Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals winners achieve quality & efficiency Prime Healthcare hospitals named among the nation's "100 Top Hospitals" by IBM Watson Health™ in a year study specifying top-performing hospitals in the entire United States. Two of the five have been next honored with an "Everest Award," which identifies hospitals that have earned the 100 Top Hospitals designation and ranked among the top 100 hospitals for rate-ofimprovement during a five-year period.
The following Prime Healthcare hospitals have been greatly honored so many times as among the best hospitals in the nation: • • • • •
East Liverpool City Hospital in East Liverpool, OH, a second-time honoree and recipient of the Everest Award for the second year in a row. Garden City Hospital in Garden City, MI, a second-time honoree and recipient of the Everest Award. Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center in Garden Grove, CA, a fifth-time honoree. Montclair Hospital Medical Center in Montclair, California, and this the fourth-time honoree. San Dimas Community Hospital in San Dimas, California, and this is the third-time honoree.
The Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals® survey uses independent and intent research to analyze hospital and health system performance in 10 clinical & operational areas addressing: riskadjusted inpatient mortality index, risk-adjusted difficulty index, healthcare-associated infection index, 30-day risk-adjusted mortality rate, 30-day risk-adjusted readmission rate, severityadjusted length of stay, emergency department throughput, case mix- and wage-adjusted inpatient invoice per discharge, adjusted operating profit margin, and HCAHPS score. The survey has been conducted yearly since 1993.