of outreach to the poor and vulnerable, and in 2022 contributed $669 million in services, programs and charity care to those in need.
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