A major independent medical quality rating organization awarded several services lines at Freeman Health System with top rankings for medical excellence and patient safety at the national, state, regional and local levels. CareChex® – an information service of Quantros, Inc. – ranked Freeman’s hip fracture repair among the Top 100 in the nation for patient safety.
Additionally, CareChex ranked Freeman among the top 10 percent in the nation for patient safety in hip fracture repair. Freeman was also recognized in the top 10 percent in the nation for patient safety in interventional coronary care, stroke care and trauma care. Freeman is ranked #1 in market for bariatric surgery, cancer care, cardiac care, interventional carotid care, interventional coronary care, major bowel procedures, spinal surgery, trauma care and women’s health.
“As Freeman continues expanding services into local communities, our highest priority is providing the best care,” said Paula F. Baker, Freeman President and Chief Executive Officer. “I am proud of our physicians, our nurses and all who care for our patients. Our many rankings with CareChex reflect our caregivers’ commitment to healing and caring for patients. Further, CareChex provides a composite evaluation of all components of medical quality, including process of care, outcomes of care and patient experiences.”
CareChex, one of the nation’s largest privately-held healthcare quality-rating system, helps patients evaluate the quality of inpatient care using a patent-pending quality scoring system, which integrates the most reliable quality indicators available in the industry into a single, multi-dimensional, composite score and rating. CareChex provides clinical, financial and patient satisfaction findings to consumers, providers and purchasers of U.S. medical care. For access to provider quality ratings, visit CareChex.com.
CareChex Patient Safety Ratings for Freeman
- Top 100 in nation:
- Hip fracture repair
- Top 10 percent in nation:
- Hip fracture repair
- Interventional coronary care
- Stroke care
- Trauma care
- Top 10 percent in region:
- Heart attack treatment
- Hip fracture repair
- Interventional coronary care
- Stroke care
- Trauma care
- #1 in state:
- Hip fracture repair
- Top 10 percent in state:
- Heart attack treatment
- Hip fracture repair
- Interventional coronary care
- Trauma care
- #1 in market:
- Bariatric surgery
- Cardiac care
- Gastrointestinal care
- Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
- General surgery
- Heart attack treatment
- Hip fracture repair
- Interventional carotid care
- Interventional coronary care
- Major neurosurgery
- Stroke care
- Trauma care
- Women’s health
About Freeman Health System
Locally owned, not-for-profit and nationally recognized, Freeman Health System includes Freeman Hospital West, Freeman Hospital East, Freeman Neosho Hospital and Ozark Center – the area’s largest provider of behavioral health services – as well as two urgent care clinics, dozens of physician clinics and a variety of specialty services. For 2017, Freeman earned dozens of individual awards for medical excellence and patient safety from CareChex®, a quality rating system that helps consumers evaluate healthcare providers. U.S. News & World Report ranked Freeman one of the top Hospitals in Southwest Missouri more than four years in a row. With more than 300 physicians on staff representing more than 60 specialties, Freeman provides cancer care, heart and vascular care, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopaedics, children’s services and women’s services. Additionally, Freeman is the only Children’s Miracle Network Hospital in a 70-mile radius. For more information, visit freemanhealth.com or facebook.com/freemanhealthsystem or follow Freeman President and Chief Executive Officer Paula Baker at twitter.com/freemanceo.