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Friday, August 11, 2017 Vol. 10 No. 64
U.S. Top Hospital Eisenhower Medical Center Ranked #1 in Riverside Metro Area for Second Straight Year By KMIR News Staff Rancho Mirage, CA - U.S. News and World Report has released its annual hospital rankings. For the second consecutive year, Eisenhower Medical Center ranks #1 in the Riverside Metro Area and #16 in California (up fi e s ots from last year Hospitals are rated as High erforming A erage or Below Average for each procedure or condition, and there is no o erall assessment across the group. The
analysis in ludes a mi of ris ad usted data on readmission rates mortality and other out omes the o urren e of ommon ty es of health are acquired infections, federally mandated atient satisfa tion surveys and selected hos ital sur ey measures Eisenhower Medical Center was rated High erforming in nine ty es of are the highest number of specialty recognitions earned by a hos ital in the Inland Em ire Eisenhower is one
By Desert Star Staff LOS ANGELES, - Today the Southern California Water Committee SC C laun hes aterNe t an Edu ation and Outrea h rogram in su ort of California aterFi The rogram in luding digital advertising, outreach and so ial media is dri en by the fundamental fa t that Southern Californians have the right to e e t a lean and reliable water su ly not ust for today but also for our children and grandchildren. Now is the time to
demonstrate the strong momentum behind CA aterFi to our de ision ma ers and regional stakeholders,” said Charles ilson e e uti e dire tor for Southern California Water Committee ottom line water is essential to our physical health and well being ater may be e erywhere but we should never take it for granted. SC C is doubling down on support in Southern California.” According to results
of only 48 hospitals in the ountry barely one er ent of hospitals evaluated, that was high erforming in all nine areas of care. Those higherforming s e ialties in lude Abdominal Aorti Aneurysm Re air Aortic Valve Surgery Chroni Obstru ti e ulmonary isease CO Colon Cancer Surgery Heart Bypass Surgery Heart Failure Hi Re la ement nee Re la ement
Lung Cancer Surgery To be re ogni ed as the #1 hospital in the Riverside etro area by U S News and World Report two years in a row is an in redible honor,” says Martin Massiello, E e uti e Vi e resident and Chief O erating Offi er Eisenhower Medical Center. “Eisenhower is the only Coachella Valley hospital ran ed both in the Inland Em ire and in California this recognition underscores the hard work and dedication
of Eisenhower’s physicians, nurses and staff who take e traordinary are of our patients each and every day.” For the 2017-18 rankings, U S News e aluated more than medi al enters nationwide in 25 specialties, procedures and conditions. In the s e ialty areas 152 hospitals were ranked in at least one s e ialty In ran ings by state and metro area U S News re ogni ed hos itals as high erforming a ross multi le areas of are
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