EvergreenHealth Earns Five-Star Designation from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
This is the 10th straight year EvergreenHealth has been awarded the five-star rating.
KIRKLAND, Wash. — EvergreenHealth Medical Center recently became one of just 291 hospitals nationwide to receive a five-star overall rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), putting the health care organization in the top 10.1% of over 4,500 hospitals in the country.
Achieving a five-star rating represents EvergreenHealth's high scores across a range of quality measures. The overall CMS hospital rating ranges from one to five stars, with more stars reflecting higher performance.
CMS' Hospital Compare tool evaluates quality measures in five key areas to calculate overall ratings for qualifying hospitals, including patient outcomes data such as mortality, safety of care, and readmission, combined with direct patient feedback on patient experience and the effectiveness and timeliness of care.
"We are incredibly proud to earn this recognition, which reflects the commitment of our highly trained staff and physicians to ensuring the best possible outcomes for all of our patients," said EvergreenHealth CEO Ettore Palazzo, MD, FACP. "EvergreenHealth was the first hospital in Washington State to receive a five-star CMS rating, and we have continued to accomplish this rating now for 10 straight years."
Hospital Compare is part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Quality Initiative, which uses a variety of tools to help hospitals improve the quality of care they deliver. The Hospital Quality Initiative's long-term goal is to help improve hospitals' quality of care through easy-to-understand data on hospital performance and quality information gathered directly from patients. Patients are encouraged to use Hospital Compare as a tool for planning their next hospital visit—for treatment other than emergency care—to compare the quality of care at various hospitals in their area.
Learn more about EvergreenHealth's commitment to quality, safety and exceptional care at www.evergreenhealth.com/quality.
