Washington, D.C. – July 27, 2021 – Harnett Health’s Betsy
Johnson Hospital, which is part of Cape Fear Valley Health, has been recognized
as a High Performing hospital for 2021-22 by U.S. News & World Report.
The
annual Procedures & Conditions ratings, now in their 7th year, are designed to
assist patients and their doctors in making informed decisions about where to
receive care for common conditions and elective procedures. These ratings
extend the U.S. News mission of providing consumers with patient decision support
beyond the Best Hospitals rankings, which are geared toward complex specialty
care.
Betsey
Johnson Hospital earned a “High Performing” rating(s) for chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) in recognition of care that was significantly better
than the national average, as measured by factors such as patient outcomes.
“High Performing” is the highest rating U.S. News awards for those types of
care.
“We
are pleased to receive this recognition from U.S. News & World Report,”
said Cory Hess, President of Harnett Health. “Providing quality and
personalized care with respect and compassion has been our top priority.” Mike Nagowski, CEO of Cape Fear Valley
Health, said “This ranking shows our commitment to advancing health in our
communities by providing the highest level of care. We’re very proud of our
caregivers who dedicate themselves each day to provide compassionate care and
advanced medicine, close to home.”
For
the 2021-22 ratings, U.S. News evaluated more than 4,750 medical centers
nationwide in 17 procedures and conditions. Fewer than a third of all hospitals
received any high-performing rating, and only 11 earned this rating in all
procedures and conditions. The state and metro area rankings recognize hospitals that received high performing ratings across
multiple areas of care.
“This
year’s expanded report from U.S. News includes new ratings for important
procedures and conditions to help each patient pick the right hospital for the
type of care they need,” said Ben Harder, managing editor and chief of health
analysis at U.S. News. “Hospitals faced incredible challenges this past year,
and the best of them have provided great care throughout the pandemic and
continue to offer excellent care today.”
The U.S. News Procedures &
Conditions methodology is based entirely on objective measures of quality such as
risk-adjusted outcome rates, volume, quality of nursing and other care-related
indicators.
The Procedures & Conditions
ratings were produced by U.S. News analysts.
For more information about the
2021-22 rankings and ratings, please visit the FAQ. The rankings will be published in the U.S. News “Best
Hospitals 2022” guidebook (ISBN 9781931469975), available for pre-order now from
the U.S.
News Online Store and for purchase at other
bookstores October 5.
For more information, visit Best
Hospitals and use #BestHospitals on Facebook and Twitter.
Media contact for Cape Fear Valley:
Chaka Jordan, 910-615-6098 or cgjordan@capefearvalley.com.
About
Cape Fear Valley Health System
Cape Fear Valley Health is a 1,000+ bed, 8-hospital regional health system,
with more than 1 million inpatient and outpatients annually. A private
not-for-profit organization with 7,400 employees and 1,300 physicians on our
medical staff, it includes Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Highsmith-Rainey
Specialty Hospital, Cape Fear Valley Rehabilitation Center, Behavioral Health
Care, Bladen County Hospital, Hoke Hospital, Health Pavilion North, Health
Pavilion Hoke and Harnett Health. For more information, visit www.CapeFearValley.com.
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